The Lynn City Council unanimously approved the Mayor’s recommendation to have Drew Russo become the next Personnel Director for the city. “We are excited to bring Drew Russo on as the Personnel Director,” said Mayor Tom McGee in a statement.…
Month: April 2019
Cultivation Site Approved
The City Council granted a special permit for the first marijuana cultivation center in Lynn at 71 Linden St. Bostica, LLC was approved for a 40,000 square-foot “grow facility” on the site of the Harvard Folding Box Company. Attorney James…
Greek Easter Memories with George Markos
For almost 40 years George Markos has been the owner of Brother’s Deli, he’s proud of his Greek heritage and is looking forward to celebrating Orthodox Greek Easter this Sunday. The holiday is known as ChristosAnesti – Christ is Risen!…
Ashley Sullivan is a Team Player
By Stacy Drector St. Mary’s senior shooting guard Ashley Sullivan has many favorite memories from her four years playing on the varsity basketball team. Ranking high on her list are team sleepovers, playing in a tournament in Florida, “beating Fenwick…
Baez Joins Lynn Y Staff
While she’s just been on the job for a short time at the Lynn YMCA, Andrea Baez already has a new program bound to make a difference. Baez is the new Senior Branch Executive Director at the Lynn YMCA and…
GE Engine Display in Works
Beyond Walls has done some amazing things with murals around the city and cool lighting under bridges. Now it’s bringing a deeply rooted piece of history to City Hall, a 1942 General Electric Turbo Jet Test Engine. Al Wilson, of…
Lynn Classical Hs Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Set for May 18
The Lynn Classical High School Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony is scheduled for Saturday, May 18 at the Nahant Country Club. The event will begin with a 6-7 p.m. social hour followed by dinner and the induction. The following are…
Lynn Man Pleads Guilty, Sentenced to Prison in Connection with Fentanyl Case
A Lynn man has pleaded guilty and been sentenced to up to three years in state prison for possessing more than 80 grams of fentanyl that he intended to distribute, Attorney General Maura Healey announced today. Alexis Pimentel, 28, pleaded…
The Curse of Social Media and the Internet
In the aftermath of the terrible coordinated attacks by suicide bombers on Easter Sunday in Sri Lanka that killed more than 300 people and wounded about 500 in churches and hotels across the small nation, the Sri Lankan government took…
Guest Op-ed Grassley-Klobuchar Ushers in Dangerous Counterfeit Drugs
Sally C. Pipes Congress is poised to consider a bill that would allow Americans to import prescription drugs from Canada. The bill’s authors — Sens. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) — label their effort as a bipartisan push…