Mayor Thomas McGee successfully urged school committee members to adopt the green community designation at last week’s school committee meeting. The school committee’s adoption of the policy is the last remaining step for Lynn on its way to becoming a…
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State Fire Marshal Offers Thanksgiving Safety Tips
“Firefighters are busier on Thanksgiving Day than any other day of the year because this holiday has the most home fires, and the majority are cooking fires,” said State Fire Marshal Peter J. Ostroskey. “As your families gather to celebrate…
Classical AD Bill Devin Predicts High-Scoring Thanksgiving Game
Classical Director of Athletics Bill Devin said he expects plenty of points in the annual Classical-English Thanksgiving Game set for Thursday (10 a.m.) at Manning Field. “Based on the potent offenses that both teams have and the numbers they have…
Alma Cares, Ymca Partner to Distribute Thanksgiving Turkey Boxes to Families in Need
Alma Cares has partnered with the YMCA of Metro North in Lynn to distribute 75 Thanksgiving turkey boxes to families in the Lynn area. Named for the matriarch of the Wahlberg family, Alma Cares focuses on feeding the needy. The…
Roca Names Executive Director to Lead its Work in Massachusetts
Roca has chosen its Chief Operations Officer, Scott Scharffenberg, as the new Massachusetts Executive Director, a role with an intended focus on furthering Roca’s mission across the state. Scharffenberg will oversee operations in five locations, the implementation of the Roca…
WLPW Champion Cheerleaders Need Your Help
The West Lynn Pop Warner Mighty Mite Cheerleaders have qualified for the National Championships to be held at Disney’s Wide World of Sports Complex in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. WLPW President Amy Robinson said it is the first year that…
Lynn Tech Annex Named Alfred ‘Mal’ Malagrifa
Special to the Journal The renaming of the Lynn Tech Annex to the Alfred “Mal” Malagrifa Building was a fitting tribute to an educator who devoted many years to vocational education in Lynn. He was known as “Mal” to many…
Feds Looking at Many State Marijuana Documents
By Thomas Grillo, Special for The Journal City Hall has been served with a subpoena as federal prosecutors investigate alleged potential corruption between marijuana retailers and the city, according to documents obtained by The Lynn Journal. The two-page grand jury…
Husband of Lynn Teacher Found Guilty in Her Murder
By John Lynds A Suffolk Superior Court jury found former East Boston resident Andrew MacCormack, 31, guilty in the vicious killing of his wife and Lynn school teacher, Vanessa Masucci, inside the couples Revere home they shared since 2015. Masucci,…
Ward 5 Recount Set for Tuesday
Lynn Election Department workers, under the direction of City Clerk and Elections Chief Janet Rowe, will conduct a recount in the Ward 5 City Council race on Tuesday, Nov. 26, at the Lynn City Hall Auditorium. The recount in the…