Children’s Friend and Family Services (CFFS) is celebrating its 175th anniversary of helping children and families in Lynn and on the North Shore and Merrimack Valley. The agency has a local site, Community Service Agency (CSA) of Lynn, located at…
Author: Journal Staff
The Labor Day Weekend
The symbolic end of summer – the Labor Day weekend – has come and gone, again. The holiday has its origins in the 1880’s and was intended at first to celebrate the contributions and achievements of American workers. Celebrating the…
The Annual Armenian Picnic
Shown trading Armenian recipes and enjoying the company of one another at the annual Armenian picnic in Haverhill this weekend are Claire Avadanian Cavanagh, Walter Proodian, Bob Colombonian (founder of Colombo Yogurt) and Francie Avadanian Sudak.
Jimmy Fund Radio-telethon Raises More Than $3.3 Million
The 11th annual WEEI/NESN Jimmy Fund Radio-Telethon on August 21 and 22 raised more than $3.3 million to support adult and pediatric care and cancer research at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston. Contributions came in from all 50 states and…
The Summer of 2012
For those of us who regret the end of summer, who refuse to believe that it is nearly done, well, it is that time of the year again when summer is breathing its last breath, when each day at the…
Obituaries 08-28-2012
Mary Page Active in Many Winthrop Organizations Mary Ann (Hoffman) Page of Winthrop died at the Massachusetts General Hospital on August 23. She was 80 years old. Mrs. Page was a member of the Winthrop Catholic Woman’s Club, T.O.P.S., Winthrop…
Girl Scouts of Eastern Mass wants you to Join in on the Fun
Just because the new school year is around the corner, doesn’t mean the fun has to end. Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts provides exciting and educational programs, year round, for all girls entering grades K-12. Lynn Girl Scouts will kick-off…
Red Sox Legend John Pesky Laid to Rest; Dead at 93
Johnny Pesky adopted Lynn many decades ago as his hometown away from his hometown. Even though when he died last week he was a resident of Swampscott – and a longtime resident at that – Pesky had a real love…
The Lynn/Nahant Beach Reservation stench
It is our understanding that Department of Conservation and Recreation Commissioner Ed Lambert will be coming to our fair city and will be escorted on a tour of the beach area by our Representative Lori Ehrlich. He is coming here,…
Obituaries 08-21-2012
Helen Lundquist Hysil Retiree Helen M. Lundquist, a lifelong resident of Revere, died on August 9 at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston following a brief illness. She was 74 years old. Born and raised in Revere, she was a 1955…