St. Mary’s High School hockey goaltender Sarah Foss will be featured in this week’s “Faces in the Crowd” section ofSports Illustrated magazine. “Faces in the Crowd” recognizes superlative performances in amateur sports and Foss’s achievements for the undefeated Lady Spartans…
Author: Journal Staff
Lynn Area Chamber of Commerce Business Excellence Awards
Front row standing left to right: Steve Shea, New York Life -Rookie of the Year; Denise Dembkoski, Swampscott Town Treasurer & Tax Collector – Swampscott Town Pride Award; John Kasian, Office of Community Development –Lynn City Pride Award; Christine Pierce,…
Lynn Planning Board Votes to Joins Lawsuit
The Lynn Planning Board voted 4-0 to join the city council in a lawsuit against the city of Salem to stop a major shopping development on Highland Avenue near to the Lynn border. The lawsuit seeks to stop the development…
Cheever will Attend St. Anselm College
Lynn Classical senior Josh Cheever, a two-time Northeastern Conference All-Star football player, will attend St. Anselm College in New Hampshire. Cheever signed his national letter of intent last Wednesday. Cheever, who is 6-foot-2 and weighs 240 pounds, is projected as…
Congratulations to Dr. Nick Sarantopoulos- Chamber’s Business Person of the Year
Dr. Nick Sarantopoulos was voted the Lynn Area Chamber of Commerce Business Person of the Year at the organization’s 99th Annual Meeting and Business Excellence Awards dinner. As always, this is a wonderful honor, which was conferred on Dr. Sarantopoulos…
Obituaries 02-08-2011
Joseph O’Neil, Sr. Worked for BPD Electrical Division Joseph F. O’Neil, Sr. of Dorchester, formerly of Charlestown, died on January 30. He was a retired member of the Teamsters Local 25, an employee of the City of Boston BPD Electrical…
English Basketball Continues Soaring on North Shore
There was some good news for the Lynn English boys basketball team this week as the MIAA announced the Division 1 North finals will be held at the TD Garden in Boston. This year’s Lynn English team, under the direction…
The Super Bowl
For those of us who still can’t get over the Patriots losing to the Jets a few weeks back, the Super Bowl held very little real interest. Some of us really didn’t care whether Green Bay won or lost or…
Lynn Little Leagues to Pay Tribute to Alice O’Neil
It will be hats off to the late Alice O’Neil as Lynn Little League baseball and softball players will pay tribute to the long-time District 16 administrator by wearing her initials “AO” on their caps this season. The news of…
Make’em Laugh- Rising Star Sal Votano will Host Comedy Contest at O’Brien’s Pub
After walking around the block one day, Sal Votano told his wife Risa that he wanted to be a standup comic. “She started laughing at me and I got my first laugh,” recalled Votano. Audiences at comedy venues throughout New…