The eight candidates for the four Lynn councilor-at-large seats are pictured at the Candidate Forum hosted by the Lynn Community Association at Congregation Ahabat Sholom on Ocean Street. Pictured, from left, are Councilor-at-Large Daniel Cahill, Ward 5 Councilor Brendan Crighton,…
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Back in the Band: Maes is Marching to Her Beat
Cindy Young Maes is back in the band and couldn’t be happier about it. Following a 35-year hiatus from being a member of a drum and bugle corps, Maes, a Class of 1976 graduate of Lynn Tech, decided to join…
Friedman Retires from Gannon
There is someone absent from the staff this season at the Larry Gannon Municipal Golf Course in Lynn. Tara Johnson Friedman, who started working at the Larry Gannon Municipal Golf Course at the age of 12, has decided to retire…
Mayor Kennedy Opens Campaign Headquarters
Many supporters attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the opening of Mayor Judith Flanagan Kennedy’s re-election campaign headquarters Sunday. The sizable turnout was impressive when you consider it was an extended holiday weekend, the temperature was approximately 95 degrees, and another…
July 4 Celebration
Alexandria Furtado and Ashley Connors have well-designed hairstyles and holiday attire at the Fourth of July party at Gowdy Park.
Lynn Shore Made Us Proud: All-star Team Had a Nice Run in District 16 Tourney
Lynn Shore Little League was teetering on the brink of extinction just a few years ago. There was talk of locking the clubhouse doors and revoking the league’s charter. But along came hard-working Lynn Shore president David Dorgan and the…
Lynn Democrats Enjoy Annual Cookout
Lynn Democrats gathered for the Lynn Democratic City Committee’s 14th Annual Family Cookout Sunday at Coley and Deb Walsh’s yard on Coolidge Road. Coley Walsh co-chairs the 250-member LDCC along with Agnes Ricko. State and local officials and candidates for…
Kennedy Notes Many Accomplishments in Speech to Chamber of Commerce
Mayor Judith Flanagan Kennedy spoke about a number of her administration’s accomplishments during an address at the Lynn Area Chamber of Commerce (LACC) Breakfast Friday at the Porthole Restaurant. Leslie Gould, chief executive officer of the LACC, announced at the…
Representing Excellence in Sports and Academics: Agganis Foundation Places Its Trust in Weber and Benowicz
Amanda Weber and Becky Benowicz go back a long way. They were second grade classmates at the Shoemaker School and later attended Pickering Junior High School together. “We’ve been friends essentially since we were born and our families have known…
Happy Birthday, Paul
Well-known Lynn resident Paul Halloran celebrated his 50th birthday with a cookout at his home. His wife, Julie Halloran, and daughters, Kathryn and Margaret, joined other family and friends at the party. Pictured, from left, are Bob “Moona” Mullins, guest…