It wasn’t easy, but when all was said and done in an historic season that was complicated by an ongoing pandemic, the St. Mary’s High School girls team was No. 1 – again. Though they won’t be officially crowned as…
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Baker announces plan to eliminate remote learning for elementary schools by April
Governor Charlie Baker on Tuesday announced that the state has a goal of getting elementary school students back into the classroom full-time by April. “I think we all know that when COVID hit last year, just about this time, teachers,…
RMV encouraging customers to renew expired inspection stickers
The Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV) is ramping up customer communication efforts to encourage anyone driving one of over 584,000 registered vehicles with an expired Massachusetts’ inspection sticker on their vehicle’s front windshield to make a plan to get…
Lynn’s Amanda Mena Auditions on ‘American Idol’ Sunday
Wendy Joseph begins as curator at GAR Museum
When Wendy Joseph and her husband, Stefan Wuensch, moved to Lynn in 2002, she developed an immediate love of the city’s glorious history and its landmarks. Joseph quickly became a highly respected community leader and her work in commemorating the…
Lynn Literacy Day to hold kickoff event on March 18
No one could have predicted the heights that the Lynn Celebrate Literacy Day Gala would reach in the past 10 years, not even Saritin Rizzuto, one of the founders of the event. A vice president at Metro Credit Union, Rizzuto…
Gang member pleads guilty to Lynn murder
An MS-13 gang member pleaded guilty last Friday in federal court for his involvement in the 2018 murder of a teenage boy in Lynn. Eliseo VaqueranoCanas, a/k/a “Peligroso,” 21, an El Salvador national, pleaded guilty to racketeering conspiracy charges more…
City COVID-19 Update: Feb 17, 2021
The Lynn Public Health Department has confirmed that as of Feb. 17, the number of active, confirmed positive COVID-19 cases is 677 with 27 new cases. 14,402 Lynn residents have recovered and 191 have died. The total number of confirmed…
Sacred Heart Scholars Write ‘Thank You’ Cards to First Responders, Essential Workers
As part of a school-wide project, the scholars at Sacred Heart School wrote some touching ‘thank you’ letters to Lynn’s first responders and essential workers who have been so brave during the pandemic. The Lynn Police Department, the Lynn Fire…
GLCC Presents Its Annual Business Excellence Awards
Special to the Journal The Greater Lynn Chamber of Commerce hosted its Annual Meeting and Business Excellence Awards Night Feb. 3 in a virtual event. Executive Colin Codner said that more than 300 people have viewed the award presentation ceremony…