School committee freezes snow parking debate
By BRIDGET TURCOTTE LYNN — The School Committee voted to keep the city’s schoolyards open for emergency snow parking for the remainder of the year. The panel will readdress the issue next year and make...
View ArticleDanny Donator: ‘Wish me luck’
Danny Donator, a Lynn Vocational Technical Institute senior, is in New York City to audition for the upcoming season of “America’s Got Talent.” “Thank you so much for all the support,” the 19-year-old...
View ArticlePolice log: 1-28-2017
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 ArticleLynnway McDonald’s one big, happy family
ITEM PHOTO BY OWEN O’ROURKE Allan Chinn, Todd LeBrasseur, Adela Medina, Cathy Boulay, Raymond Burns, and Steve Rima have all worked at the McDonald’s on the Lynnway for 15 years or more. By BILL...
View ArticleLynn English coach Mike Carr dies at 51
ITEM FILE PHOTO Mike Carr, seen at a fundraiser in this July 2016 file photo, died after a 10-month illness. By STEVE KRAUSE LYNN — Lynn English boys basketball coach Mike Carr died Friday night at...
View ArticlePhyllis C. MacDonald, 92
SAUGUS — Mrs. Phyllis C. (Pettito) MacDonald, 92, died on Monday, Jan. 23, at the McLeod Loris Hospital in Loris, South Carolina. She was the husband of the late James J. MacDonald, Sr. Born in Lynn...
View ArticleTwo-alarm kitchen fire in Chatham Street apartment
PHOTO BY SCOTT EISEN The scene of 2-alarm fire that took place in a second floor apartment at 333 Chatham St. in Lynn, Sunday. By GAYLA CAWLEY LYNN — One woman was hospitalized and dozens of residents...
View ArticleJones’ family continues work for Civil Rights
PHOTO BY SCOTT EISEN Carol Jones, a former Civil Rights activist from Lynn during an interview with The Item at her home on Friday. Editor’s note: This is the third of several profiles of Lynn...
View ArticleProtesters in Lynn want to ruffle Walmart’s feathers
PHOTO BY SCOTT EISEN The Humane League protests outside of the Walmart on the Lynnway as part of a nation-wide campaign to convince the food retailer to source 100 percent cage-free eggs in Mexico on...
View ArticleSpartans prep for tournament run
FILE PHOTO Colin Reddy and the No. 6 Spartans will play No. 11 Reading in Stoneham. By SCOT COOPER Midway through Monday night’s Division 1A play-in game, Austin Prep, with a three-goal lead, looked...
View ArticleNicholas P. Calos
LYNN — Nicholas “Nick” P. Calos peacefully passed on Saturday, Feb. 25, after a lengthy illness. He joins his wife Sheila (Barrett) Calos in everlasting life. Nick was transported Friday evening to...
View ArticleRobert L. Dioguardo, 60
SAUGUS — Mr. Robert L. Dioguardo, age 60, of Saugus, formerly of Lynn, died on Saturday, Feb. 25 at the Sawtelle Family Hospice House in Reading. He was the loving husband of Carla (DiGiulio)...
View ArticlePolice log: 2-28-2017
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 ArticleMan details ambush by armed robber
By GAYLA CAWLEY LYNN — A 26-year-old man was allegedly robbed at gunpoint outside a Chestnut Street apartment on Friday night. Police responded to 135 Chestnut St. around 9 p.m., and met with a...
View ArticleClassical graduate goes to Congress
COURTESY PHOTO Pictured is Lynn Classical High School graduate Tiba Faraj. By GAYLA CAWLEY WASHINGTON, D.C. — Tiba Faraj, a recent Lynn Classical High School graduate and a refugee from Iraq, will...
View ArticlePickering in middle of ballot debate
COURTESY PHOTO An artist’s rendering of the proposed Pickering Middle School. By THOMAS GRILLO LYNN — If mother knows best, then an organized group of moms could be hard to stop as they push for two...
View ArticlePolice log: 3-1-2017
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 ArticleTrump: ‘The time for small thinking is over’
PHOTO BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS President Donald Trump arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington. By JULIE PACE, ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — Heralding a “new chapter of American greatness,” President...
View Article2 missing words could cost city $9,000
By THOMAS GRILLO LYNN — Two missing words could cost the city as much as $9,000 after a typo was discovered on one of the ballot questions for the March 14 special election. The hotly contested poll...
View ArticleJoan L. Kimber, 83
LYNN — Joan Loretta (Armstead) Kimber, age 83, of Lynn, passed away Monday, Feb. 27, 2017. She was the wife of the late Richard Kimber Sr. Born in Dorchester, one of 10 siblings, she was the daughter...
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