The Lynn English High School Marine Corps Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) collected toys for distribution to local children during the holiday season. Pictured at the high school are Joel Solimine and David Solimine Sr., who will distribute the…
Author: Journal Staff
Snow Removal Machines: First Two Storms Handled Nicely, but DPW Getting Ready for More
With two plowable snow events already in the books for the 2013-14 winter season, the Lynn Public Works Department has already had two chances to show the people of the city that they are ready no matter what winter dishes…
Traffic Relief: City Working on Solution for Neighborhood Truck Traffic
Residents of Forest Street, North Franklin Street and Linwood Road have been complaining to city officials about the impact their small residential neighborhood gets from truck traffic for over a year now, but it seems that the city may finally…
Lynn Woods Elementary School Drama Club
Two of the stars of the Lynn Woods Elementary School Drama Club production of Seussical Jr., Matthew Lopez, who performed the role of the Mayor, and Brooke Warren, who performed the role of Cat in the Hat, are pictured before…
Fire Rips Through Home at 139 Chestnut Street: 16-member Extended Family Left Homeless in Three-alarm Blaze
An extended family of 16 – eight adults and eight children- was left homeless last week, after a three-alarm fire ripped through the building that housed them in three apartments at 139 Chestnut Street. According to Lynn Fire Chief James…
Revere-only Casino Plan Moves Forward: Lynn Officials Supportive of Suffolk Downs Proposal
State Gaming Commission members voted unanimously last Tuesday, Dec. 10 to allow a waiver for Suffolk Downs and Mohegan Sun to hold a second voter referendum in Revere, clearing a path for a new Revere only casino plan on land…
Nelson Mandela: A Truly Unique and Wonderful Man
The outpouring of world-wide respect for Nelson Mandela, the former leader of South Africa who passed away December 5 at the age of 95, is unprecedented in the world we live in today. No one reading this editorial can even…
Obituaries 12-17-2013
William Powers Retired Electrician and Motorcycle Enthusiast William E. Powers died unexpectedly on December 7 at his home in Anderson, South Carolina. He was 65 years old. Born in Saugus on August 8, 1948, he attended Saugus Schools and was…
The Official Richie Viger Lynn Christmas Parade Carries on Local Tradition
The Annual Lynn Christmas Parade lights up the city streets every Christmas Eve. Floats filled with joyful, familiar faces and a grand finale featuring Santa and Mrs. Claus on their sleigh have made this tradition a Lynn classic for the…
Plans Moving Forward for Lynn Common Improvements
Mayor Judith Flanagan Kennedy last week discussed major reconstruction and improvement plans for Lynn Common, McManus Field and Frasier Field, all of which will begin in the spring. “We are undertaking major improvements to Lynn Common,” said Mayor Kennedy. “Really…