GE volunteers spread goodwill well beyond West Lynn
The number is staggering: 5,000 pounds of donated items ranging from T-shirts to candy to “wet wipes” are collected by General Electric River Works employees and shipped off to Americans serving their...
View ArticlePolice Log: 3-11-2016
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 ArticlePolice arrest pair for heroin trafficking
BY GAYLA CAWLEY LYNN — Two men were arrested Wednesday afternoon on charges of heroin trafficking, following a joint investigation by Lynn and state police, Lynn Police Lt. Glenn Dunnigan said. James...
View ArticleLouis J. LeBlanc, 94
LYNN — Mr. Louis J. LeBlanc, age 94, of Lynn, died on Wednesday, March 8, 2016, at the Twin Oaks Nursing Center, Danvers, following a lengthy illness. He was the husband of the late Marjorie (Alward)...
View ArticleGloria A. Guppy, 92
LYNN — Mrs. Gloria A. (O’Brien) (McShay) Guppy, age 92, of Lynn, died peacefully at home, surrounded by her loving family, on Wednesday, March 9, 2016. She was the beloved wife of 43 years of the late...
View ArticleRichard J. Fucci, 72
SALEM, N.H. — Richard J. Fucci, 72, of Salem, N.H., passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, March 9, 2016, at his daughter’s home in Salem. He was born in Lynn, a son of the late Domenic and Pauline...
View ArticleCoppinger speaks to Rotary Club about homeland security
ITEM PHOTO BY OWEN O’ROURKE Lynn Police Chief Kevin Coppinger speaking to the Lynn Rotary Club about his trip to Israel. BY GAYLA CAWLEY LYNN — Police Chief Kevin Coppinger recently traveled to...
View ArticleGE employees donate food, toiletries to troops
ITEM PHOTO BY OWEN O’ROURKE General Electric volunteers from left, Lance Taylor, Jim Harkins, George Kapeleris, Panny Louf, and Adam Baran, pack items for overseas service people. By THOR JOURGENSEN...
View ArticleWoman plows car into Glenwood Road home
ITEM PHOTO BY OWEN O’ROURKE This house at 46 Glenwood Road in Lynn was struck by a car Thursday morning. BY GAYLA CAWLEY LYNN — A 68-year-old Lynn woman drove her car into a house on Glenwood Road...
View ArticleFirst Baptist Church celebrates 200th anniversary
ITEM PHOTO BY OWEN O’ROURKE Dexter Bishop holding a bible that was translated from Greek to Burmese by Adoniram Judson. This and other items concerning the history of the First Baptist Church of Lynn...
View ArticlePolice Log: 3-12-2016
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 ArticleGarfield R. Morgan, 95
GROTON — Garfield Richard Morgan, age 95, passed away on Sunday, March 6, 2016 at Rivercourt Residences in Groton. Prior to moving to Groton, he was a lifelong resident of Lynn. He was the beloved...
View ArticleJoseph M. Donohue, 94
BARRINGTON, R.I. — Joseph M. Donahue, 94, passed away on Tuesday, March 8, 2016 at his home. He was the husband of the late Dorothy A. (Gagnon) Donahue. Born in Lynn, he was a son of the late John and...
View ArticleJohn P. Houlihan, 62
LYNN — John P. “Johnny” Houlihan, a longtime resident of Lynn, passed away on Thursday, March 10, 2016 at the Life Care Center of the North Shore in Lynn, he was 62. Born in Tralee, Co. Kerry, Ireland,...
View ArticleLynn’s own Haven of hope for homeless youth
ITEM PHOTO BY OWEN O’ROURKE Trisha Cole, left, a student, and Amy Velardi, her tutor, work on lessons at the Haven Project on Munroe Street in Lynn. Located at the top of a steep set of stairs on...
View ArticleA United front to tackle dropout rate
ITEM FILE PHOTO Lynn Superintendent of Schools Catherine Latham praised United Way’s Lynn AmeriCorps program. By BRIDGET TURCOTTE LYNN — A joint initiative of United Way of Massachusetts Bay and...
View ArticleA United front to tackle dropout rate
By BRIDGET TURCOTTE LYNN — A joint initiative of United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley, AmeriCorps and Lynn Public Schools is showing improvements in academic engagement and reducing the...
View ArticleLynn’s Haven gets a helping hand
ITEM PHOTO BY OWEN O’ROURKE Members of the Celebrate Literacy Day planning committee, from left, Maria Narvaez, Debra Lee Surface, Diana Moreno, Paula Murphy-Roux, Wendy Joseph, Saritin Rizzuto and...
View ArticleChiefs alarmed by fire deaths
PHOTO BY BOB ROCHE State Fire Marshal Peter Ostroskey speaks outside Lynn Fire Department headquarters on Western Avenue Friday morning about fire fatalities statewide. BY THOR JOURGENSEN LYNN — Fire...
View ArticleStellar spellers fit to be tied
PHOTO BY PAULA MULLER Defending champion Mitchell Robson, an eighth-grader at St. John’s Prep, battled it out in the final round of the 31st Annual Daily Item Regional Spelling Bee Friday night in...
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