By Joyce Erekson It didn’t take former Lynner Brian Smith long to put C.E. Murray High School in Greeleyville, South Carolina on the football map. The 1995 Classical High graduate, who played college football at The Citadel, took over as…
Month: December 2015
Lynn Tree Lighting Ceremony
The Cobbet Elementary School chorus opened up the City of Lynn tree lighting ceremony.
Russo Named Soccer Captain at Rivier College
By Joyce Erekson Mike Russo of Lynn is making his presence known as a member of the Rivier University men’s soccer team. The 2013 St. Mary’s graduate has been a starter for Raiders for the past three years. As a…
Unanimous:City Council Votes to Adopt the Lowest Tax Rate for Residents
By Joseph Domelowicz Jr. The Lynn City Council voted unanimously, 10-0 among members present, to adopt the lowest possible tax rate for Lynn residents, and shift the maximum tax burden onto commercial and industrial property owners. However, despite that shift,…
State Educators hear from Lynn about Proposed Charter School
By Joseph Domelowicz Jr. According to the majority of Lynn speakers at a Tuesday hearing about a proposed new Charter School in Central Square, the city cannot afford a new Charter School, which would drain resources from Lynn’s already struggling…
Jamborees Kick off Basketball Season
By Joyce Erekson It’s time to button up Manning Field and bring the show inside. The high school basketball season unofficially kicks off this weekend with the 30th annual Dr. Elmo Benedetto Boys Basketball Jamboree Friday at English High and…
Baker-Polito Administration Announces Advanced Manufacturing Training Grant Awards
The Baker-Polito Administration awarded $1.5 million in Advanced Manufacturing Training Program Workforce Development Grants to ten workforce development teams from across the Commonwealth. Governor Charlie Baker visited Lynn Tech to announce the grants in a ceremony Dec. 3 at the…
School Committee Jared Nicholson Opposes the Plan for Central Square Charter School
School Committee Jared Nicholson spoke against the proposed Central Square charter school during a hearing Tuesday. Following is the text of Nicholson’s remarks: We will hear a lot of good reasons why the Board should reject the application. I am…
NSCC Corporate and Community Education Division Moving to Danvers
North Shore Community College will relocate its Corporate Training and Community Education division from the Cummings Center in Beverly to its Danvers campus in January 2016. The division will be housed in the Math and Science Building, which is easily…
My Brother’s Table Is Sponsoring a Sweater Drive
My Brother’s Table (MBT), the North Shore’s largest soup kitchen, is in need of NEW sweaters and sweatshirts to distribute to its guests on Christmas Day. Men’s, women’s and children’s sweaters/sweatshirts in all sizes are needed, but the biggest demand…