By Cary Shuman The Knights of Columbus of Lynn presented a $1,000 scholarship to St. Mary’s High School graduate Arelenis Mendez during a ceremony Friday night at the organization’s headquarters on Lynnfield Street. Grand Knight Fausto Cabrera Jr. presented the…
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Council Votes to Change Zoning for Former Thurgood Marshall Middle School Building
By John Lynds After opting back in May not to take action to amend the city’s zoning ordinance to remove some zoning restrictions to allow for potential reuse of the former Thurgood Marshall Middle School building the Lynn City Council…
‘Freedom Writers’ Teacher Visits Lynn English
Story and Photo by Marianne Salza On September 26, Erin Gruwell, whose compelling journey with her 150 “at-risk” 9th graders was depicted in the 1999 book, The Freedom Writers Diary, and the 2007 movie, Freedom Writers, visited Lynn English High…
St. Mary’s opens CCL schedule versus Cardinal Spellman Friday
By Joe Kasper The St. Mary’s High football team is making the trip to Brockton Friday (6:30 p.m.) for a Catholic Central League (CCL) game against Cardinal Spellman. St. Mary’s (3-0) has dominated on the offensive side in its first…
Wyoma MVP
Lily Newhall, who received the Wyoma Little League Softball MVP Award for the second year in a row, is pictured with her proud family, parents, Jason Newhall and Lysa Newhall, sister, Adyson Newhall, and brother, Shea Newhall.
Dr Sinha Speaks at Lynn Museum
The Lynn Museum hosted a speaking engagement Tuesday night by Dr. Manisha Sinha, author of The Slave’s Cause: A History of Abolition. Dr. Sinha is the Draper Chair in American History at the University of Connecticut. Pictured at the Museum…
Technology Available:District Hopes to Promote Community Service Tracking Program Among Students
By Jay Lancaster Technology was front and center at the recent School Committee meeting. The technology in question is a new online system of tracking students’ involvement in community service. School Committee member Jared Nicholson got the ball rolling on…
Select Health Care Courses Now Available at NSCC Lynn
Lynn residence interested in exploring select allied health professions will be able to do so on the Lynn Campus of North Shore Community College. NSCC received a Massachusetts Capital Skills Grant to renovate two McGee Building classrooms into a Universal…
Vocational Programs Taking Shape at LVTI
By Jay Lancaster Guidance counselor Brian O’Connell has a lot to say about the proposed vocational programs set to begin at Lynn Vocational Technical Institute. He and his team have crafted two separate 10 week programs for the school and…
McGee Bests Kennedy in Preliminary Election
By Leah Dearborn It was a big week for state Sen. Thomas McGee, who captured over 70 percent of the votes for mayor in Tuesday’s preliminary election. Incumbent Mayor Judith Flanagan Kennedy received 27.81 percent of the 5,869 total votes…