Several members of the Lynn Police and Fire Departments gathered to take part in a generous donation for First Responders – made possible by the Lynn G.E. Employees Good Neighbor Fund. Janet Melanson, second in, far right, Secretary of the Lynn…
Month: August 2017
Mayor Kennedy Welcomes Market Basket to Lynn
By Cary Shuman Mayor Judith Flanagan Kennedy welcomed Market Basket to Lynn during a visit to the store Wednesday morning in advance of the official grand opening ceremonies that are set for Saturday at 8 a.m. The store’s arrival represents…
Lynn City Supports St Michael’s Parish Condo Development
By John Lynds Built in 1906 St. Michael the Archangel Parish on Summer Street in Lynn was once the center of the city’s thriving Polish American community. The church was one of only a handful of Polish-American Roman Catholic parishes…
Greater Lynn Senior Services Receives Prestigious National Award
Greater Lynn Senior Services (GLSS) announces that The Kiosk for Living Well has received recognition from the National Association of Area Agencies on Aging (n4a) with an Aging Innovations Award, the highest honor presented by n4a to member agencies. The…
Impossible Dream Team Reunion
Lynn residents joined a large contingent of Red Sox fans at the 1967 Impossible Dream Team Reunion Aug. 17 at Tony C’s Restaurant on Boylston Street, Boston. Richie and Billy Conigliaro welcomed members of the 1967 Red Sox team and…
Two Great Institutions:David and Mary Jane Solimine Celebrate 60 Years of Marriage at Anniversary Party
By Cary Shuman They came to David Solimine Jr.’s beautiful home on Joel Circle Sunday to celebrate the Solimine-Melanson family reunion Sunday afternoon but there was no question who the centerpieces of this wonderful gathering were. David Solimine Sr. and…
Celebrate Literacy Day Event to Benefit Anthony Seaforth’s Group
By Cary Shuman Anthony Seaforth, former Lynn Classical and Bentley University football standout, and his organization, No Ceilings Movement (NCM), will be the honored beneficiary of the proceeds from the annual Celebrate Literacy Day event on Aug. 30 in Lynn.…
Cambridge College Moves Campus to Charlestown
Cambridge College, long considered a pioneer in adult learning, opens their new campus in Boston’s historic Hood Park (Charlestown), having moved from its former location on Massachusetts Avenue in Cambridge. The new, state-of-the-art campus consolidates the four schools into a…
School Will Be Back — Drive with Care
With school bells ringing for the start of the 2017-18 school year next week and the week thereafter, commuters will have to adjust to the prospect of schoolchildren and school buses returning to our streets. All of us who drive…
Another Alcohol-Related Tragedy
Perhaps it is because we have children who are teenagers, but the news Monday morning of the death of a 16-year-old girl on the Merrimack River in a jet-ski accident in which alcohol allegedly was involved hit us particularly hard.…