Former Lynn Comptroller and one time interim Chief Financial Officer John Pace got the verdict he was looking for last week in his lawsuit against the city of Lynn, after a Superior Court jury found that his 2011 firing but…
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Setting His Sights on the City: Richard Tisei Reaches out to Lynn Voters for the 6th District Congressional Election
Richard Tisei was closing in on an upset on election night in the 2012 Congressional race in the Sixth District. But the Lynn vote would prove to be very crucial as Congressman John Tierney bested Tisei by a wide margin…
Lynn Residents Observe Memorial Day
The City of Lynn Girls Scouts are pictured before the Memorial Day Parade that took place Monday. The Scouts, who are under the overall leadership of service unit manager Eileen Browne, joined in the city’s tribute to those men and…
College Presidents Featured Guests in “Women in Education”
The Lynn Area Chamber of Commerce Women in Networking Committee presents “Women in Education” featuring three female powerhouses in the regional education industry. The networking and inspirational event will be held on Tuesday, June 10th at Marian Court College from…
Judge Amy Nechtem Appointed Chief Justice of Mass. Juvenile Court
Judge Amy L. Nechtem, who serves in the Essex County Juvenile Court in Lynn, has been appointed to a five-year term as Chief Justice of the Mass. Juvenile Court. Nechtem will succeed Chief Justice Michael F. Edgerton, whose term ends…
Tierney Delivers News on FEMA Flood Maps and Insurance Rate Changes: Council Votes to Have Legal Department Appeal New Flood Plain Maps
US Congressman John Tierney was a guest at the Lynn City Council Tuesday night and he brought with him an update on the controversial FEMA flood plain maps and the Biggert-Waters Act, which will raise flood insurance premiums for homeowners…
East Lynn Pop Warner to Host Carnival Fundraiser in July: Four-day Event Set for Keaney Park
The Lynn City Council unanimously approved a petition to allow the East Lynn Pop Warner to host a Carnival at Keaney Park July 24-27, as a fund raiser to support the youth football program. However, the vote was not without…
Shave-A-Thon
Sacred Heart principal Joanne Eagan (left) watches as seventh grader Mathias Haley cuts off the hair of Sacred Heart’s librarian/Spanish teacher Jim Lavecchio during Sacred Heart School’s Read-a-Thon festivities on April 30.
Michelle Picks Cornell: English Senior Fonseca Will Study Hotel Administration
Michelle Fonseca, a senior at Lynn English High School, realized that she very much liked the hospitality industry while working at a part-time job at a nursing home. Fonseca took from that positive experience and applied to the foremost institution…
A Tribute to John Hoffman Set for June 19
John Hoffman has spent the last 30 years describing the exploits of others, so a group of his friends decided it was time to turn the tables — and the microphone — on him. The result is ‘A Tribute to…