Lynn’s Khiry Todd was the best-dressed fighter on the card and after a devastating first-round knockout, you could say he had the best performance in the ring as well. Todd, attired in gold-sequined trunks and jacket with an illustration of…
Month: August 2019
Local Developer Patrick McGrath Opens New Condominium Project
Local developer Patrick McGrath of McGrath Realty recently held a ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrating the grand opening of a 24-unit condominium project located at 693 Western Ave. The new condominium project is expected to produce just over $7 million in taxable…
Rowe Predicts Large Turnout For Ward 6 Council Election
Lynn City Clerk and Elections Chief Janet Rowe is expecting a large turnout in Ward 6 for the preliminary election on Tuesday, Sept. 3. Candidates for school committee, councilor-at-large, and ward councilor are also on the ballot, but the only…
North Shore Nonprofit Helps People Find Their Path
Located in Lynn, Pathways, Inc. Adult Education and Training has helped thousands of students in hope of improving their lives. “We’ve come to realize that not everybody is on a path to college, but everybody needs a path,” said Mary…
News Briefs
School Committee Candidates Forum Set for Sept. 18 The Lynn Community Association, Inc. is pleased to present a series of candidate forums in anticipation of a highly contested election cycle for the city of Lynn this November. Starting with the…
A Special Guest in the House Gov. Baker Attends Boxing Show at Encore
Encore Boston Harbor and Murphy’s Boxing hosted their second show at the $2.6 billion casino resort and there were plenty of exciting bouts contested in front of another huge crowd of boxing fans. NABF super featherweight champion wrapped up the…
Enjoy a Safe Labor Day Weekend
It may be hard to believe, but the summer of 2019 is entering its final week as we approach the traditional Labor Day weekend. “Time and tide wait for no man,” said the poet. The calendar never lies and soon…
School Is Back — Drive Safely
We’re sure we’re no different than all of our fellow commuters in expressing this sentiment: It’s so nice when there are no school buses, crossing guards, and children in the streets during our morning commute. We time the departure from…
Perkins Gets a Draw In His Pro Boxing Debut
Lynn’s James Perkins made his professional boxing debut at Encore Boston Harbor, recording a majority draw after a tough toe-to-toe battle with Boston’s Aaron Trecell Smith, who also making his debut as a pro. Perkins, whose nickname is “Pit Bull,”…
Lynn Tech Football Draws Large Turnout for 2019 Team
James Runner is beginning his tenth season as head coach of the Lynn Tech football team and the outlook is optimistic, meaning that the Tigers will likely be contending for conference and MIAA playoff titles. Such has been the excellent…