“Firefighters are busier on Thanksgiving Day than any other day of the year because this holiday has the most home fires, and the majority are cooking fires,” said State Fire Marshal Peter J. Ostroskey. “As your families gather to celebrate…
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Alma Cares, Ymca Partner to Distribute Thanksgiving Turkey Boxes to Families in Need
Alma Cares has partnered with the YMCA of Metro North in Lynn to distribute 75 Thanksgiving turkey boxes to families in the Lynn area. Named for the matriarch of the Wahlberg family, Alma Cares focuses on feeding the needy. The…
Roca Names Executive Director to Lead its Work in Massachusetts
Roca has chosen its Chief Operations Officer, Scott Scharffenberg, as the new Massachusetts Executive Director, a role with an intended focus on furthering Roca’s mission across the state. Scharffenberg will oversee operations in five locations, the implementation of the Roca…
WLPW Champion Cheerleaders Need Your Help
The West Lynn Pop Warner Mighty Mite Cheerleaders have qualified for the National Championships to be held at Disney’s Wide World of Sports Complex in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. WLPW President Amy Robinson said it is the first year that…
Happy Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is a uniquely American holiday, tracing its roots back almost 400 years to the Pilgrims, long before there was even a thought of a United States of America. Thanksgiving is the ultimate family-centered holiday. It has no religious meaning,…
Enjoy the Holiday Safely
We would be remiss if we did not remind our readers to enjoy the holiday weekend, but to do so safely. And specifically, we really mean only one thing: Do not drink and drive, nor allow friends & family members…
Lynn Tech Annex Named Alfred ‘Mal’ Malagrifa
Special to the Journal The renaming of the Lynn Tech Annex to the Alfred “Mal” Malagrifa Building was a fitting tribute to an educator who devoted many years to vocational education in Lynn. He was known as “Mal” to many…
Feds Looking at Many State Marijuana Documents
By Thomas Grillo, Special for The Journal City Hall has been served with a subpoena as federal prosecutors investigate alleged potential corruption between marijuana retailers and the city, according to documents obtained by The Lynn Journal. The two-page grand jury…
Husband of Lynn Teacher Found Guilty in Her Murder
By John Lynds A Suffolk Superior Court jury found former East Boston resident Andrew MacCormack, 31, guilty in the vicious killing of his wife and Lynn school teacher, Vanessa Masucci, inside the couples Revere home they shared since 2015. Masucci,…
Ward 5 Recount Set for Tuesday
Lynn Election Department workers, under the direction of City Clerk and Elections Chief Janet Rowe, will conduct a recount in the Ward 5 City Council race on Tuesday, Nov. 26, at the Lynn City Hall Auditorium. The recount in the…