For its commitment to community engagement, North Shore Community College has received the 2014 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for General Community Service from the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS). The President’s Higher Education Community Service…
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Softball Players Tune Up for Tryouts
Softball players hoping to make an impression at high school tryouts next week or just get the rust off got the opportunity to work on their skills this week at Tune-Up for Tryouts Softball Camp held in the Classical High…
LACC to Hold Women in Networking Series
The Lynn Area Chamber of Commerce 2015 Women in Networking Series will kick off on Monday, March 30th with “History & High Heels” featuring Lynn Native and New York Shoe Designer Paula Koumoundouros at the Lynn Museum and Historical Society,…
Golfers Hoping to See Some Green Soon
Mother Nature may have thrown us a bone this week with a touch of spring-like weather, but there’s still a ways to go before local golfers will be able to hit the links. Gannon Golf Course, like just about every…
Snow Removal an Issue as Spring Sports Begin
The high school spring sports season officially gets underway Monday with the first day of tryouts and the big question is how long it will take to move the show outside. Community Development’s John Kasian, who oversees the operation and…
Lynn’s Rashidi Ellis Will Be Pacquaio’s Sparring Partner for the Mayweather Fight
The Manny Pacquaio-Floyd Mayweather fight on May 2 is already being considered the biggest boxing event of all time – or at least since Muhammad Ali fought Joe Frazier at Madison Square Garden in 1971. The fight was five years…
Ancient Order of Hibernians Kickoff to Irish Heritage Month
The Ancient Order of Hibernians (AOH) of Lynn held its kickoff to Irish Heritage Month (March) Tuesday night at Lynn City Hall. From left, are AOH historian Michael Mannion, Lynn Police Sgt. And bagpipes player Ned Shinnick, AOH President Dick…
Charlie Gallo Not to Seek Re-Election to School Bd.
Two-term Lynn School Committee Member Charlie Gallo, 31, has announced that he will not seek re-election, though he plans to remain involved in the community and is not ruling out a future run for elected office. “I will miss serving,”…
Bailer Scores 1,000th Career Point in St. Mary’s Win
LYNN – There’s a reason a player gets his name put on a banner on the gym wall when he scores 1,000 career points. It’s up there because it’s a difficult thing to do. St. Mary’s senior point guard Dennis…
Council Forms ‘Snow Commish’
Mayor Judith Flanagan Kennedy agreed on Tuesday night to work hand in hand with the Lynn Council’s Public Works Committee and a task force of public safety managers to find ways to improve the city’s response to snow emergencies. The…