St. Mary’s High School girls soccer coach Jim Foley had the words to fit the honor at Sunday night’s breakup banquet: a real special award for a real special family. Foley was about to present an award of appreciation to…
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And that’s the way it was… – The noted author Gore Vidal has said that fiction is truth. In the fictional recreation of the day JFK died by Joshua Resnek that follows, fiction is indeed, truth.
I first met Walter Cronkite in the early afternoon, November 22, 1963. I was 13 years old. We met briefly on the day that President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. I was a newly minted freshman at…
Lynn man held without bail in attack on great-grandmother
The Lynn great-grandmother who was allegedly beaten and bludgeoned by a purse snatcher is recovering from her ordeal – with much of those who have heard of her story shocked at the crime but left uplifted by her positive attitude.…
Water main break on Lynnway repaired; flooding causes havoc
Lynners using the Lynnway were treated to yet another disastrous traffic tie-up Friday when a 10 inch water main broke underneath the Lynnway by Shephard Street, causing a sinkhole to drop the road level in the immediate area about a…
Combined Properties leases space for new Work Out World in Lynn
Special to the Journal Combined Properties, Inc. (CPI) has signed a lease with City Fitness, Inc. for 48,000 square feet of space at 420 The Lynnway/Route 1A, in Lynn, Massachusetts. Roberto Pereyra, President of City Fitness Inc., will open a…
Barton announces for city council
Gordon “Buzzy” Barton, one of this city’s most popular and durable public figures, officially announced his candidacy for an at-large city council seat last week at the Port Hole Pub. Before a throng of supporters and friends, Barton said he…
Mayor is minutiae expert
Mayor Judith Flanagan-Kennedy has developed the reputation of remaining aloof and appearing rather ambiguous about great and small issues. But when she stops to look closely, and to peruse projects nearly completed by others, no matter how well meaning the…
Miss Massachusetts visits St. Mary’s High School
Loren Galler Rabinowitz, Miss Massachusetts 2010, visited St. Mary’s High School Monday and talked about her experience in the Miss America scholarship program. From left are St. Mary’s seniors Ian Grocki, Pat Hogan, Chris Leone, Kristin Moccia, Sarah Flanagan, Miss…
Friends roast legendary comedian Bob Seibel
Bob Seibel will be 69 years old on Thanksgiving and Sunday night he was roasted like a turkey. And the beloved comedian seemed to enjoy every one of the needles and barbs that his colleagues in show business directed at…
Lynners go for Patrick and Democrats in election
When push came to shove, Lynn voters chose Democrats over Republicans in almost every instance on the ballot in balloting last Tuesday. Voting the person instead of the economic policy, Governor Deval Patrick stopped a bid by Swampscott businessman Charlie…