During the height of the pandemic most Lynn residents were doing their food shopping from the comfort of their home. While the online grocery delivery service industry exploded because many were not comfortable venturing into crowded grocery stores, it exposed…
Author: John Lynds
Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito Announces State Grants for Child Care Centers
Last Tuesday afternoon Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito and Early Education and Care Commissioner Samantha Aigner-Treworgy announced $7.5 million in Early Education and Out of School Time Capital Fund (EEOST) capital improvement grants to thirty-six organizations to renovate childcare facilities that…
The North Shore Juneteenth Association in Lynn Will Hold Celebration
Juneteenth has received a lot more attention in the national press recently and the North Shore Juneteenth Association in Lynn (NSJA) will kick off the holiday with their annual flag raising on June 15 at Lynn City Hall and a…
Andrew Biggio, Veteran and Founder of Annual Wounded Vet Ride, Pens First Book
Adrew Biggio’s basement at his Winthrop home has been converted into a museum-of-sorts with display cases of war memorabilia, artifacts and other keepsakes he’s collected since serving his tours of duty as a US Marine in Iraq and Afghanistan. Biggio,…
Fifth MS-13 Member Pleads Guilty to 2018 Lynn Murder
A reputed member of the notorious MS-13 street gang plead guilty this week to his involvement in a 2018 Lynn murder and another murder in East Boston two years earlier. Henri Salvador Gutierrez, 22, a Salvadorian national, pleaded guilty to…
Fourth MS-13 Member Pleads Guilty to 2018 Lynn Murder
A reputed MS-13 member pleaded guilty in federal court last week to racketeering conspiracy that included his participation in the 2018 murder of a Lynn teen. Jonathan Tercero Yanes, a/k/a “Desalmado,” 24, a national of El Salvador will be sentenced…
Online Fundraiser for Lynn Man That Died in Downtown Construction Accident
A friend of the Lynn man that was killed during a construction accident last week on High Street in Downtown Boston launched an online fundraising campaign to help the family he left behind. Zen Gonzalez created the online fundraising campaign…
Gang member pleads guilty to Lynn murder
An MS-13 gang member pleaded guilty last Friday in federal court for his involvement in the 2018 murder of a teenage boy in Lynn. Eliseo VaqueranoCanas, a/k/a “Peligroso,” 21, an El Salvador national, pleaded guilty to racketeering conspiracy charges more…
Former State Senator Ben Downing Announces Candidacy for Governor
On Monday afternoon Ben Downing is inside Mi Pueblito Restaurant in East Boston picking up some tacos for lunch. “The chicken jalapeno here is also really good,” Downing tells me as he pays for his lunch. It’s been a busy…
Revere Beach’s Legendary Banana Boat Ice Cream to Close
Ice cream fans woke to the shocking news Tuesday morning that the legendary Banana Boat on Revere Beach, known for its soft serve and banana split sundaes over the past four decades, will close for good. “It is with a…