By Kenneth Thorpe America has a big, fat problem. A whopping 13 million American children are obese — and millions more are about to join their ranks. By 2025, according to a report in Pediatric Obesity, the nation will house…
Author: Journal Staff
Let’s Stay Cool and Calm on Legal Marijuana
If recent news reports are to be believed, some in our state are hyperventilating about the imminent legalization of marijuana in Massachusetts which was approved by voters in the recent election. Their opposition primarily is two-fold: First, that more under-age…
Avery in Charge:Manning Field is the Site of Division 1 Football Super Bowl on Saturday
By Cary Shuman Rich Avery and the City of Lynn will be in the spotlight Saturday when the Everett and Xaverian football teams play the Division 1 Super Bowl at Manning Field. Avery succeeded John Kasian as the facilities manager…
Obituaries 11-29-2016
Robert LaFleur Raytheon retiree of Maine, formerly of Lynn Robert J. LaFleur of York, ME formerly of Lynn, died suddenly November 29 at Portsmouth Regional Hospital surrounded by his family. He was 59 years old. Born in Lynn, son of Robert I.…
St Mary’s Soccer Banquet
Hall of Fame Award recipients Christian Couillard and Jonah Lezama.
The Lynn Chargers are Champions! Third-and-Fourth Grade Team Beats Stoneham, 13-0
By Cary Shuman When Lynn Chargers head coach Junior Martinez assembled his youth football team in August, he felt he had a good nucleus with nine returning players on defense. The Chargers’ defense rose to the occasion all year, allowing…
Corcoran Establishes Scholarship at St Mary’s to Honor Housing Advocate
Joe Corcoran has come across more than his share of advocates in his 40-plus years of residential and commercial development, but it’s fair to say that no one has made a more lasting impression on him than Eleanor Wessell. Wessell…
LACC Presents Forum on ‘Opioid Addiction in the Workplace’
Essex County District Attorney Essex Jonathan Blodgett has served since 2003. One of the first things he did when he was elected was to call then Lynn Police Chief John Suslak and ask what the biggest problem was. He was…
Young Professionals Support Local Charity at Craft Beer Cellar Dec 1
Young Professionals from the Lynn Area Chamber of Commerce will host a beer tasting and charity event on Thursday, December 1st at Craft Beer Cellar at 450 Paradise Road in Swampscott from 5pm – 7pm. Attendees will have the opportunity…
Don White Plays Hometown Show at Lynn Auditorium
Don White plays his home turf Thanksgiving weekend with a bevy of special guests, including several from Lynn. The festivities kick off with a meet and greet in the lobby at 5:30, where Don and the musicians will mingle with…