For Lynn’s Community Minority Cultural Center, the fight for equality continues
Founded in the turbulent years following Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination, the Community Minority Cultural Center (CMCC) marked a major landmark last... Read more.
Jourgensen: Stalwart women well remembered
Surrounded by jungle and as far away from her Lynn home as she could be, the 21-year-old nurse tried to soothe and calm a young man as he screamed, “Give me... Read more.
Jourgensen: A touchstone for troubling times
History isn’t just a collection of facts and figures and improbable-sounding stories from the distant past. It is also a constant source of reference points... Read more.
Jourgensen: Legacy is gone, but a gateway remains
What could be a more fitting tribute to a family that, through hard work and dedication, stamped a corner of Lynn with their legacy than to ensure the lot where... Read more.
Owner zeroing in on Garelick site buyer
LYNN — Garelick Farms owner Dean Foods is poised to sell the shuttered Lynnway dairy plant to one of 10 developers who have expressed an interest in bringing a... Read more.
Item Santa: Profile of Giving: Ray Grenier
LYNN — It’s a traffic island most of the year. But the Wyoma Square median where Item Santa/Salvation Army collect donations might as well be called “Ray’s... Read more.
Team effort creates a salute set in stone
Francis J. Austin was a Lynner worth remembering. A group of city officials and private citizens have made sure his sacrifice will be honored for years to come.... Read more.
Jourgensen: Don’t worry about that
The road from Lynn to Florida is a lot shorter than it looks on a map. Just ask Mei Clark, who lives in Florida but didn’t need much coaxing to wax nostalgic... Read more.
Marblehead book club plans next chapter
MARBLEHEAD — Sara Winer had her work cut out for her 16 years ago when she accepted responsibility to run the Jewish Community Center’s (JCC) Jewish Book... Read more.
Small business owners and chamber of commerce directors discuss the high holiday stakes for retailers
Small business owners on the North Shore say the trick to turn the holidays from a make-or-break season into the icing on the cake for a successful year is simple:... Read more.