Krause: Idle chatter while waiting for the drought to end
Here’s a little idle chatter for you as we round the turn on the far side of 2020 Downs. Down the stretch we come. Reading about the plan to repave and refashion Lynnfield Street in Lynn sometime next...
View ArticleLynn residents make case for police reform
LYNN — Lynn residents overwhelmingly voiced their support for local police reforms during Saturday’s special City Council meeting, which was held in response to a petition submitted by six community...
View ArticleFirefighters suspect arson after blaze at former Lynn middle school
Investigators are looking for witnesses to a suspected arson after a two-alarm fire broke out at the former Thurgood Marshall Middle School late Tuesday afternoon. Lynn Fire Captain Joseph Zukas said...
View ArticleAll Hallows Eve: Even houses wear costumes
Throughout the month of October each year, the Halloween-themed blowup decorations that rest in front of the Mastrocola home draw curious viewers from around Saugus — and beyond — looking to catch a...
View ArticleAll Hallows Eve: Families weighing the in and outs of gathering the goods
LYNN — Any other year the most creative part of Halloween for families and their kids would be crafting the perfect costume for a night out trick-or-treating. But this fall being safe while stockpiling...
View ArticleEast Lynn fire leaves 10 people homeless
LYNN — Ten people were left homeless after a two-alarm fire destroyed a triple decker home on Seymour Avenue Friday morning, Lynn Fire Chief Stephen Archer said. Firefighters responded to the East Lynn...
View ArticleLynn athletic subcommittee supports finding way to play winter sports
LYNN — Lynn student-athletes who play winter sports were given some hope for a possible season this year, as the Lynn School Committee athletic subcommittee expressed its support of finding a way to...
View ArticlePedestrian seriously hurt after crash in Lynn
LYNN — A pedestrian is suffering from serious injuries after being struck by a vehicle in Lynn Saturday morning. Lynn Police say the incident occurred on Joyce Street at around 8:38 a.m. The victim,...
View ArticleLynn public schools will not be allowed to play winter sports
Despite efforts to put Lynn public school student-athletes back out on the courts and the ice this winter, it appears that for at least one more season, the city’s athletes will not get that...
View ArticleAfter 40 years, Cal’s News Store in Lynn sells first $1 million lottery ticket
LYNN — After more than 40 years in business, Cal’s News Store in Lynn has finally sold its first $1 million lottery ticket. Until this Wednesday, such a claim to fame had always eluded the popular...
View Article2020 financial burdens are too much for Item Santa family
After an initially promising start to the year, one parent is devastated to realize this holiday season may be even more difficult than the last. “I am writing this letter not wanting to because I...
View ArticleLynn athletic subcommittee in favor of taking ‘wait and see’ approach to...
LYNN — The Lynn School Committee athletic subcommittee continued to voice its support for finding a way to play winter sports during a virtual meeting Thursday evening, with School Committee member...
View ArticleFenway Health mobile unit studies Lynn
LYNN — Fenway Health will be hosting a mobile research site in Lynn until the end of the year to study Moderna’s recently-approved COVID-19 vaccine. Meant to test how safe and effective the vaccine is...
View ArticleLynn opens new high-volume COVID-19 test site
LYNN — A modest line of cars celebrated the grand opening of Lynn’s new Express Testing Site Wednesday as the city became one of just four Massachusetts communities to host a state-funded Express...
View ArticleLynn awarded $250,000 for downtown Brownfields cleanup
LYNN — The former Whyte’s Laundry site next to the Willow Street post office is slated for environmental cleanup with $250,000 in state Brownfields money, state Sen. Brendan P. Crighton announced....
View ArticleLynn test site temporarily closed by diesel fuel spill
LYNN — The Blossom Street Extension COVID-19 testing site was closed Friday while a diesel fuel leak from a generator was cleaned up, a Lynn Fire Department spokesman said. Fire Capt. Joseph Zukas said...
View ArticleMcGee delivers state of the region address
LYNN — Mayor Thomas M. McGee stressed the importance of adhering to COVID-19 guidelines and touted Lynn’s bright future coming out of the pandemic in his annual Greater Lynn State of the Region address...
View ArticleConstruction begins on Belden Bly Bridge
SAUGUS — Construction is finally underway at the historic Belden Bly Bridge. Earlier this week, a press release from the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) stated that following some...
View ArticleWhen President Biden came to Lynn: A day they’ll never forget
LYNN — His charisma and ability to connect with a crowd is what former Lynn YMCA Branch Director Audrey Jiménez remembers most about President Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s visit to Lynn nearly seven years...
View ArticleNew COVID-19 vaccination site opens in Lynn
LYNN — A COVID-19 vaccination site will open at the Lynn Tech Field House on Monday. Hosted through a partnership between the Lynn Community Health Center (LCHC), Lynn Department of Public Health...
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