Bridgewell, a Lynnfield based nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting and helping individuals with intellectual, developmental and psychiatric disabilities as well as other life challenges, recently honored Secretary of Health and Human Services Marylou Sudders and Peabody Councilor Tom Gould at…
Author: Journal Staff
Remember Those in Need
For the vast majority of Americans, Thanksgiving and the holiday season is a joyous time when the abundance that life offers is most apparent in a wealthy nation such as ours. But the sad reality for many of our fellow…
Happy Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is the ultimate family-centered holiday. Thanksgiving has no religious connotations, no national-celebration connotations, and no required gift-giving. It asks nothing more from each of us than just showing up (other than for the person who is doing all the…
Honoring Veterans
The LEHS Marine Corps, Jr. ROTC did a drill presentation during the Lynn Veterans Day ceremony in front of a large American Flag that adorned the stage on Friday, Nov. 11, in City Hall.
St Mary’s Football Team Earns Super Bowl Bid:Spartans Defeat Stoneham, 16-6, to Win North Title
By Cary Shuman The St. Mary’s High School football team has had one of the highest-scoring offenses in Massachusetts this season, averaging more than five touchdowns a game. But with two of the team’s most explosive performers sidelined with injuries…
Meldrum Reaches Personal Milestone at Her Seaport Salon and Day Spa
By Cary Shuman Susan Meldrum opened Seaport Salon and Day Spa at its Seaport Landing location 11 years ago this month. The number “11” has plenty of significance to Meldrum. “Both my parents, John and Josephine Mulvihill, were born in…
Lynn Gets $1.2 Million to Support Lynnway Development
By Joseph Domelowicz Jr. The City of Lynn was awarded a $1.2 million MassWorks grant from the Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development (HED) on Monday, as Secretary Jay Ash of HED visited the city to announce the award…
Council Discusses Taxes:Budget Shortfall May Lead to Lay-Offs,Override
By Joseph Domelowicz Jr. The Lynn City Council met for close to two hours Tuesday night with Lynn Chief Financial Officer Peter Caron, in an effort to get a handle on the depth and breadth of the city’s financial challenges,…
November is National Family Caregiver Month
Debby Segil, LICSW, who has directed the Family Caregiver Support Program at Greater Lynn Senior Services (GLSS) for nearly 15 years, likes to quote former first lady Rosalynn Carter, who once said: “There are just four kinds of people in…
The Concert Singers to Perform with Occasional Brass Quintet
The Concert Singers of Greater Lynn announce their 38th pair of holiday concerts. Featured works include Boston composer Daniel Pinkham’s “Christmas Cantata” and Lynn composer Javier Marquez’s “Gloria in Excelsis.” Also included are Hanukah songs, Christmas music from the Renaissance…