Teacher, coach, guidance counselor, Lynn Journal photographer, 77 In every position he held, in every endeavor he undertook, Patrick Gecoya brought a level of excellence, enthusiasm, and energy that people admired and respected. And he was a perfect gentleman, said…
Month: June 2024
Lauren Wilson earns her place among Classical’s all-time greats
Two years ago Lynn Classical High School softball coach Joe Morin foresaw that his team would need a catcher in the 2024 season. “So, I started joking with [then-sophomore] Lauren Wilson that we would be needing a starting catcher,” recalled…
City hires first Urban Forestry Fellow
In Erica Holm’s ideal world, you can see the City through the trees. Holm is Lynn’s first Urban Forestry Fellow, responsible for overseeing the management, care and preservation of trees in the City and hired with grant money obtained through…
Honoring A Local Hero: Restoring the memorial for Lance Corporal Bradley J. Campus at Clark Street Park
By Jordan AverySpecial To The Journal When I first learned about the theft of the large flowerpots from the memorial dedicated to Lance Corporal Bradley J. Campus at Clark Park, my heart sank. Bradley, a 21-year-old Marine from Lynn, was…
Three years ago this week, racial hatred came to our area
It was three years ago this week when an unspeakable act of violence, motivated by racial hatred, befell the peaceful seaside community of Winthrop. The tranquility of a typical, early-summer Saturday afternoon was shattered when a 28 year-old white man,…
Obituaries 6-28-24
Patrick Gecoya Lynn Journal Photographer and Lynn educator seen by many as the “Unofficial Mayor of Lynn” Patrick R. Gecoya, 77, of Marblehead, died June 22, 2024. Born in Lynn to the late Guy and Elizabeth (Jablonski) Gecoya, Patrick was…
Matt Serino steps down as Winthrop High AD
Winthrop High School athletic director Matt Serino has stepped down as the athletic director at Winthrop High School and will become the new athletic director July 1 at Saugus High School, his alma mater. Serino began his tenure in the…
Distinguished Director: Bill Devin will retire as Lynn Classical AD at the end of the school year
There were so many individual accomplishments upon which Bill Devin could have reflected, but the long-time athletic director and teacher chose to highlight and express his gratitude to others as he announced his retirement as the athletic director of Lynn…
King’s Beach continues to rate low on annual Save the Harbor water qualityreport card
By Adam Swift The water quality at the majority of Boston Harbor’s public beaches remains high, but King’s Beach is once again the outlier in the latest Save the Harbor/Save the Bay water quality report. Save the Harbor/Save the Bay…
Element Care PACE opens new site to expand PACE services to seniors in state
Element Care PACE, a non-profit healthcare organization helping older adults live safely and comfortably in their homes, is celebrating the opening of its new PACE site in Lynn, Massachusetts. With 13,000 square feet, the new PACE Center will service as…