Combined Properties has announced two major lease renewals in the waterfront commercial district totaling more than 41,000 square feet. Two Lynn-based companies – Old Neighborhood Foods and Boston Wholesale Lobster Group – two major retailers and employers, will be remaining…
Author: Journal Staff
Steriti Set to Perform in BCT Production of Spring Awakening
Lynn resident Matt Steriti is ready to take the next step in his budding career as an actor/vocalist with his appearance in the Boston Children’s Theatre (BCT) production of the Tony Award-winning musical Spring Awakening that hits the stage August…
Newly Appointed Lynn Disability Commission to Hold First Meeting
Mayor Judith Flanagan Kennedy has appointed seven members to the newly established Lynn Disability Commission, a board designed to enhance the quality of life for people with disabilities living in the city. The state legislature passed a law in 2010…
Regarding Our National Government and Our Fragile Financial Lives
There is a very real and compelling connection between our financial lives as individuals and families and that of the national government. In the modern age, we individuals are only as strong as our national government. If the national government…
Obituaries 08-02-2011
Rita Muise Bruins fan Rita A. (Garceau) Muise of Lynn died on July 28. She was 89 years old. A homemaker who loved the Bruins, she was born in Greenville, New Hampshire and was a Lynn resident for most of…
LHAND Awards Scholarships to 25 Students
The Lynn Housing Authority & Neighborhood Development (LHAND) presented college scholarships totaling $22,500 to 25 high school seniors from Lynn. The scholarships are funded by LHAND employee fundraising events and donations from local businesses. LHAND has awarded $133,000 in scholarships…
Erekson, Coppinger Shine in Bay State Games
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…
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…