Administrators, faculty, and students at Lynn Classical High and the community at-large offered fond tributes to John Michael “Jay” Alicudo, who died on Jan. 31, 2013. Hundreds of people attended a visitation Sunday at Solimine Landergan and Richardson Funeral Home…
Author: Cary Shuman
The Comeback Begins: Youth Soccer Standout Barnard Hopes to Take the Field for Classical This Fall
Paige Barnard was sailing along in the annual Lynn Youth Soccer Memorial Day Tournament last May. Having played the sport since the age of six in the program, Barnard had put together solid performances for the Lynn U-14 Sharks who…
Community Service: English Girls Help out Lynn Pee Wee Hoop League
The Lynn English girls basketball team is bearing down on another Northeastern Conference championship but head coach Fred Hogan and his Lady Bulldogs are proving to be winners off the court as well. The English players are teaching the game…
A Successful Road Trip: Sanders, Spartans Beat the Best in Western, Central Massachusetts
How good is the St. Mary’s High School girls basketball team? Very good. Make that one-of-the-elite teams in-the-state level good. Coach Jeff Newhall’s Lady Spartans beat one of the best teams in western Massachusetts, undefeated Sabis, 54-36, in the Spalding…
Walsh to Step Down as Lynn English Spring Track Coach
John Walsh has coached for ten straight seasons at Lynn English High School but he will be taking a break this spring. Walsh, the boys cross country and indoor track coach, told the Lynn Journal that he will not be…
St. Mary’s High Graduate Courtney Carey Excels for St. Joseph’s College Dance Team
Courtney Carey is a young woman of many talents but dancing has always been a special avocation for her. She was a four-year varsity cheerleader and a member of the dance team at St. Mary’s High School in Lynn where…
English and Classical Will Not Meet in Intra-conference Football
It may be the third week of January but the biggest story of the year may already have arrived: the Lynn English and Lynn Classical football teams will not meet in an intra-conference regular season game this fall. That’s one…
Lynn Community Fondly Remembers Speaker Thomas W. McGee
They came from all walks of life Saturday to bid farewell to one of Lynn’s greatest political figures, Thomas W. McGee, the longest-serving speaker of the House in state history. A large crowd – including many of the constituents Mr.…
Boudreau Turns Pro: At 17, English Senior is One of the Best Bowlers in the World
So who is the best high school athlete in Lynn, the one boy or girl who outshines all of the competition in his or her sport? Meet Jonathan Boudreau, a 17-year-old senior at Lynn English who is not only the…
Walter Mitchell Celebrates 106th Birthday
Walter Mitchell celebrated his 106th birthday at a luncheon at the Porthole Restaurant hosted by a large delegation of his friends from St. Joseph Parish on Union Street. Mitchell, a mail carrier for the U.S. Postal Service for 34 years,…