Marjorie (Cooney) Nihan Former Lynn School Teacher Marjorie “Marge” (Cooney) Nihan, 90, of North Waterford, ME, formerly of Lynn, died peacefully in her home on Friday, May 20. Marge was born in Lynn on September 15, 1931, the daughter of…Read more →

After almost 140 years serving the Greater Lynn community, Family & Children’s Service is changing their name to LifeScene. With the new name comes many exciting changes, including a new logo and website, as well as facility  and programming enhancements.…Read more →

Care Dimensions, the largest hospice and palliative care organization in Massachusetts, announces the promotion of Kerry Carr, RN, to clinical manager, leading a multidisciplinary team of nurses, hospice aides, social workers, and chaplains caring for hospice patients in assisted-living facilities…Read more →

Chenysse Hill began playing basketball at the age of 5. She helped her Callahan School team win a Lynn Elementary School Tournament championship in the fifth grade. At Lynn Classical, she was a two-time NEC All-Star and team MVP for…Read more →

Special to the Journal The Lynn Community Health Center (LCHC) is pleased to announce that Ryan Sullivan will join their team as Chief Financial Officer on Monday, May 23rd.  For the past 19 years, Sullivan has worked at Massachusetts General…Read more →

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is prepared for a busy summer travel season with anticipated passenger volumes that will match and may occasionally exceed those of 2019 for the first time since the pandemic began. The continued recovery from the low…Read more →

The Greater Lynn Chamber of Commerce will host a State of the Region breakfast forum on Wednesday, June 15, at 8 a.m. at the Knights of Columbus in Lynn. At this event, municipal leaders of the Greater Lynn area will…Read more →

Noted local TV broadcaster John Hoffman will host the 13th Annual TV-15 All-Star Party Sunday, May 22 at 6 p.m. at the Lynn Classical auditorium. More than 150 students at Classical, English, Tech, and St. Mary’s will receive awards in…Read more →

St. Mary’s righthander Lily Newhall is getting ready to lead the Spartans into the Holland Softball Tournament May 28 at Grace Rogato Field. Three years ago, as a freshman, Newhall was named the tournament’s most valuable player. Newhall will be…Read more →

Anthony LaFratta has been named the new head football coach at Lynn English. LaFratta, 30, previously served as an assistant coach at Lynn English, Wakefield, and Saugus last fall. Interestingly, LaFratta was a ballboy when his father, John LaFratta, was…Read more →

By Elizabeth Warren   Roe v. Wade has protected the right to a safe and legal abortion for nearly half a century. Over and over again, conservative Supreme Court nominees proclaimed Roe “settled law,” signaling to the American people that, on…Read more →

It is impossible to turn away from the news reports of the ongoing war in Ukraine that we see 24/7 on our televisions and computer screens. To be honest, we’ve had it with all of the other recent political, economic,…Read more →

Rick Comfort, founder of the Masshockey.com web site, and former coach Doug Anderson were honored at the Massachusetts State Hockey Coaches Charlie Driscoll Hall of Fame Dinner April 30 at the American Legion Hall in Waltham. Comfort, one of Lynn’s…Read more →

The New England King of the Ring Championship Boxing Series was held at the Lynn Boys & Girls Club for five consecutive days. Two hundred preliminary matches led up to the championship bouts on Saturday.  A total of 50 boxers…Read more →

By Joseph Reagan On Memorial Day, 1945, the war in Europe had ended but the fighting in the Pacific continued, Lt. Gen. Lucian Truscott voiced remarks at the Sicily-Rome American Cemetery at Nettuno, Italy. Turning his back on the assembled…Read more →

We don’t want to sound like alarmists, but in our opinion, the escalation both in military weaponry and rhetoric by the Western powers and the Kremlin is bringing us closer and closer to the brink of nuclear warfare in Ukraine.…Read more →

After a nine-year hiatus, Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series returns to Boston. The Boston stop, set for Saturday, June 4, will serve as the start to the 2022 season as the only stop in North America. The city’s Seaport…Read more →

Local Students Inducted Into New Honor Society Chapter The following local students were inducted into the new Alpha Alpha Alpha (Tri-Alpha) Honor Society chapter at College of the Holy Cross, a national honor society recognizing the achievements of first-generation students, alumni, staff,…Read more →

The question is: What can David Brown Jr. do for an encore? Brown, the sensational junior from St. Mary’s High School, was selected to the Boston Globe Super Team, one of five players to receive arguably high school basketball’s most…Read more →

Special to the Journal As part of its Imagine the Possibilities Gala held on Friday, April 29 at the Fairmont Copley Plaza in Boston, Bridgewell honored Lancelot Janitorial & Paper Products owner George Sonia with the 2022 Visionary Leadership Award. Bridgewell’s Visionary Leadership Award…Read more →

Thomas Tully, 22, is being held without bail; his next court date is May 31. The post Lynn man charged with murder in father’s stabbing death appeared first on Boston.com.