The Lynn Fire Department battled two separate fires on Pine Hill streets less than 48 hours apart last week, as an Ontario Street family was left homeless and a Woodlawn Street home suffered a basement fire. The department first responded…
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Mayor Kennedy Wins Ruling in Suit to Recover Pay from Former Mayor: Ruling Could Force Clancy to Repay More than $400,000 to the City
Mayor Judith Flanagan Kennedy won a key decision last week, in her battle to recover apparent overpayments to former Mayor Edward “Chip” Clancy while he was Mayor from 2002 to 2010. The decision was rendered last week when an Essex…
Congratulations, St. Mary’s State Champions
Congratulations to the St. Mary’s High School girls basketball team on winning the 2014 Massachusetts state championship. In recent years we’ve come to expect such excellence from the St. Mary’s High School athletic program, especially its girls teams, notably softball,…
Thank You, Coach Fred Hogan
It was a stunning announcement, to say the least, when Lynn English girls basketball coach Fred Hogan, walked into the Will McDonough Press Room at the TD Garden and announced his resignation following his team’s loss to Braintree in the…
Mayor Says Revere Casino Could Help Downtown Lynn, Lynn Auditorium
Several Lynn leaders were on hand in Revere on Friday morning to join municipal leaders from across the region in support of the Mohegan Sun casino proposal in Revere. Included in Lynn’s contingent were Mayor Judith Flanagan Kennedy, EDIC Director…
Maria Servellon Brings Art to Technology at Girls Inc.
Technology classes, where you sink into a swiveling computer chair and work on an Excel spreadsheet, can be tedious and ho hum. Maria Servellon, East Boston resident, wanted to bring a creative flare to typical media courses, and so began…
Assistant Lynn Tech Football Coach Charged in Stabbing: Faces Assault to Murder and Assault and Battery with a Dangerous Weapon Charges
An assistant football coach for Lynn Tech has been charged in the stabbings of two youth from the school, both of whom were reportedly on the football team, in an incident that involves a young woman. According to court records…
City Plan for Spring Ferry Service Moving Forward
It’s full steam ahead for the city of Lynn’s plans to bring ferry service to downtown Boston for Lynn and North Shore residents. According to Lynn Economic Development and Industrial Council (EDIC) Executive Director James Cowdell, the city has put…
MIAA Deserves Credit for Major League Venues
The Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association deserves a lot of credit for giving athletes statewide the memorable opportunity of participating in the finest venues available in the state. We say this as the Lynn English girls basketball team prepares to take…
Sensational Stinson: Senior Point Guard Scores 22 in Win over Central
Catherine Stinson is the ideal point guard. The 5-feet-7-inch senior can shoot, score, and pass and has subscribed to coach Fred Hogan’s all-out, fullcourt defensive pressure. But what Lynn English fans have to admire most about Stinson is that she…