Police Log: 4-22-2016
All address information, particularly arrests, reflect police records. In the event of a perceived inaccuracy, it is the sole responsibility of the concerned party to contact the relevant police...
View ArticleShe worked her way from Guatemala to Lynn
PHOTO BY SPENSER HASAK Lilian Romero is the chief program officer with LEO. By GAYLA CAWLEY LYNN — Lilian Romero has traveled far to get where she’s at. The Peabody resident and chief program officer...
View ArticleHer art is her vision
ITEM PHOTO BY OWEN O’ROURKE Talia Jorge holds “Spot,” the picture she drew that now hangs in LynnArts. BY BRIDGET TURCOTTE LYNN — Lynn sketch artist Talia Jorge doesn’t let blindness stand in the way...
View ArticleCrawling with curiosity at Lynn Museum
PHOTO BY PAULA MULLER Liam Forry Grawe touches the skunk held by Sarah Soucy of Curious Creatures at Lynn Museum on Thursday. By DILLON DURST LYNN — In honor of Earth Day, children decorated pots and...
View ArticleKatie Burt to attend US goaltending camp
ITEM FILE PHOTO Katie Burt helped lead the Boston College women’s hockey team to a 40-1 record in the 2015-2016 season. Boston College sophomore goaltender Katie Burt has been invited to USA Hockey‘s...
View ArticlePolice Log: 4-23-2016
All address information, particularly arrests, reflect police records. In the event of a perceived inaccuracy, it is the sole responsibility of the concerned party to contact the relevant police...
View ArticleRoca changing lives in Lynn
ITEM PHOTO BY OWEN O’ROURKE Hakeem Hall talks about his experiences in Roca. BY THOR JOURGENSEN LYNN — Hakeem Hall lives in Lynn. He has been to jail and he is one of 100 young local men a...
View ArticleCalnans salute family legacy forged in rebellion
PHOTO | PAULA MULLER Edward Calnan, right, and his son, Edward Calnan Jr., talk over a photo of John Calnan, Edward Calnan’s father, who was a revolutionary in Ireland. BY THOR JOURGENSEN LYNN — Edward...
View ArticleWe are not making this up
BY BRIDGET TURCOTTE LYNN — A 90-year-old man was arrested for soliciting a woman he thought was a prostitute. Seriously. George W. Eisener of Puritan Lane, Swampscott, was among eight arrested for...
View ArticleVolunteers help keep Lynn Woods beautiful
PHOTO BY PAULA MULLER Nataya Grekova, right, and Jen Trahant pick up pine needles and dead leaves during the 16th Annual Earth Fest Lynn Woods Clean Up on Saturday. By MICHELE DURGIN LYNN — Despite...
View ArticleMan versus worm
PHOTO BY OWEN O’ROURKE City of Lynn tree warden Jason Dumas talks about the greenhouse at Pine Grove Cemetery. By BRIDGET TURCOTTE LYNN — Tiny insects, some no longer than an eighth of an inch, are...
View ArticleLeocadia A. Daigle, 84
Leocadia A. “Lea” (Baranski) Daigle passed away peacefully on Friday, April 22, 2016, in the NSMC – Salem Hospital. Born in Lynn on Feb. 22, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Bronislaw and...
View ArticleJane L. Thomas, 87
LYNN — Jane L. (Merrill) Thomas, 87, of Lynn, passed away peacefully at the Brudnick Center for Living in Peabody on Saturday, April 23, 2016. Born in Haverhill to the late Coleman and Louise (Pingree)...
View ArticleGeorge P. Mancinelli, 94
LYNN — George Phillip Mancinelli, 94, a lifelong resident of Lynn, passed away Monday, April 25, surrounded by his family at the Kaplan Family Hospice House, Danvers. Born in Lynn, George was the son...
View ArticleRobert E. Driscoll, 69
PEABODY — Robert Edward “Bob” Driscoll, 69, proud longtime resident of Peabody, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, April 24, 2016, doing what he loved most, playing hockey. Born in Everett, he grew up...
View ArticleNo tolerance for hate in Swampscott
In words and deeds Swampscott has scorned the hatred visited on the town a week ago and renewed efforts to deny intolerance to set down roots. The couple who discovered a swastika scrawled on a...
View ArticleLynn investigation leads to three arrests
BY GAYLA CAWLEY LYNN — Lynn Police were initially looking to arrest one man on Friday, but stumbled onto two others. Police learned that 18-year-old Emilio Garcia of 16 Hathaway St., was responsible...
View ArticlePolice Log: 4-26-2016
All address information, particularly arrests, reflect police records. In the event of a perceived inaccuracy, it is the sole responsibility of the concerned party to contact the relevant police...
View ArticleFirst day. First-class: Marshall Middle School makes its debut
Item Photo by Owen O’Rourke Marshall Middle School students leaving school at the end of the first day of classes in the new building. BY BRIDGET TURCOTTE LYNN — Thurgood Marshall Middle School...
View ArticleWillie Lester Jr., 66
LYNN — Willie Lester Jr., a longtime resident of Lynn, passed away Saturday, April 23, 2016, in the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers. Born on July 31, 1949, in Youngstown, Ohio, he was the son of...
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