There is a new swimming dynasty in the city and it is Lynn Tech. Coach Brad Tilley’s Tigers made it four city titles in a row, besting runner-up English and third-place finisher Classical for Lynn bragging rights. What’s been the…
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A Pats’ Win Just Not in the Cards
Ours is an average Lynn family and Sunday was just another day. Our two daughters were away. One went snowboarding to Western Massachusetts with her friends. The other went to her aunt’s home in West Lynn. My wife went to…
Lynn Babe Ruth Sees Gains in Enrollment: 16-18 Year-old Baseball Division Returns
Jim Belliveau has seen a rise in enrollment since taking the reins as president of Greater Lynn Babe Ruth baseball and softball organization three years ago. This season, GLBR is resurrecting its senior baseball program for players ages 16-18. “We’re…
Patrick, Tierney, Reville Visit NSCC and President Burton
Governor Deval Patrick, Congressman John Tierney and the Commonwealth’s Secretary of Education Paul Reville toured North Shore Community College with its president Wayne Burton Wednesday afternoon. Governor Patrick wanted to view first hand some of the classrooms where coursework is…
Lynn English Senior Jacqueline Ma is Accepted to Harvard University
Jackie Ma, a senior at Lynn English High School, has been accepted for admission to Harvard University in Cambridge as a member of the Class of 2016. Ma, currently the No. 2-ranked student academically among 368 students in the LEHS…
North Shore Philharmonic Orchestra Presents Stravinsky, Bach, Shubert in Winter Concert on February 12
Music Director Robert Lehmann conducts the North Shore Philharmonic Orchestra in its annual Winter Concert Sunday, Feb. 12 at 3 p.m. at the Swampscott High School Auditorium, 200 Essex St. The program features American soprano Elizabeth Keusch, a New England…
Six to the Sectionals: Divers Enjoying Unprecedented Success in Lynn High School Swimming Programs
It’s rare when Lynn’s three public high schools can bask in the glow of a singular athletic achievement, but Classical coach Denise Silva, Tech coach Brad Tilley, and English coach Lisa Trahant are smiling about the success of the divers…
Looking at the City: EDIC Plans to Renovate Central Avenue Building
News that the Economic Development and Industrial Corporation, the EDIC, is hiring an architect to jump start the renovation of the former Arnold’s Stationery Store on Central Avenue shows that Executive Director Jim Cowdell knows what he’s doing. He’s taking…
Lynn Little Leagues Begin Full Inter-league Play in 2012 Season
For the first time this season all five Little League organizations will be playing baseball games against each other at the Major League level. Wyoma Little League will join the arrangement for the 2012 season, becoming the final organization to…
Still the One: Katie Burt Starring in Net for BB&N Prep School Hockey Team
Former Lynn English/Winthrop goaltender Katie Burt is still stopping pucks and helping win games as the starting goaltender for the Buckingham Browne & Nichols girls varsity hockey team. The only difference from her Lynn days is that the shots are…