This has been a winter without snow. As a result, the city hasn’t spent much money from its snow removal funding budget. This is a good thing as during a normal snow season, the city could be expected to spend…
Author: Journal Staff
A Tough Crime-solving Situation Confronts the Lynn Police Department
The Lynn Police Department has largely been unable to solve the vast majority of 30 violent crimes that occurred in Lynn since last October. Lynn Police Chief Kevin Coppinger has been asked why. He has said that the department had…
Obituaries 01-10-2012
John Patterson Longtime GE Employee John W. Patterson of Lynn died unexpectedly in Salem Hospital on December 29. He was 69 years old. The beloved husband of Lorraine (Perry ) Patterson, he was born in Lynn, the son of the…
Buddy Ford Shining at Mass Maritime
Former Lynn Classical football star Richard “Buddy” Ford completed his freshman season as a linebacker and special teams player for the Massachusetts Maritime Academy football team. Buddy is pictured (photo right) after a game with family and friends, from left,…
The New Year
The coming year is filled with challenges for Mayor Judith Flanagan-Kennedy and for the city council. It will be a year when even the easiest things seem a bit more difficult and when the difficult things appear overwhelming. Getting through…
Obituaries 01-03-2012
Henry Gallucci Billerica Resident Henry L. Gallucci of Billerica died on December 30. He was the beloved husband of Rosemarie (Branco); father of Angela Arsenault and her husband, Billy of New Hampshire, Henry L. of Everett, Margaret of Methuen and…
Woman of the Year: Mayor Judith Flanagan-kennedy
Our Woman of the Year is Mayor Judith Flanagan Kennedy. It is not an easy task managing the day to day affairs of this city at any time. However, we believe the mayor has done a decent job of shepherding…
Man of the Year: Council President Tim Phelan
Council President Tim Phelan once again gets our nod as Lynn’s Man of the Year. His tremendous comeback to top the ticket in the election finale after finishing third in the primary shows his desire to reach the top nearly…
Out with the Old; in with the New
It was a turbulent and tumultuous year in some parts of the world. In this nation, it was, above all, a year when we got more of the same rather than the dramatic change needed to alter our course. The…
Lynn Jets Hockey Program Making Strides Under Head Coach Joe Conlon
Joe Conlon, who had a successful career in the Lynn English High School hockey program prior to graduating in 1999, has begun his fourth season as head coach of the Lynn Jets hockey team. The all-Lynn team consists of 11…