For someone who grew up wanting to be a cop, Jimmy McDonald has done pretty well as a firefighter. So well, in fact, that as of 0800 hours on Jan. 20, McDonald officially took over as chief of the Lynn…
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Community Service: English Girls Help out Lynn Pee Wee Hoop League
The Lynn English girls basketball team is bearing down on another Northeastern Conference championship but head coach Fred Hogan and his Lady Bulldogs are proving to be winners off the court as well. The English players are teaching the game…
A Successful Road Trip: Sanders, Spartans Beat the Best in Western, Central Massachusetts
How good is the St. Mary’s High School girls basketball team? Very good. Make that one-of-the-elite teams in-the-state level good. Coach Jeff Newhall’s Lady Spartans beat one of the best teams in western Massachusetts, undefeated Sabis, 54-36, in the Spalding…
Four Are in Casino License Process: Suffolk Downs Ready for Challenge
Surprise and intrigue came last Tuesday for those following the casino discussion, with one mysterious proposal from Chicago developer Neil Bluhm joining proposals by Las Vegas gaming magnate Steve Wynn, Suffolk Downs owners and an older proposal in Milford as…
Walsh to Step Down as Lynn English Spring Track Coach
John Walsh has coached for ten straight seasons at Lynn English High School but he will be taking a break this spring. Walsh, the boys cross country and indoor track coach, told the Lynn Journal that he will not be…
Bentley is Lynn Grassa-Cal for The Day
The Lynn Classical girls basketball teams, under the direction of head coach Tom Grassa, made its annual journey to Bentley University in Waltham for a college basketball doubleheader. The teams greeted former Classical basketball star Jasper Grassa, a starting guard…
St. Mary’s High Graduate Courtney Carey Excels for St. Joseph’s College Dance Team
Courtney Carey is a young woman of many talents but dancing has always been a special avocation for her. She was a four-year varsity cheerleader and a member of the dance team at St. Mary’s High School in Lynn where…
All A’s Beauty Supply Opens on Boston Street
As times have changed, so have the needs and wants of many of my customers and I have learned to adapt as such. A store built primarily on beauty needs has developed into a shop with a wide variety of…
English and Classical Will Not Meet in Intra-conference Football
It may be the third week of January but the biggest story of the year may already have arrived: the Lynn English and Lynn Classical football teams will not meet in an intra-conference regular season game this fall. That’s one…
Lynn Community Fondly Remembers Speaker Thomas W. McGee
They came from all walks of life Saturday to bid farewell to one of Lynn’s greatest political figures, Thomas W. McGee, the longest-serving speaker of the House in state history. A large crowd – including many of the constituents Mr.…