John Baker, president of the Board of Directors at Greater Lynn Senior Services (GLSS), has announced that a new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) has been hired. Kathryn C. Burns, a resident of Salem, will take over the leadership position at…
Month: February 2020
NSCC Receives National Military Friendly School Designation
For the 10th consecutive year, North Shore Community College (NSCC) has received designation as a Military Friendly School. The designation honors the top 20 percent of colleges, universities and trade schools which are doing the most to embrace America’s military…
State Rep. RoseLee Vincent Will Not Seek Re-election
State Representative RoseLee Vincent announced Tuesday that she will not be a candidate for re-election in the House of Representatives this fall. Vincent has been the state representative for six years in the Sixteenth Suffolk District that includes portions of…
Local Students Earn Academic Honors Panacopoulos Studying Abroad in Rome
Emma Panacopoulos, of Lynn, is spending the spring semester studying abroad at Assumption’s Rome Campus. As the birthplace of the liberal arts and an epicenter of the Catholic faith, at the College’s Rome Campus, students immerse themselves in a variety…
The Miracle on Ice Was More than Just a Game
For those who either were not around or were very young on Feb. 22, 1980, it is hard to imagine how low the American psyche had plummeted during the decade of the 1970s. Although the 1960s generally are regarded as…
Guest Op-ed: Stop Big Game Trophy Hunting
By Melissa Martin, Ph.D. “International trophy hunting is a multinational, multimillion-dollar industry practiced throughout the world. Trophy hunting is broadly defined as the killing of animals for recreation with the purpose of collecting trophies such as horns, antlers, skulls, skins,…
Lucille Wine Shop and Tasting Room Holds Grand Opening
Special To The Lynn Journal Lucille Wine Shop and Tasting Room held its grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday at the new store located at 776 Washington St. Mayor Thomas McGee and State Rep. Peter Capano, later joined by Rep.…
Community Leader Donald Castle Endorses New School Building Plan
By Thomas Grillo The man behind the defeat of a $188 million proposal for a pair of middle schools has endorsed the latest plan to replace the crumbling Pickering Middle School. Donald Castle, president of Protect Our Reservoir | Preserve…
Students and Colleagues Honor Francis Pagnotta: The Fine Art of Inspiration
A wonderful tribute was conducted by the Lynn Public School Band and the Lynn English Chorus honoring former Lynn Fine Arts Supervisor Francis A. Pagnotta. His legacy will live on as former band members, Lynn school personnel, and friends paid…
Local Students Earn Academic Honors
Local University of Rhode Island Students Named to the Dean’s List KINGSTON, RI (02/03/2020)– The University of Rhode Island is pleased to announce that more than 6,000 undergraduates have qualified for the fall 2019 Dean’s List. The students represent nearly…