The MBTA is suggesting that if the cost for a daily ride can increase by 25%, then services can remain in tact, with no reductions anywhere. This move is highly suspect because the T needs to raise enormous amounts of…
Author: Journal Staff
The US Postal Service and the .50 Cent Stamp
The US Postal service is attempting to cut a $13 billion loss it will accrue this year. So it is preparing to close thousands of postal outlets, layoff perhaps 100,000 postal employees and raise the cost of mailing a letter…
Whitney Houston’s Funeral
Whitney Houston’s four hour funeral from inside the Baptist Church she grew up in was very impressive. In fact, all the wonderful things said about her by those whom she worked with, who knew her a lifetime and by family…
Lynn English Celebrates 16-0 Record and NEC Championship
Fred Hogan has taken the Lynn English High School girls basketball program to heights few could have predicted prior to his arrival seven seasons ago. There have been three Northeastern Conference championships in four years, two with perfect 16-0 records,…
Obituaries 02-21-2012
Leo Wiltshire Retired Mailman and Former Lynn School Crossing Guard Leo F. Wiltshire, of Danvers and Surprise, AZ died Wednesday at home after a long illness. He was 83 years old. The beloved husband of Katherine “Kay” (Hurley) Wiltshire with…
Three Friends
Three friends lean upon one another during an outing on Lynn/Nahant Beach over the weekend. They did not remain on the beach for too long. It was simply too cold.
Futures League Adds Navigators
Futures Collegiate Baseball League Commissioner, Chris Hall, announced the North Shore Navigators will be added as the league’s newest franchise. The Navigators, based out of Lynn, Ma, will be owned and operated by Pat and Lindy Salvi. The Salvi’s hope…
A Milestone for Malcolm: Pope John Basketball Star Reaches 1,000 Points for His Career
Malcolm Brown is a past Boston Globe All-Scholastic football player of the year who will be playing in the Shriners All-Star Classic in June at Gillette Stadium. But the Pope John XXIII High School senior from Lynn is also an…
The Lynn Culture
Lynn Mayor Judith Flanagan-Kennedy has said she is disappointed with a culture of cronyism that is prevalent in Lynn. She believes the appointment of a Lynn man as the city comptroller is somehow compromised by the fact that he is…
Obituaries 02-14-2012
Annette LeBlanc Lifelong Lynn Resident Annette B. (Doucette) LeBlanc, a lifelong resident of Lynn, died Sunday in the Kaplan Family Hospice House surrounded by her family after a long illness. She was 85 years old. The wife of the late…