The Inauguration of the City Council and School Committee members will take place on January 6, 2020, at 7 p.m. in the City Hall Auditorium. Judge Garrett J. McManus will be administering the Oath of Office to the members of…
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Lynn Senior Center Holiday Party Filled to Capacity
Special to the Journal Holiday cheer was in abundance at the Lynn Senior Center on Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2019, as the annual holiday party was sold out with 130 people in attendance. “This event is always filled to capacity,” said…
Condos Planned for Former Repair Shop
By Thomas Grillo Nine months after Mayor Thomas M. McGee and the City Council clashed over the future of a former repair shop, the developer is now planning 100 condos on the site off the Lynnway. Patrick J. McGrath told…
Katzounos Inducted Into Sigma Theta Tau
Lynn resident, Adelina Mary Katzounos, is among select students from Saint Anselm College in Manchester, N.H., who has been inducted into Sigma Theta Tau, the International Honor Society of Nursing. In a ceremony this fall, Sigma Theta Tau inducted Katzounos…
One and Young: Lynn’s Amelia Spencer Holds Two Distinctions on Winthrop Hockey Team
This winter Amelia Spencer was going to be an athlete without a team, a skater without a rink, a talent without a showcase. But thanks to the gargantuan efforts of Lynn English Director of Athletics Dick Newton and Vice Principal…
More Apartments are Coming to Downtown Lynn
By Thomas Grillo A Chelsea developer is planning a $2 million transformation of the mostly vacant Masonic Hall at the corner of Market and Liberty streets. New Boston Cos. secured a permit to turn the four-story brick landmark into 35…
Dual Language Program Under Way at Lynn Schools
Staff members from the English Learner Education Department were present at last week’s school committee meeting, updating committee members on the Dual Language Program. If all goes according to plan, the program will be instituted at Harrington Elementary School in…
City Council Voices Concerns About Waste Management
The City Council came face to face with Waste Management representative Ed Pacek on Tuesday evening, to address concerns of poor work quality on behalf of the residents. The meeting between the Council, Commissioner of the Department of Public Works,…
HUD Officials, Moulton, Mcgee Tour Lead Remediation Work at Lynn Home
Special to The Journal HUD funding helps to protect Lynn children from dangers of lead U.S. Housing and Urban Development Development Regional Administrator David Tille joined Congressman Seth Moulton, and Lynn Mayor Thomas M. McGee to tour a home at…
The Foundation Trust Announces 2019 Grant Recipients
The Foundation Trust, a private foundation serving the Greater Boston area, is pleased to announce its 2019 grant recipients. This was the inaugural year of grants from the Foundation Trust, and over $20,000 was awarded to nonprofit organizations serving the…