Lynn stands tall for Vietnam veterans
ITEM PHOTO BY OWEN O’ROURKE Vietnam veterans Bud Klasner, Marty Robichaud, and Ross Gilchrisc watch as Walter Gutherie accepts an award. By BRIDGET TURCOTTE LYNN — Forty-four years after the last...
View ArticleMan arrested for heroin trafficking after chase
COURTESY PHOTO Pictured is heroin and cash seized in a Lynn arrest. By GAYLA CAWLEY LYNN — A Beverly man was arrested for heroin trafficking on Tuesday afternoon. Gabriel Suazo, 30, was charged with...
View ArticleEvidence seized from murder suspect’s phone
By GAYLA CAWLEY LYNN — Tomas Barillas, 20, of Lynn, was held without bail following a brief Lynn District Court appearance Wednesday, where he was arraigned on a murder charge in connection with last...
View ArticleChristopher J. Brown, 34
CAMBRIDGE — Christopher J. Brown, 34, of Cambridge, formerly of Lynn, passed away Sunday, March 26, 2017, following a brave battle with addiction. Born and raised in Lynn, he was the son of Donna...
View ArticlePortia S. Rouvalis, 82
LYNN — Mrs. Portia S. (Mourginis) Rouvalis, 82, of Lynn, died on Tuesday, March 28, 2017, in Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Nicholas P....
View ArticleIrene E. Howard, 86
PEABODY — Irene E. (Marie) Howard, 86, of Peabody and formerly of Lynn, died late Tuesday afternoon at her home surrounded by her loving family following a brief illness. She was the devoted wife of...
View ArticleLynn home sales down, prices up
By THOMAS GRILLO LYNN — Single-family home sales fell in January, but prices soared by more than 19 percent, according to The Warren Group, the Boston-based real estate tracker. The number of homes...
View ArticleLowell man accused of swindling homeowners
By THOMAS GRILLO BOSTON — A real estate broker who authorities say swindled Lynn homeowners has been indicted on additional charges, according to Attorney General Maura Healey. Kevin Taing, 49, of...
View ArticleBringing back the R&B beat
ITEM PHOTO BY DAVID WILSON Local DJ Jay Brown is pictured outside Bruno’s Bar + Burger. By DAVID WILSON LYNN — You may never see Ryan Seacrest walk the city streets, but you may see Jay Brown at the...
View ArticleCommittee ponders meaning of ‘sanctuary’
By LEAH DEARBORN LYNN — The School Committee continued a discussion regarding the concerns of immigrant students on Thursday. Member Maria Carrasco initiated the conversation at the previous committee...
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Racism, bigotry make US less happy, productive
By JAMES J. CARRIGAN Pictured on right is Attorney James J. Carrigan. Am I a bigot? Of course I am. But hopefully I am evolving to a better place. The effects of racism and bigotry cause great harm and...
View ArticleKIPP signs agreement for $20M high school
PHOTO COURTESY OF ARROWSTREET Pictured is KIPP Academy on High Rock Street. By THOMAS GRILLO LYNN — Two weeks after voters said no to a tax hike for two middle schools, the city’s only charter school...
View ArticleMan charged with fatal attack on girlfriend
PHOTO COURTESY OF MASSACHUSETTS STATE POLICE Pictured is murder suspect David Michael Grossack. LYNN — The Essex District Attorney’s Office has obtained a warrant charging David Michael Grossack, 47,...
View ArticlePeabody superintendent search down to two
ITEM FILE PHOTO Pictured is Harrington Elementary School Principal Debra Ruggiero. By ADAM SWIFT PEABODY — The School Committee could select a new superintendent as soon as next Wednesday. The city is...
View Article1997 April Fools’ blizzard anything but a joke
ITEM PHOTO BY OWEN O’ROURKE Virginia and Donald Lucia are pictured 20 years after the April Fools’ Day blizzard of 1997. By BRIDGET TURCOTTE LYNN — Only three to five inches of snow is expected this...
View ArticlePolice log: 4-1-2017
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 ArticleLEHS students attend annual Youth Congress
COURTESY PHOTO Lynn English students attended the Anti-Defamation League A World of Difference Institute. LYNN — More than 35 English High School students attended Thursday’s Anti-Defamation League A...
View ArticleLynn student is on a mission
ITEM PHOTO BY OWEN O’ROURKE North Shore Christian School eighth-grader Rebecca Ibanez talks about her experiences in El Salvador. By BILL BROTHERTON LYNN — Most middle-school girls go to the mall....
View ArticleHoward L. Norris Jr., 79
MARLBOROUGH, N.H. — Mr. Howard L. Norris Jr., age 79, of Marlborough, N.H., formerly of Lynn, died Saturday, March 25 after a lengthy illness. He was the husband of Mildred (Reed) Norris, with whom he...
View ArticleSally A. Daigle, 87
Sally A. Daigle, beloved wife of the late Alban J. Daigle and proud mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 29, 2017 after a brief illness. She was 87...
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