Lynn Classical’s Jennie Erekson and Mackenzie Coppinger proved that they belong among the elite high softball players in Massachusetts with their performances in the annual Bay State Games. Erekson, a third baseman, and Coppinger, a pitcher, helped lead the Northeast…
Author: Journal Staff
Community Policing Adds Patrols Downtown
More police officers have been placed on patrol in the downtown area. The increase in police presence began last Friday and is intended to stem the spike in violent crime in the downtown area during the warm weather. For the…
Heat Wave is Over; Danger is Everywhere
Lynn is a beach city so when it gets hot, Lynn goes down to the beach. This is exactly what Lynners and everyone else did last week. It got so intensely hot that many of us were at a loss…
Obituaries 07-26-2011
Eva Coakley Worked for Blue Cross-Blue Shield Eva L. “Symone” (Humphries) Coakley of Saugus died on July 22 at a local nursing home. She was 89 years old. Born in Saugus, the daughter of the late William C. and Eva…
McDonald Earns Agganis MVP Award
Tyllor McDonald said he learned all about the legendary Harry Agganis in the days leading up to the Agganis Football Classic. “I read the story about him [Agganis] in the program – it sounds like he was great,” said McDonald.…
Councilor at Large Slate Still Growing
There are now ten councilor at large candidates. The candidates are: Council President Tim Phelan, Councillors Daniel Cahill, Paul Crowley, and Stephen Duffy and there are the challengers, Gordon “Buzzy” Barton, George Meimeteas, Calvin Anderson, Miguel Funez, Hong Net and…
John Pace as Whistleblower;a Defense Without Cause
When John Pace was fired from his job a few weeks back following his abortive effort to fire the man who fired him, many people around Lynn City Hall thought they were done with Mr. Pace. But he has proven…
The U.S. Women’s Soccer Team
The loss to Japan by the U.S. women’s soccer team over the weekend was really hard to take. The US women were so, so good, and they seemed so destined for the World Cup, that it came as a terrible…
Obituaries 07-19-2011
Paul Thomas King Lynn resident Paul Thomas King of Lynn died on July 2. He was 48 years old. He was born and raised in Malden, the son of the late Thomas and Leona (Rettmeier) King and has lived in…
Agganis Classics Week : Annual Event Kicks off with Awards Program
Agganis Classics Week kicked off for 2011 with the annual awards breakfast Sunday at Manning Field. Chairman of the Agganis Foundation Board of Directors Thomas Demakis welcomed the gathering to the ceremony. “As good an athlete as Harry Agganis was,…