Residents of Forest Street, North Franklin Street and Linwood Road have been complaining to city officials about the impact their small residential neighborhood gets from truck traffic for over a year now, but it seems that the city may finally…
Lynn Woods Elementary School Drama Club
Two of the stars of the Lynn Woods Elementary School Drama Club production of Seussical Jr., Matthew Lopez, who performed the role of the Mayor, and Brooke Warren, who performed the role of Cat in the Hat, are pictured before…
Fire Rips Through Home at 139 Chestnut Street: 16-member Extended Family Left Homeless in Three-alarm Blaze
An extended family of 16 – eight adults and eight children- was left homeless last week, after a three-alarm fire ripped through the building that housed them in three apartments at 139 Chestnut Street. According to Lynn Fire Chief James…
Daley and Saunders Rose to the Top: Welch Florist Voted among Top 20 Businesses in New England
It’s the most wonderful time of the year at Welch Florist in Lynn. Residents are selecting their floral arrangements for the Christmas season and co-owners David Daley and Keith Saunders are basking in the glow of receiving two major awards…
Revere-only Casino Plan Moves Forward: Lynn Officials Supportive of Suffolk Downs Proposal
State Gaming Commission members voted unanimously last Tuesday, Dec. 10 to allow a waiver for Suffolk Downs and Mohegan Sun to hold a second voter referendum in Revere, clearing a path for a new Revere only casino plan on land…
Nelson Mandela: A Truly Unique and Wonderful Man
The outpouring of world-wide respect for Nelson Mandela, the former leader of South Africa who passed away December 5 at the age of 95, is unprecedented in the world we live in today. No one reading this editorial can even…