Alisa Fila, head coach of the Lynn English High School softball team for 23 seasons, has stepped down from the position. Fila took over the Bulldogs’ softball program in 1992 following a successful playing career at English, where she was…
Author: Cary Shuman
LynnCAM Ushers in a New Era: Tv Station Expands Programming, Undergoes Renovations at Its Studio
LynnCAM, the Lynn cable television station that reaches an estimated 40,000 households, is ushering in a new era at its headquarters at 527 Western Ave. Sean Donahue, operations manager, said the staff is painting its offices and redesigning its members’…
Lynn’s Premier TV Sports Show: Jessica Starbard Is a Personality to Watch
LynnCAM operations manager Sean Donahue is proud of the station’s signature sports show, “LynnMA Sportscast,” and deservedly so. Donahue is co-host of the show with Lynn resident and Northeastern University graduate Jessica Starbard, whose professionalism and knowledge of sports are…
St. Mary’s Claims North Sectional Title: Nowicki, Fisher pace Spartans to 8-5 Victory over Amesbury in Final
The Amesbury Indians were chipping away at St. Mary’s early lead but coach Colleen Newbury had her closer warming up in the bullpen. And Mia Nowicki, the freshman phenom who has averaged close to two strikeouts per inning this season,…
A Won-Drew-Ful Experience: St. Mary’s Scholar-athlete DiMaiti Will Attend Tufts
Drew DiMaiti’s accomplishments on the athletic field at St. Mary’s High School may have only been surpassed by his academic achievements. A three-sport standout and two-sport captain who earned 15 varsity letters, DiMaiti was still representing the school he has…
Setting His Sights on the City: Richard Tisei Reaches out to Lynn Voters for the 6th District Congressional Election
Richard Tisei was closing in on an upset on election night in the 2012 Congressional race in the Sixth District. But the Lynn vote would prove to be very crucial as Congressman John Tierney bested Tisei by a wide margin…
Judge Amy Nechtem Appointed Chief Justice of Mass. Juvenile Court
Judge Amy L. Nechtem, who serves in the Essex County Juvenile Court in Lynn, has been appointed to a five-year term as Chief Justice of the Mass. Juvenile Court. Nechtem will succeed Chief Justice Michael F. Edgerton, whose term ends…
Michelle Picks Cornell: English Senior Fonseca Will Study Hotel Administration
Michelle Fonseca, a senior at Lynn English High School, realized that she very much liked the hospitality industry while working at a part-time job at a nursing home. Fonseca took from that positive experience and applied to the foremost institution…
John and Jean Hoffman Celebrate Their 50th Wedding Anniversary
John Hoffman and Jean (Finnell) Hoffman met 53 years ago at an insurance company in Boston where both were working. Three years later in 1964 they were married. Prior to their wedding, John Hoffman served two years in the U.S.…
John Ford Won’t Run for State Rep
School Committee member John Ford announced Monday that he will not be a candidate for the vacant state representative seat in the Eleventh District that includes Lynn and Nahant. Ford, 68, was considered a formidable candidate for the position that…