We want to congratulate the graduates of the Class of 2013 from Lynn Classical High School, Lynn English High School, Lynn Vocational Technical Institute, and St. Mary’s High School. The students and their families can be rightfully proud of this…
Category: Editorials
Memorial Day
Memorial Day usually is the unofficial start of the all too brief summer in New England. Temperatures become hotter and days also become longer. For many grade school students, Memorial Day means that the end of the school year is…
Congratulations,Joe Skeadas on a Great Lynn Tech Sports Night
Lynn Tech athletic director Joe Skeadas wondered why there was no All-Sports Award Night held at the school. There had been individual Tech team sports banquets but Skeadas wanted to take it to the next level and bring all the…
A Great Show at the Lynn Auditorium
Country music fans were treated to a great show last Thursday night at the Lynn Auditorium as Ayla Brown and Clint Black each lit up the stage with dynamic performances. The crowd treated both entertainers to warm ovations. Brown, who…
A Great Week for St. Mary’s High School Athletic Program Soars Higher
It was certainly a memorable week for St. Mary’s High School and its outstanding athletic program. The first of two major announcements was that alumnus Dave Brown had accepted the position as head coach of the boys basketball program. Brown…
Be Sure to Vote Today: Congressman Ed Markey is a Candidate for U.S. Senate
For the second time in the span of a few years, Massachusetts voters will have the opportunity to elect a United State Senator in a special election. Today, Tuesday, April 30, is the primary election for the Senate seat that…
A Despicable Act an Unspeakable Tragedy
Perhaps I am still in sense of shock as the details and the reality of the bombings at the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday sink into my mind. One is almost immune when one hears about civilian…
Girls Inc.: 70 Years of Inspiring Girls and Young Women
We congratulate Girls Inc., an outstanding Lynn organization, for “70 years of inspiring girls and to be strong, smart and bold.” The Lynn Journal was invited to attend the 25th Annual Celebration Luncheon on April 11 and we had the…
Beyond the Soccer Field: Lynn Youth Players Learning Important Lessons
Lynn Youth Soccer is one of the city’s largest individual sports organizations, providing superior instruction to young players, many who move on to play at the high school level and beyond. Playing youth sports is also about learning teamwork, good…
Congratulations, Santa Famiglia Mixed Lodge Sons of Italy
It was an honor for the Lynn Journal to be invited to a meeting of the Santa Famiglia Mixed Lodge No. 2834, Order Sons of Italy at the Holy Family Church Hall on Bessom Street. We learned that while Santa…