Wounded soldier peaks his interest
PHOTO BY PAULA MULLER Mike Muller holds a photo of U.S. Army Sgt. Franz Walkup, for whom Muller will embark on a climb of Mt. Kilimanjaro to raise money. BY BRIDGET TURCOTTE LYNN — Mike Muller is...
View ArticleKIPP students move to the four-front
ITEM PHOTO BY OWEN O’ROURKE KIPP seniors, from left, Jefferson Prakob, Edivan Solano, Corinne Jean Gilles and Jassyran Kim received early decision acceptances. BY DILLON DURST LYNN — KIPP Academy...
View ArticleA Runner and a dancer are in step
ITEM PHOTO BY OWEN O’ROURKE An’gele Anderson practices for her upcoming fundraising benefit. BY MICHELE DURGIN LYNN — It looks like 17-year-old An’gele Anderson is headed for a bright future. The Lynn...
View Article‘The true definition of a dedicated public servant’
Chelsea Police Officer John Bruttaniti, who was killed in a Thursday night crash on the Lynnway, was hailed as “a true gentleman who was deeply respected by everyone around him.” BY THOR JOURGENSEN...
View ArticlePolice Log: 5-17-16
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 ArticleWest Lynn: where good ideas are coming alive
ITEM PHOTO BY OWEN O’ROURKE State Rep. Brendan Crighton speaks to Dena Capano’s class during a visit to Classical High School last week. Spring is slowly shrugging off the cold temperatures and...
View ArticleTrick of the trades at Tech
ITEM PHOTO BY OWEN O’ROURKE Lynn Tech student Gregory Cooks sets up his surveying equipment for his oral demonstration at the school. BY THOR JOURGENSEN LYNN — Gregory Cooks is studying metal...
View ArticleSites and sounds of Lynn middle school search
ITEM FILE PHOTO Pickering Middle School. BY THOR JOURGENSEN LYNN — Proposed middle school sites are the focus of Wednesday’s 7 p.m. hearing in the Pickering Middle School auditorium. School officials...
View ArticleMaking the case: You are braver than you believe
PHOTO BY OWEN O’ROURKE Dolores Dean with 50 of the 300 pillow cases she and her friends made. BY MICHELE DURGIN LYNN — For Dolores Dean and her friends, making pillowcases is a labor of love. The...
View ArticleLynn gets back on track
ITEM PHOTO BY OWEN O’ROURKE Workers tear up the abandoned rail road tracks on Cottage Street in Lynn. BY THOR JOURGENSEN LYNN — The clang and crash of traffic crossing railroad tracks in four West Lynn...
View ArticleLocals O’Connor, Correale enjoy standout seasons at Southern Maine
COURTESY PHOTO Lynn native Kyle O’Connor enjoyed a solid freshman year at the University of Southern Maine. By JOSHUA KUMMINS BOSTON — The season came to a sudden end for the University of Southern...
View ArticleClara L. Winsor, 92
HAMPTON, N.H. — Clara L. Winsor, 92, of Hampton, died peacefully Friday, May 13, 2016, at Brigham Health & Rehabilitation in Newburyport. She was born May 3, 1924, in Lynn, daughter of the late...
View ArticleJames J. Krol, 66
SOUTH PEABODY — James J. Krol, 66, of South Peabody, died Sunday, May 15, 2016, at the North Shore Medical Center, Salem Hospital after a brief illness. He was born in Lynn on Nov. 13, 1949, the son of...
View ArticleWayne R. Jemery Jr., 35
LYNN — Wayne Richard Jemery Jr., passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, May 14, 2016. He was born and raised in Lynn, graduated from Salter School with a degree in massage therapy, he worked as a...
View ArticlePolice Log: 5-18-2016
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 ArticleLynn Police break up drug deal
BY GAYLA CAWLEY LYNN — Two men were arrested Sunday after undercover police officers observed a drug deal. Police were conducting surveillance when they noticed a black vehicle near Chatham Street. The...
View ArticleGunshots investigated in Lynn
BY GAYLA CAWLEY LYNN — Police are investigating two confirmed cases of gun fire. Shots were reported on Sunday at about 10 p.m. on Libby Court. On Monday, a 17-year-old Lynn man told police that he...
View ArticleLynn author writes in plain English
ITEM PHOTO BY OWEN O’ROURKE Ken Beaton, right, shows Tessie Mower, left, head of the English Department, and Toni Zabrar, head of the History Department at Lynn English, his new memoir about his days...
View ArticleGas and water just doesn’t mix for Lynn group
ITEM FILE PHOTO Lynn City Hall. BY GAYLA CAWLEY LYNN — Despite being suspended last month, activists fear the Kinder Morgan pipeline will resume and threaten the city’s drinking water. The proposed...
View ArticleMarion A. Paine, 94
FRYEBURG, Maine — Marion A. Paine, 94, of Fryeburg, Maine, formerly of Lynn, Brentwood, Plaistow and Bow, N.H., died Saturday evening, May 14, 2016, at the Fryeburg Health Care Center in Fryeburg,...
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