Last Wednesday night a crowd of about 70, along with city officials including the mayor, filled Turbine Wine Bar in downtown Lynn to hear Robert ‘Clay’ Walsh speak about his candidacy for Councilor At Large. “I could have held my…
Author: Journal Staff
St. Mary’s High School Girls Basketball Team Celebrates its State Championship Season
State Rep. Steve Walsh perfectly summed up the accomplishment of the St. Mary’s High School girls basketball team during his remarks at the awards banquet held on May 10 at Gannon Golf Course. “When you come to various banquets, you…
A Week of Rain is Forecast
The weekend was about gray skies and rain. Monday came up gray and rainy. The weathermen and women on Boston’s major television stations are all predicting a week of gray and rain at a time when all of us want…
Obituaries 05-17-2011
Joyce Wonoski Retired Lynn Girls Club Coordinator Joyce A. (Lucier) Wonoski of Center Ossipee, NH, formerly of Lynn, died at the North Conway Memorial Hospital on May 7 after a long illness with her family by her side. She was…
St. Mary’s Inducts Nine into Hall of Fame
St. Mary’s High School inducted nine alumni into the school’s Hall of Fame on April 27 at Spinelli’s in Lynnfield. The inductees were: James G. Baldini ’66; Marguerite E. Callahan ’52; Col. David J. Clark ’77; Charles J. Gaeta ’70;…
Healthy Living: Sheila Patten Retires from Career in Nursing
Sheila Patten began working at Union Hospital in Lynn on Jan. 6, 1976. She spent her last day at the hospital on April 30, 2011. That’s 35 years of dedicated service at the hospital after previously working for ten years…
Stage Set for May 13 City Hall Foes to Meet
When the city’s Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer Richard Fortucci was being investigated for wrongdoing by the mayor a few months back, his arch rival at city hall, Comptroller John Pace, was made acting CFO with a stipend of $500…
Pension Funding not Up to Par
The city of Lynn has unfunded pension obligations of almost $451 million for 2,020 retired employees and 1497 current employees. This is not new news. It is the same old news and quite likely, nothing will be done about it.…
Lynn Showing its Colors, again
In the entire state of Massachusetts there are 1700 public school buildings. A recent study conducted by the state of all those buildings found 23 in the dead on arrival category. Two of those are located in the area –…
Obituaries 05-10-2011
James Stewart Lynn resident James N. Stewart of Lynn died at Union Hospital on May 2 after a brief illness. He was 49 years old. Born in Somerville, the son of Barbara A. (Norris) Stewart of Milford, NH and the…