The Bruins are not dead yet. If they lose Monday night, they are nearly dead. If they win, they remain very much alive. The sudden death goal scored against them in the second game was an old trick done well.…
Author: Journal Staff
Play of the Game – Byrne Starts a Brilliant Double Play
If she didn’t make the play look so ordinary, you would have thought it was extraordinary. But those fans who have been watching Lynn Classical shortstop Hannah Byrne play softball the past four years weren’t surprised when she turned a…
Obituaries 06-07-2011
Winnifred Joyce Johnson Former long time Star Market employee Winnifred Joyce Johnson of Saugus died on June 2. She was 84 years old. The wife of the late Carl G. Johnson, she grew up in Everett and was the daughter…
L’Abbe Leads Spartans to 4-1 Win over Classical
By Jennifer Mageary Special to the Journal For the second year in a row, the St. Mary’s Spartans came out victorious in the John G. Holland Memorial Softball Tournament, defeating Lynn Classical, 4-1. The Holland final matched two of the…
Who will be the Next Chief of Staff
The big question swirling around the offices at city hall is this: who will the mayor appoint to succeed Claire Cavanaugh, her able chief of staff? Cavanaugh leaves on June 4 and her desk and office will be empty, as…
Fighter Engine Legislation Alive for GE Participation
Journal Staff The US Congress last week voted to keep alive a plan to have General Electric as one of two firms developing a Joint Strike Fighter engine. A congressional authorization vote allows GE to continue to build an alternate…
A Great Weekend and Now, Much to Look Forward To
It was an America at peace with itself this long Memorial Day weekend. The kick-off to the Summer of 2011 went smoothly in New England and here in the Greater Boston area where the weather finally, fully, wonderfully cooperated, sending…
Obituaries 05-31-2011
Joann Modica Lynn resident Joann “Jennie” (Fazio) Modica of Lynn, formerly of Medford, died on May 24. The beloved wife of the late Giovani “John” Modica, she was the devoted mother of Paula Modica and Mary-Ellen Nille, both of Lynn,…
Turn the Clock Back
For those of us over 50, there are always the lingering, latent but altogether very real and compelling feelings we carry with us about Lynn the way we knew it, the way it was, when we were much younger people…
Classical Wins Northeastern Conference Championship
Byrne, talented junior class lead Rams to second straight crown Hannah Byrne has lived up to expectations for the Lynn Classical softball team. The four-year starter and St. Anselm-bound senior has batted .500, fielded her position brilliantly at shortstop, and…