Wow! It is amazing that Paul Baghosian spent 60 years giving haircuts at his Barber Shop at 520 Chestnut Street in Lynn for all those years. He has no plans to retire, because he thoroughly enjoys clipping away. Paul decided…
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MassDEP Releases Draft Solid Waste Master Plan
The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) has issued the Draft 2020-2030 Solid Waste Master Plan. The proposal seeks to increase diversion of food material, textiles and bulky waste items, provide financial and technical assistance for municipal waste and recycling programs,…
New Coors Ad Glorifies Problem Drinking
“The official beer of Saturday morning,” is the reprehensible (and that’s the only word that comes to mind) tag line for a new TV ad for Coors Light beer that appeared during the football games this past weekend. The ad…
St. Mary’s Soccer Coach Foley Reaches 250 Career Wins
By Stacy Drector For the past 21 years, Jim Foley has been the head coach of the girl’s soccer team in addition to serving as the assistant basketball coach. Before coming to St. Mary’s, he was the assistant coach under…
Obituaries 10-03-2019
Peter Gallagher 40 year Clerk of the US District Court of Massachusetts Peter M. Gallagher of Arlington passed peacefully surrounded by his loving family at the David James Hospice Unit at the Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital in Bedford…
GALA Holds Next Opening on Oct. 4
GALA (Galleries at LynnArts) will hold its next opening “The Fine Artists of the Lydia Pinkham” in the Main Gallery and the Community Gallery show “Dark Art” on Friday, Oct. 4 from 5:30 – 8 p.m .at 25 Exchange St,…
Congressman Joseph P. Kennedy III Announces Senate Candidacy
By John Lynds In front of a standing-room only crowd at the East Boston Social Centers, U.S. Congressman Joseph P. Kennedy III announce his candidacy for the U.S. Senate taking on incumbent U.S. Sen. Ed Markey. After touching on the…
Lynn’s Sadler Completes Prestigious Malden Catholic Internship Program
Nine fortunate Malden Catholic High School students recently completed the school’s first Summer Apprenticeship Program, matching up MC students with prominent alumni in the fields of finance, business, law, engineering, public relations and sports management. Dennis Doble and his Partner,…
State Labor Report for August Released
Massachusetts Unemployment and Job Estimates for August: • The state’s August total unemployment rate remained at 2.9 percent, the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development announced Sept. 20. • The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ preliminary job estimates indicate Massachusetts…
News Briefs
Oliveira Receives the Award for Outstanding Achievement in Theater Arts Sophia Oliveira, of Lynn, received the Award for Outstanding Achievement in Theater Arts during the American International College (AIC) Academic Awards ceremony this spring. The Award for Outstanding Achievement in…