For many adolescent, the transition from childhood to adulthood is a challenging one. This journey requires young people to understand and manage such things as physical changes in their bodies, relationships with authority, friends and members of the opposite sex,…
Author: Journal Staff
The coming year
Unless our state officials and the watchdogs who follow spending in state government are trying to fool us, it appears that Massachusetts is facing a deficit that might actually reach $1 billion before all is said and done for the…
Sean Deveney and The Curse
Sean Keveney, formerly of Lynn has been a Sporting News reporter and commentator since 1999. He has reported on dozens of major events, including the NBA Finals, World Series, Super Bowl, the NCAA basketball tournament and the PGA championship. Now…
Obituaries – 10/13/09
Richard Grayson Retired Lisbon, NH Chief of Police Richard Grayson of Littleton, N.H., formerly of Chelsea, died on August 16 after a long illness. Born in Chelsea, a member of a well-known Mill Hill family, he was the son of…
Is life too long? – Lynn group says juvenile life sentences may be too harsh, releases comprehensive report
By Seth Daniel Using particularly poor judgment, one Massachusetts teen several years ago participated with friends in an armed robbery, and though the teen was unarmed, one friend was armed and killed a man. For being present at the time,…
These Rams are on a roll – Cordy’s contingent has sights set on Eastern Mass. title
Maurice Cordy, head coach of the West Lynn Pop Warner ‘B’ team has a youth football powerhouse on his hands. His West Lynn Rams are off to a 4-0 start, an impressive run that includes a 12-6 victory over perennial…
Lynn Cam
Once again, we want to compliment the directors and producers of the programming on Lynn Cam for outstanding work in the interest of the community at large. During a recent viewing of Lynn Cam, we watched with awe, a Girls,…
Standing firm on the rollback
Mayor Edward Clancy is not about to change his mind about rolling the hours back here of bars and of liquor licenses. He believes, as we believe, the city is a better place with a 1 a.m. closing than a…
The Patriots
Those of you who thought the Patriots dynasty was done – take another look. Sunday’s victory over Baltimore showed a rejuvenated and very, very tough defense, and shades of greatness in Tom Brady, who finally shot a touchdown pass to…
Obituaries – 10/6/09
Adriana Ibieta-Hermosilla, 91 Of Haverhill and Revere Adriana Ibieta-Hermosilla of Haverhill and Revere died on October 4. She was in her 91st year. She was the loving mother of Julio Hermosilla and his wife, Lynne, of Haverhill, Gustavo Hermosilla and…