In a stunning move representing the school department’s desire to undo the failing problems at two major Lynn schools – Harrington and Connery – School Superintendent Catherine Latham has announced she will be replacing the principals of those schools. In…
Author: Journal Staff
Congratulations to the state champions
The St. Mary’s School Girls Hockey Team won its third state championship in a row Sunday night at TD Garden in Boston. This is an incredible achievement given the capabilities of so many teams that the St. Marys Girls competed…
Turning around the Harrington and Connery Schools
It is easier said than done – that is – turning around the failing Harrington and Connery Schools. The teachers haven’t failed. It is the leadership that has failed. We urge the superintendent of schools to come out of the…
Irishman of the Year
Richard McGuinness is this year’s Friendly Knights of St. Patrick Irishman of the Year. Like his father before him, he is an educator and a former baseball coach at Lynn English. His four children are all college graduates. This is…
Obituaries 03-17-2010
Tudina ‘Trudy’ Misiano, 86 Revere resident Tudina M. “Trudy” (Paglierani) Misiano of Revere died on March 12. She was 86 years old. A lifelong resident of Revere, she worked along with her husband in the family shoe business. She was…
Vito’s Pizzeria celebrates grand opening
Vito’s Pizzeria (formerly Pizza Plus), 778 Summer Street in Lynn celebrated their grand opening on Monday, March 1. The LACC Ambassador Committee and Mayor Judy Flanagan Kennedy welcomed owners David and Laura Salvo (center with scissors) to the Lynn Area…
Forward progress – Iannetti nets hat trick as St. Mary’s advances to Division 1 State final
Fame arrives quickly in the State Tournament. You do something really special in a big game – like scoring a hat trick – and then you open up your Globe and your Herald the next day and there are your…
Mayor releases funds previously withheld
Mayor Judith Flanagan-Kennedy has released final payments to former staffers who worked for Mayor Edward Chip Clancy following an investigation into the validity of the payments that were ordered. “I inherited shoddy files and so I withheld payment until such…
Mayor unveils world class flag schedule
The multi-cultural aspects of the ever changing city of Lynn is now being reflected in the flags being flown from the pole in city hall square. According to Mayor Judith Flanagan-Kennedy, that flagpole will become Lynn’s link with the world…
Failing schools are about failing administrations
News from the state last week that the Harrington and Connery elementary schools are failing came as no surprise to those of us with younger children who never have placed our children in such facilities. First and foremost, the facilities…