Sacred Heart rebooting curriculum
ITEM PHOTO BY OWEN O’ROURKE Bobbi Merryman, a kindergartener at the Sacred Heart School in Lynn, programs “Kibo,” the classroom’s robot. By MICHELE DURGIN LYNN — Sacred Heart School is putting...
View ArticleCouncilors cut through parking issues
PHOTO BY PAULA MULLER Danny Balencuela shovels snow off the sidewalk and co-worker Jesus Tavarez runs a snow blower behind him on Liberty Street in Lynn during Winter Storm Helena. By THOMAS GRILLO...
View ArticleANNOUNCING: KIPP ACADEMY LYNN LOTTERY APPLICATIONS NOW AVAILABLE
KIPP Academy Lynn Elementary, Middle, and High Schools are free, open enrollment, charter public schools serving students grades K-2 and 5-12 in the 2017-2018 school year. KIPP welcomes all families...
View ArticleFire Dept. revival rate 94 percent with Narcan
PHOTO BY NICOLE GOODHUE BOYD Lt. Jon Godbout of Engine 3 Medic 1 holds up a Narcan shot on Sunday, at the Western Avenue firehouse. By GAYLA CAWLEY LYNN — The Lynn Fire Department revived 94 percent...
View ArticleUnion’s Vecchione comes home, looks for strong finish
COURTESY PHOTO BY UNION ATHLETICS Union College hockey star and Saugus native Mike Vecchione stands second in the nation in both points (39) and goals (18) and third in faceoff wins (329) through just...
View ArticleDonnalee M. Jones Barnes, 65
LYNN — Donnalee “Donna” M. (Thompson) Jones Barnes, age 65, of Lynn, passed away Jan. 1, 2017. Born in Lynn and a lifelong resident, she attended Lynn schools and was a manager in the hospitality...
View ArticleAlville J. Collymore, 68
LYNN — Alville Junior Collymore, 68, a Lynn resident for 27 years, passed away Sunday, Jan. 1, 2017. Born and educated in St. Thomas, Barbados, he was the son of Kenneth Gilkes and the late Miriam...
View ArticlePolice log: 1-10-2017
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: GPS links sex offender to assaults
By GAYLA CAWLEY SWAMPSCOTT — Mounir Rhoulam, 39, of Swampscott, was arrested Monday in connection with several assaults that have taken place over the past month in the area of Beach Avenue and Essex...
View ArticlePhyllis Mary Amaral, 92
LYNN — Mrs. Phyllis Mary “FiFi” (Camuso) Amaral, age 92, of Lynn, died on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017, at North Shore Medical Center, Union Hospital, surrounded by her loving family, following a brief...
View ArticleA new direction for the arts
ITEM PHOTO BY OWEN O’ROURKE Carolyn Cole is the new director of the Lynn Cultural District. By BILL BROTHERTON LYNN — Carolyn Cole, who grew up in the Pine Hill section of the city, remembers...
View ArticlePolice log: 1-11-2017
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 council has new leaders for new year
By THOMAS GRILLO LYNN — There’s new leadership on the Lynn City Council. Ward 3 Councilor Darren Cyr was unanimously elected president while Councilor-at-Large Buzzy Barton notched the vice president...
View ArticleMatias Gonzalez Regalado, 67
LYNN — Rev. Dr. Matias Gonzalez Regalado, age 67, of Lynn, passed away peacefully on Friday, Jan. 6, 2017, at Beverly Hospital, with his family by his bedside. He was born on Feb. 28, 1949, in San...
View ArticlePolice log: 1-12-2017
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 ArticleBeverly restaurant owners plead to $6M fraud
BOSTON – The owners of Nick’s Famous Roast Beef in Beverly, and the wife and son of one of the owners, pleaded guilty this week in U.S. District Court in Boston to skimming nearly $6 million in cash...
View Article19-year-old Lynn man faces marijuana charge
By GAYLA CAWLEY LYNN — A Wednesday traffic stop led to the arrest of a Lynn man for marijuana distribution. Police say they pulled over Anfernee Ortega, 19, at approximately 2 p.m. in the Highlands for...
View ArticleSheriff Coppinger ready to plug budget hole
ITEM FILE PHOTO Secretary of the Commonwealth William Francis Galvin administers the oath of office Jan. 4 to Kevin Coppinger during his swearing-in as Essex County Sheriff at Lynn Auditorium. By...
View ArticleEarl Kenneth Johnson, 91
LYNN — Earl (Ken) Kenneth Johnson, 91, of Lynn, died Thursday at the Woodbridge/Kaplan Estate Assisted Living in Peabody after a lengthy illness. He was the husband of the late Carolyn E. (Spongberg)...
View ArticlePolice log: 1-13-2017
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...
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