Jourgensen: Those were the days in Saugus
It’s no surprise Saugus committed $600,000 to pay for fixing up Town Hall. The tall spindly structure designed in the distinctive Victorian eclectic style... Read more.
Nahant artist, 97, pays homage to Lynn history
LYNN — Frederick Douglass enthusiasts are putting the final touches on plans to create a lasting tribute celebrating a pivotal time in the racial equality pioneer’s... Read more.
KIPP students to start new school year in new school
LYNN — The hammers have fallen silent, the paint is dry and, beginning next Monday, 480 Knowledge Is Power Program (KIPP) students start a new school year in a... Read more.
Is there no end to the hatred? Let’s call Nazi imagery what it is: hatred
Hate is like mold or fungus. It thrives in dark places. It repels and disgusts most of us when we happen upon it. It is spreading in Lynn. If we love our city,... Read more.
Jourgensen: A building with a bloodline
Engage your imagination and you hear steel crash onto concrete and workers calling out instructions as you stand in the J.B. Blood building’s former loading... Read more.
Lynn to celebrate community and culture at Festival Latino La Voz
Festival Latino La Voz turns Fraser Field on Sunday, Aug. 25 into an energetic, fun-filled afternoon of music, dancing, food and friendship. The third annual Festival... Read more.
Swampscott focuses on customer service
SWAMPSCOTT — Town Hall’s new customer service team captures the “one-stop shopping” experience. Administrator Sean Fitzgerald said that’s... Read more.
Free Friday fun for everyone at Lynn Museum
LYNN — Alisha Stephens attends Free Fridays every year at the Lynn Museum for a very simple reason: Her children love it. Thar Chan, 8, and Caralyn, 4, colored... Read more.
Jourgensen: Lynn mayors made their mark
One of them ordered scenes showing women smoking cut from movies shown in Lynn. Another presided over local “balloon ascensions” and still another promptly... Read more.
Storm downs wires, trees, triggers flooding
LYNN — It was quite a scare for Julia Mezias, 20, when a tree was struck by lightning and fell on top of her car, shattering her back windshield as she was driving... Read more.