Bigger and better, the Lynn Chargers, dressed in their bright gold jerseys and black pants, are ready to tackle their opponents. Brian Lozzi, president of the Chargers youth football and cheerleading organization, said that enrollment has increased by 50 per…
Author: Cary Shuman
The Return of Ridley: Former Classical Star to Be an Assistant Coach
Lynn Classical graduate Helen Ridley is undisputedly one of the greatest basketball players in school history. During her four-year career under then-coach and now school principal Gene Constantino, she scored more than 1,000 points, including one unforgettable performance when she…
Casey Named Dpw Employee of the Year
Loreen Casey received the Lynn Department of Public Works Employee of the Year Award at the annual employees appreciation cookout held Aug. 16 at the site of the Lynn Special Needs Camp in Lynn Woods Reservation. DPW workers enjoyed a…
Calnan Shines on English Hoop Team
Shannon Calnan quietly had an outstanding career in the Lynn English High School basketball program. Surrounded by such high profile players as Catherine Stinson, Diondra Woumn and Janicia Duggins, Calnan, a three-year starter and two-year captain, helped the Lady Bulldogs…
Gannon Golf Club Junior Clinic is a Huge Success
Jack Yanakakis is becoming a very good golfer on the tees, fairways, and greens of the Gannon Municipal Golf Course. The 12-year-old seventh grader at Pickering Middle School competes on the New England Junior Golf Tour and hopes to play…
Dan Gisonno Retires as Pine Hill LL President: Calls for Citywide Merger
Dan Gisonno is stepping down as the president of the Pine Hill Little League (PHLL), completing a successful three-year reign as leader of the organization. He was the player agent for three years before becoming president. Gisonno, 40, was the…
Phelan Opens Mayoral Campaign Headquarters
It was 95 degrees Saturday but that didn’t deter a large group of supporters from joining Council President Tim Phelan for the grand opening of his mayoral campaign headquarters. Just after noontime, Phelan and his wife, Stacey, posed for a…
Back in the Band: Maes is Marching to Her Beat
Cindy Young Maes is back in the band and couldn’t be happier about it. Following a 35-year hiatus from being a member of a drum and bugle corps, Maes, a Class of 1976 graduate of Lynn Tech, decided to join…
Friedman Retires from Gannon
There is someone absent from the staff this season at the Larry Gannon Municipal Golf Course in Lynn. Tara Johnson Friedman, who started working at the Larry Gannon Municipal Golf Course at the age of 12, has decided to retire…
Mayor Kennedy Opens Campaign Headquarters
Many supporters attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the opening of Mayor Judith Flanagan Kennedy’s re-election campaign headquarters Sunday. The sizable turnout was impressive when you consider it was an extended holiday weekend, the temperature was approximately 95 degrees, and another…