Showing strength at the polls throughout the 11th Essex District, Councilor-at-Large Brendan Crighton won election to the state representative seat Tuesday. Crighton received 2,370 votes to top the three-candidate field. School Committee member Charlie Gallo finished second with 1,395 votes.…
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Developer: “Market Basket Is Committed to Lynn” But Company Must Stabilize Itself First
Charles Patsios, the Swampscott developer who purchased former Factory of the Future site on Federal Street in Lynn in 2013, with the goal of developing the city’s first Market Basket location, said this week that he is confident that the…
Primary Day Primer: Lynn Voters Head to the Polls Tuesday
Despite contested races on the Democratic ticket for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Treasurer, Attorney General, a U.S. Congressional seat and the State Representative seat for Lynn’s 11th Essex district, next Tuesday’s Primary Election Day is one election that no one seems…
Ridley Begins Year as Interim Principal At Thurgood Marshall Middle School
Jim Ridley was “taken by surprise but honored” when Supt. of Schools Dr. Catherine Latham asked him if he would be interested in becoming the interim principal of the Thurgood Marshall Middle School following the unexpected resignation of Richard Cowdell.…
Tim Phelan Named Girls Soccer Coach at Austin Prep
When Tim Phelan returned from Ireland after coaching the Lynn Breakers girls soccer team to the Limerick Plate in an international tournament, that one amazing excursion and victory alone would have been enough to call it a memorable and exciting…
Police Student Academy Graduation
The Lynn Police Student Academy held its eighth graduation ceremony Aug. 14 at Lynn Classical High School. Pictured at the ceremony are, from left, Police Capt. Mark O’Toole, Deputy Supt. of Schools Jaye Warry, Police Captain Mike Vail, Deputy Chief…
Sworn In
Antonio Gutierez and Teresa DiGregorio of Lynn Youth Street Outreach Advocacy (LYSOA) congratulate Chief Justice of the Juvenile Court Amy L. Nechtem (center) following her swearing-in ceremony at the John Adams Courthouse in Boston on Aug. 14.
A Well-deserved Honor: Lynn WWII Veteran Ramonas Presented with War Medals
Standing in the Lynn offices of Congressman John Tierney, surrounded by friends and family on Monday morning, the battle scars that Mitchell Ramonas suffered nearly 70 years ago in Germany might’ve seemed nothing more than a distant memory, except that…
Fresh Produce Lovers Can Find Farmers Markets on Almost Any Day: And More than Just Fruits and Vegetables to Boot
By now, lovers of fresh, organic produce in Lynn know about the city’s own Thursday afternoon Farmer’s Market in Central Square, but what if you can’t make it to Central Square on a Thursday afternoon? What if another day would…
$4.6 Million State Roadway Improvements Begin in Wyoma Square: Project Will Take Two Years, Travel Will Be Limited
A nearly two year, $4.6 million road and sidewalk improvement project to Wyoma Square began in earnest this week, and state and city officials are warning residents and drivers to expect travel delays through the square during construction. The complete…