By John Lynds This year the United States will conduct its decennial census. In Lynn there’s been a huge push to ensure a fair and complete count in the 2020 U.S. Census because it determines everything from representation in Congress,…
Month: January 2020
LPS Receives Grant for Expansive Afterschool Program and Summer Camp
Students in Lynn Public Schools will now have an opportunity to engage in after-school and summer programming that includes free project-based learning, arts, health and wellness education, STEM and academic support activities. Thanks to a $125 thousand dollar grant that was awarded…
St. Mary’s Girls Basketball Team Beats Cathedral, 89-64
It was billed as a showdown of the third and fourth-ranked teams in eastern Massachusetts, but the St. Mary’s High School girls basketball team decisively outplayed Cathedral, beating its Catholic Central rival, 89-64, Friday night at the Tony Conigliaro Gymnasium.…
Bergdorf, Matela Excel in Big Win over Cathedral
Maiya Bergdorf and Oliva Matela were interviewed by reporters from the Globe, Herald, Daily Item, and Lynn Journal following the Spartans’ 89-64 victory over Cathedral. Bergdorf, who transferred to St. Mary’s from Belmont High School, said she’s enjoying her new…
Dr. Martin Luther King’s Spirit Lives On
When one considers that it has been almost 52 years since Dr. Martin Luther King was assassinated while he was standing on a balcony in a motel room in Memphis, where King was staying while supporting striking city trash collection…
Guest Op-Ed: Are You a Time Saver or a Time Waster?
By Melissa Martin, Ph.D. America, a nation of time-saving fanatics. American, a nation of time-wasting freaks. In the days of old, consumers visited the butcher, the baker, the candlestick maker. They chatted, gossiped, and shared community news. Timeworn traditions turned…
Obituaries 01-16-2020
Sean Wildman Forty year GE Employee and Member of the Lynn Franco American Club Sean Wildman of Revere died on Jan. 9, 2020 at the age of 69. Born in Boston on Aug. 17, 1950 to the late Philip and…
City Officials Take Office at Inauguration Ceremony
Members of City Council, School Committee Receive Oaths of Office
Special to the Journal The City of Lynn held its Inauguration Ceremony Monday night at the Lynn Memorial Auditorium in City Hall. The Honorable Justice Garrett J. McManus administered the oaths of office to the members of the City Council…
Student Highlight Senior John Garcia Accepted into MIT
Since Jason Garcia was in eighth grade, he has dreamed of going to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and that dream recently came true. The Lynn Classical senior found out that he was accepted to the prestigious school when…