Lynn School Committee member Charlie Gallo will announce his bid for re-election at a kickoff event Thursday night at Hibernian Hall. Gallo finished second in the last School Committee election. In 2007, he ran for office and just missed election…
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Community Fondly Remembers Jay Alicudo
Administrators, faculty, and students at Lynn Classical High and the community at-large offered fond tributes to John Michael “Jay” Alicudo, who died on Jan. 31, 2013. Hundreds of people attended a visitation Sunday at Solimine Landergan and Richardson Funeral Home…
The Comeback Begins: Youth Soccer Standout Barnard Hopes to Take the Field for Classical This Fall
Paige Barnard was sailing along in the annual Lynn Youth Soccer Memorial Day Tournament last May. Having played the sport since the age of six in the program, Barnard had put together solid performances for the Lynn U-14 Sharks who…
Hail to the Chief: McDonald Takes over Lynn Fire Department
For someone who grew up wanting to be a cop, Jimmy McDonald has done pretty well as a firefighter. So well, in fact, that as of 0800 hours on Jan. 20, McDonald officially took over as chief of the Lynn…
Community Service: English Girls Help out Lynn Pee Wee Hoop League
The Lynn English girls basketball team is bearing down on another Northeastern Conference championship but head coach Fred Hogan and his Lady Bulldogs are proving to be winners off the court as well. The English players are teaching the game…
A Successful Road Trip: Sanders, Spartans Beat the Best in Western, Central Massachusetts
How good is the St. Mary’s High School girls basketball team? Very good. Make that one-of-the-elite teams in-the-state level good. Coach Jeff Newhall’s Lady Spartans beat one of the best teams in western Massachusetts, undefeated Sabis, 54-36, in the Spalding…
Four Are in Casino License Process: Suffolk Downs Ready for Challenge
Surprise and intrigue came last Tuesday for those following the casino discussion, with one mysterious proposal from Chicago developer Neil Bluhm joining proposals by Las Vegas gaming magnate Steve Wynn, Suffolk Downs owners and an older proposal in Milford as…
Walsh to Step Down as Lynn English Spring Track Coach
John Walsh has coached for ten straight seasons at Lynn English High School but he will be taking a break this spring. Walsh, the boys cross country and indoor track coach, told the Lynn Journal that he will not be…
Bentley is Lynn Grassa-Cal for The Day
The Lynn Classical girls basketball teams, under the direction of head coach Tom Grassa, made its annual journey to Bentley University in Waltham for a college basketball doubleheader. The teams greeted former Classical basketball star Jasper Grassa, a starting guard…
St. Mary’s High Graduate Courtney Carey Excels for St. Joseph’s College Dance Team
Courtney Carey is a young woman of many talents but dancing has always been a special avocation for her. She was a four-year varsity cheerleader and a member of the dance team at St. Mary’s High School in Lynn where…