Thomas Donahue National Grid Retiree Thomas D. Donahue, 66, of Lynn passed away at home on November 30 surrounded by his loving family. Tom was born in Boston on December 23, 1954, grew up in Winthrop and graduated from Winthrop…
Month: December 2021
Holiday Heroes
Nicholson Enjoyed His Law School Teaching Experience at Northeastern University
Jared Nicholson said his experience as a professor at Northeastern University Law School was “wonderful and fulfilling” during an interview with the Lynn Journal this week. Nicholson, who was elected Lynn’s new mayor on Nov. 2, taught business law at…
Marquese Avery Was the Star of the Day
Marquese Avery once scored 31 points in a single game in the Lynn Elementary School Basketball Tournament. The now 6-foot-1-inch, 180-pound sophomore’s performance on Thanksgiving for the Lynn Classical High School football team topped that magnificent effort. Avery had 146…
Kyle Durant Boosts Classical to Win Over English, 16-13
The hero of the holiday, Lynn Classical senior Kyle Durant, didn’t envision he would be kicking the winning field goal in overtime in the Rams’ 16-13 victory over Lynn English in the annual Thanksgiving football game at Manning Field. But…
Officials Hold Hearing on Improving Beach Access for Those with Disabilities
On a warm August afternoon this past summer, more than 125 individuals with disabilities from around the region came together to enjoy a fun-filled day at Constitution Beach in nearby East Boston. The Beach:Ability day at Constitution Beach program was…
News in Brief
Omicron Variant Detected in Massachusetts The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) today announced that genetic sequencing has identified the COVID-19 Omicron variant for the first time in a case in Massachusetts. The individual is a female in her 20s…
North Shore Philharmonic Makes a Musical Return to Revere
Hundreds of concert-goers poured into St. Anthony’s Church Sunday for the annual Robert A. Marra Memorial “Sounds of Christmas” Concert, bringing with them two truckloads of food for the associated Food Drive and resuming a 45-year tradition that was wiped…
Charlie Baker Will Be Missed
There has been a lot of speculation by the pundits as to the reasons behind Governor Charlie Baker’s decision not to run for re-election in 2022, but we think it comes down simply to this: Gov. Baker is burned-out, similar…
Throw the Book at Them
Another news cycle — and yet another mass shooting incident in America. The horrific murder last week of at least four students at Oxford High School in suburban Detroit and the wounding of several others by 15-year-old fellow student Ethan…