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…
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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…
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…
Lynn and Nahant groups receive STH/STB grants
Save The Harbor’s Better Beaches program granted over $315,000 to community and youth serving organizations for the 2024 Better Beaches Program Partnership with the Department of Conservation and Recreation. Lynn/Nahant organizations received $28,000 in grants: Love Your Magic, Inc. Be…
Jim Foley steps down as St. Mary’s girls soccer coach
The way Jim Foley looks at it, there is never an ideal time to step away from something you are as passionate about as he is about coaching. So it wasn’t an easy decision for him to retire as varsity…
Obituaries 6-14-24
Louis E. ByrdOf Lynn Louis E. Byrd, age 67, a beloved figure in Lynn, MA, sadly left our world on June 6th, after a life richly lived in service and kindness. Known for his passion in and around the game…
Wayne Alarm strengthens and expands its footprint inthe Boston Area with the acquisition of SAS Security Systems
Wayne Alarm Systems, Inc., a family-owned and operated provider of life safety and security solutions, announced today the acquisition of SAS Security Systems, Inc. of Watertown, Massachusetts. This strategic move expands Wayne Alarm’s footprint in the greater Boston area, allowing…