Mohegan Sun announced this week that a new partnership with seven area performing arts venues – including the Lynn Auditorium. All venues are members of the Massachusetts Performing Arts Coalition (MPAC). The Impacted Live Entertainment Venue agreement (ILEV) offers cross…
Month: March 2014
So, This Is Spring?
Although the calendar told us that spring officially arrived last Thursday, Mother Nature, as usual, has decided on her own time frame for when she will allow spring to be sprung. As we are writing this editorial at the beginning…
It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
Though the weather forecast may say otherwise, us sports fans know that Spring has officially sprung. This time of the year is arguably the greatest season for sports. Even the sports that aren’t even being played right now have non-stop…
St. Mary’s Win State Basketball Title: Lady Spartans Beat Hoosac Valley, 74-36
The St. Mary’s High School girls basketball team left little doubt that it was best-in-the-state caliber this season with a 74-36 victory over Hoosac Valley in the Division 3 state championship game Saturday at the DCU Center in Worcester. Coach…
Lynn Fire Battles Two Fires in Pine Hill in Less than 24 Hours
The Lynn Fire Department battled two separate fires on Pine Hill streets less than 48 hours apart last week, as an Ontario Street family was left homeless and a Woodlawn Street home suffered a basement fire. The department first responded…
Mayor Kennedy Wins Ruling in Suit to Recover Pay from Former Mayor: Ruling Could Force Clancy to Repay More than $400,000 to the City
Mayor Judith Flanagan Kennedy won a key decision last week, in her battle to recover apparent overpayments to former Mayor Edward “Chip” Clancy while he was Mayor from 2002 to 2010. The decision was rendered last week when an Essex…
Congratulations, St. Mary’s State Champions
Congratulations to the St. Mary’s High School girls basketball team on winning the 2014 Massachusetts state championship. In recent years we’ve come to expect such excellence from the St. Mary’s High School athletic program, especially its girls teams, notably softball,…
Thank You, Coach Fred Hogan
It was a stunning announcement, to say the least, when Lynn English girls basketball coach Fred Hogan, walked into the Will McDonough Press Room at the TD Garden and announced his resignation following his team’s loss to Braintree in the…
Mayor Says Revere Casino Could Help Downtown Lynn, Lynn Auditorium
Several Lynn leaders were on hand in Revere on Friday morning to join municipal leaders from across the region in support of the Mohegan Sun casino proposal in Revere. Included in Lynn’s contingent were Mayor Judith Flanagan Kennedy, EDIC Director…
St. Mary’s Girls Basketball Wins in a Nail-Biter, 47-45, at TD Garden
The St. Mary’s Girls Basketball team continued their triumphant march through the Division 3 state tournament on Tuesday afternoon, beating Archbishop Williams at the TD Garden. They will advance to the DCU Center in Worcester to play for the State…