By Jay Lancaster The Zoning Board of Appeals approved construction of a new mutli-use business park Tuesday night. The lot at Heath’s Court on River Street will be host a variety of businesses once construction is completed. Proponents of the…
Author: Journal Staff
New Coach Brian Vaughn tell his Players: ‘We Can Win Right Now’
New Lynn Classical head football coach Brian Vaughan said his team can win right now. “The word ‘rebuilding’ is not in my vocabulary,” said Vaughan at the team’s awards banquet held at Luxury Boxx Sports Bar in Malden. Vaughan, a…
Metro Credit Union Supports the Massachusetts Coalition for the Homeless
Each month, Metro employees dress down to raise funds to help families in need within its local communities. During the month of February, the donations collected went to benefit the MA Coalition for the Homeless, an organization committed to ensuring…
Neighborhood Unites in Opposition to Spruce Street Building
By Jay Lancaster Plans for a new single-family home on Spruce Street were met with fierce resistance by neighborhood residents at the Zoning Board of Appeals meeting Tuesday night. Several residents of Spruce Street raised objections to Bruce Deluties’ proposal…
“Ask a Muslim” Event Draws Diverse Perspectives
By Jay Lancaster The Islamic Society of North Shore held a well-attended “Ask a Muslim” event Sunday afternoon at the group’s Lynn mosque. People of all faiths filled the mosque, which for many was the first mosque they had ever…
McGee Announces Candidacy for Mayor of Lynn
Senator Thomas M. McGee began his bid for Mayor of Lynn Tuesday, pulling nomination papers at the Clerk’s Office at Lynn City Hall early this morning. “Lynn is at a crossroads and the next four years are critical in determining…
Breakaway:Winthrop Ends Its Girls Hockey Co-Op Arrangement with Lynn High Schools
By Cary Shuman The Lady Bulldawgs ice hockey team is no more. The Lynn-based high school girls varsity team, which former English director of athletics Gary Molea launched a dozen years ago to provide a program for girls at English,…
Crime Spree? ‘Person of Interest’ Identified in Shooting of Lynn Delivery Driver
By Joseph Domelowicz Jr. A New Hampshire man has been arrested and charged with carrying an unlicensed firearm and motor vehicle charges, and is being held pending a dangerousness hearing, while investigators from Essex County and two police departments try…
We Remember It Well…
The “it” we are referring to was the surprise April Fool’s Day snowstorm of 1997 — 20 years ago this week — that dumped 25 inches of snow in this immediate area and even more in other places in the…
Lynn Classical Girls Basketball Awards Banquet:Coach Tom Sawyer’s Lady Rams Celebrate Successful Season
The Lynn Classical High School girls basketball program celebrated a highly successful season at its awards banquet Tuesday night at Old Tyme Italian Cuisine. Coach Tom Sawyer’s Lady Rams had a 17-5 record, the program’s best mark since the 2003-4…