Jeff Waldron, one of the greatest athletes in Lynn history, will be inducted in to the Boston College Athletic Hall of Fame this fall. Waldron will be introduced as a BC Hall of Famer at halftime of a football game…
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Mageary Promoted to Deputy Chief: Veteran Lynn Police Officer Takes Oath at City Hall Ceremony
Michael Mageary knew he wanted to be a police officer when he was a student at Eastern Junior High School in Lynn. Mageary chose to attend Lynn Tech so he would have a trade (graphic arts) to fall back on…
Gannon Golf Clinic
Colin Newhall, 6, practices his stance and gives a focused eye down the fairway at the five-week golf clinic at the Larry Gannon Municipal Golf Course. More than 100 kids took part in the clinic, learning the game’s finer points.
Primary Day September 9: First Election of 2014 Will Feature Dem Challenges For Governor, Treasurer, State Rep. And Others
With just over one month to go before the Massachusetts State Primary Elections, on September 9, 2014, candidates and city election officials are gearing up for battles that most voters haven’t even paid any attention to yet. According to the…
Classical’s Warren Steps down as Coach to Become vice Principal
Earlier this month at the Lynn Classical softball awards banquet, coach Chris Warren said an emotional good-bye to his five seniors and they in turn praised his excellent leadership, each speaking about the positive experience high school softball was and…
Television Star-bard: Lynn Resident Lands a Job at Michigan TV Station
Anyone who watched Jessica Starbard’s outstanding work as the sideline reporter for the Everett High football team or as a co-host of the LynnMA Sportscast show on LynnCam knew this day was coming. Starbard, a Lynn English 2009 graduate and…
Crighton Getting a Good Response In His Campaign for State Representative
Councilor-at-Large Brendan Crighton said he is very happy with the positive response to his campaign for state representative in the Eleventh Essex District that includes West Lynn and all of Nahant. Crighton is vying with School Committee member Charlie Gallo…
Kiley Park to Get $250,000 Renovations, New Splash Park
The Lynn Community Development Office confirmed this week that Kiley Playground, between Sanderson and Seymour avenues, just blocks from Lynn Shore Drive, will get a $250,000 upgrade, including the construction of a new splash park, thanks to a grant from…
Thunder and Brightening: Jim Ridley, Marvin Avery Prepare Players for College Basketball Opportunities
Jim Ridley and Marvin Avery have a list of those girls basketball players who have participated in their Mass. Thundercats AAU program and gone on to compete in college basketball programs. It’s an impressive list and after some of the…
Joe Gill on His Way to The Softball World Series
It’s been quite a year for Lynn sports officials. Jim Mello, a 1975 St. Mary’s High School graduate, was a referee in the NFL’s Super Bowl in February. Paul Halloran and Bob “Moona” Mullins were referees in the Division 3…