Governor Deval Patrick, Congressman John Tierney and the Commonwealth’s Secretary of Education Paul Reville toured North Shore Community College with its president Wayne Burton Wednesday afternoon. Governor Patrick wanted to view first hand some of the classrooms where coursework is directly related to securing a job. In his state of the state address Monday...
Jackie Ma, a senior at Lynn English High School, has been accepted for admission to Harvard University in Cambridge as a member of the Class of 2016. Ma, currently the No. 2-ranked student academically among 368 students in the LEHS senior class, was accepted through Harvard’s Early Action Admissions Program. More than 35,000 candidates...
Music Director Robert Lehmann conducts the North Shore Philharmonic Orchestra in its annual Winter Concert Sunday, Feb. 12 at 3 p.m. at the Swampscott High School Auditorium, 200 Essex St. The program features American soprano Elizabeth Keusch, a New England Conservatory graduate who has gained international acclaim and has performed during her career with...
It’s rare when Lynn’s three public high schools can bask in the glow of a singular athletic achievement, but Classical coach Denise Silva, Tech coach Brad Tilley, and English coach Lisa Trahant are smiling about the success of the divers in the Lynn swimming programs this season. Six student-athletes – Matt DeMirs and Brandie...
News that the Economic Development and Industrial Corporation, the EDIC, is hiring an architect to jump start the renovation of the former Arnold’s Stationery Store on Central Avenue shows that Executive Director Jim Cowdell knows what he’s doing. He’s taking a significant structure, vacant for years and literally crumbling but with some remaining architectural...
For the first time this season all five Little League organizations will be playing baseball games against each other at the Major League level. Wyoma Little League will join the arrangement for the 2012 season, becoming the final organization to compete with Pine Hill, Lynn Shore, West Lynn American, and East Lynn in weekly...
Former Lynn English/Winthrop goaltender Katie Burt is still stopping pucks and helping win games as the starting goaltender for the Buckingham Browne & Nichols girls varsity hockey team. The only difference from her Lynn days is that the shots are coming off the sticks of seasoned players from Minnesota, Canada, New Hampshire, Maine, New...
The Bitopoulos family is serving its famous New England boiled dinner for the last time. After 41 years in business, Brothers Restaurant owners George and Nancy Bitopoulos and Nick and Dee Dee Bitopolous will end their four-decade relationship with Winthrop diners on Wednesday, Jan. 18. The business will continue under new ownership at the...
City officials were absolutely right to have defended their positions and allow a car auction to occupy an empty lot fronting the Lynnway’s eastern side. The city’s able development chief Jimmy Cowdell, said he was opposed to such a use and remains opposed to such a use for the empty lot. He believes it...
Lynn City Council President Tim Phelan, the Lynn Breakers Soccer Team and Family and Friends did a Polar Plunge on New Year’s Day to benefit the Hungry of the North Shore. Pictured (L to Right) Patrick Walsh, Ryan Phelan, Sean Walsh, Emily Walsh, Nicolette Angelli, Krista Cuozzo, Rebecca Potter, Tim Phelan, Meghan Phelan, Franki...