The Third Annual Lynn Community MLK Jr. Service Day got an early start Monday morning, as volunteers gathered at Girls Inc. beginning around 9 a.m. to get their orientation and volunteer assignments and get to work. Martin Luther King Jr.…
Author: Journal Staff
Traffic Study Finds Possible Impacts from New Marshall Middle School: Final Study Results Not yet Available
The initial finding of a traffic study being completed as part of the new Marshall Middle School project, have identified a potential traffic impact at the corner of Brookline and Chatham streets, as a negative impact of the project. The…
He Had a Dream: Remembering Dr. Martin Luther King
Despite the countless number of times that we have heard Dr. Martin Luther King’s speeches on TV news shows and specials over the past 50 years (okay, we’re revealing how old we are), we never fail to feel a chill…
Obituaries 01-21-2014
Florence T. (St. Laurent) Cole of Lynn Florence T. (St. Laurent) Cole, 87, of Lynn and formerly of Rockport, died Jan. 17 after a lengthy illness. She was the beloved wife of the late George L. Cole, her husband of…
Penguin Plunge
Lynn Penguins had their annual New Year’s Day swim at King’s Beach. Lynn Penguins generously donated $260 to support the Friends of Lynn & Nahant Beach.
Lynn Inaugural Exercises
Councilors-at-Large Buzzy Barton and Brendan Crighton provide a ceremonial escort for Mayor Judith Flanagan Kennedy in to Lynn Auditorium as spectators respond with a standing ovation.
200 Volunteers Expected For 3rd Annual Lynn Coalition For MLK Service Day
Lynn Coalition’s third annual ‘Service Day’ in honor of the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. being held on Monday, January 20, is expected to draw at least 200 volunteers to dozens of service projects across Lynn and the surrounding North…
City Schedules Flu Vaccination Clinics In Response To Reporting: Clinics Scheduled For Jan. 16 And Jan. 25
The Lynn Health Clinic has scheduled two flu clinics this month in response to widespread reporting of influenza around the state. The federal Center for Disease Control (CDC) reported at the beginning of the month that Massachusetts in one of…
Mayor Kennedy’s Inaugural Address Sets The Tone For The Year Ahead
Lynn Mayor Judith Flanagan Kennedy set the standard of excellence for which all mayoral inaugural addresses will be judged. The mayor’s speech was brilliant and original and stood out as a personal call for a strong working relationship with the…
Obituaries 01-14-2014
Jeanette Kallery Mother of Living Rosary and Devotee of the Blessed Mother Theresa Jeanette J. (Swencka) Donovan Kallery died January 6 at the Life Care Center of the North Shore. She was 101 years old. She was born in Lynn…