Shannon Calnan quietly had an outstanding career in the Lynn English High School basketball program. Surrounded by such high profile players as Catherine Stinson, Diondra Woumn and Janicia Duggins, Calnan, a three-year starter and two-year captain, helped the Lady Bulldogs…
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Gannon Golf Club Junior Clinic is a Huge Success
Jack Yanakakis is becoming a very good golfer on the tees, fairways, and greens of the Gannon Municipal Golf Course. The 12-year-old seventh grader at Pickering Middle School competes on the New England Junior Golf Tour and hopes to play…
Journal Feature to Profile Candidates in Election
With contested races in nearly every local elected office on the ballot from mayor to School Committee, there are plenty of bumper stickers, yard signs and campaign flyers making their way around the city this fall. But campaign literature can…
Dan Gisonno Retires as Pine Hill LL President: Calls for Citywide Merger
Dan Gisonno is stepping down as the president of the Pine Hill Little League (PHLL), completing a successful three-year reign as leader of the organization. He was the player agent for three years before becoming president. Gisonno, 40, was the…
Lynn Inspectors Close Illegal Boarding House: Two-family on Chatham Street Said to Contain 11 Padlocked Bedrooms
A two-family Chatham Street home has been closed by city inspectors, who entered the home last week on Wednesday, July 24, because of concern over a large number of air conditioner units in windows. The inspection of the building was…
HAWC Opens New Lynn Outreach Office
Healing Abuse Working for Change (HAWC, hawccdv.org), a domestic violence agency serving 23 communities on the North Shore has announced the opening of its new outreach office in Lynn, at 20 Central Street, Suite 505. The office is located near…
LHAND Awards Scholarships to 32 Students
The Lynn Housing authority & Development (LHAND) presented college scholarships totaling $25,500 to 32 high school students from Lynn. The scholarships are funded by LHAND employee fundraising events and donations from local businesses. LHAND has awarded more than $180,000 in…
Phelan Opens Mayoral Campaign Headquarters
It was 95 degrees Saturday but that didn’t deter a large group of supporters from joining Council President Tim Phelan for the grand opening of his mayoral campaign headquarters. Just after noontime, Phelan and his wife, Stacey, posed for a…
Flanagan, Phelan to Top City Election Ballot: Ward 5 Race Will Require a Primary on Sep. 17
City voters will have decisions to make in nearly every city elective office that will be up in November, except for Ward 6 and 7 Councilors, where Peter Capano of Ward 6 and Richard J. Ford of Ward 7 have…
Debate Schedule for City Elections Set at LynnCAM: Lynn Community Access and Media Will Host Four Weeks of Debates
Lynn voters hoping to get a look at their election candidates will be able to do so over the next four weeks as Lynn Community Access and Media will host four weeks of debates to help voters make up their…