The St. Mary’s High School boys basketball team celebrated its state championship season at an awards banquet March 28 at Thompson Country Club in North Reading. It was an event befitting the achievement as each player received awards and gifts commemorating the Spartans’ season. The St. Mary’s junior varsity and freshman teams were also...
Monthly Archives: April 2012
Obituaries 04-03-2012
Gordon ‘Chick’ Kennedy, Jr. Worked for Champion Lamp, Norelco and Mass. Turnpike Authority Gordon M. “Chick” Kennedy, Jr. of Lynn died at home on March 29 surrounded by his family. He was 74 years old. Born in Lynn, he was a graduate of the Lynn School System, a US Army veteran who served in...
Shorts Are In
The Lynn School Committee has decided to allow middle and high school students to wear shorts year around. However the mayor said students in Lynn’s public schools must make sure of their appropriateness. The committee discussed the possibilities for about three hours before rendering its decision. The decision comes on the heels of situations...
Legendry Coach Herb Brenner Look Back at 1962 Season
The Lynn Journal sat down with legendary Lynn basketball coach Herb Brenner to talk about the 1961-62 Lynn Lions’ season. The 93-year-old Brenner, a patient at the Aviv Center for Living in Swampscott where is rehabilitating from shoulder surgery, was happy to reminisce about the Lions’ first (and last) season. “It felt great to...
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