Jourgensen: Looking through time’s lens
Charlie Griffin’s been a police officer for 32 years and you can find him more often than not working a detail at Shaw’s on State Street. He is also... Read more.
Thirty-Five years can’t dim the memories of fallen Lynn Marine
LYNN — Charles Griffin can remember Nov. 8, 1983, with a precision not dimmed by time and recall how he handed a folded American flag to the Lynn mother of Bradley... Read more.
“Non specific” shooting threat bumps up Breed Middle School security
LYNN — Police assigned three officers to Breed Middle School Monday and school administrators reached out to parents after receiving a “non specific”... Read more.
Lynn library continues to benefit from nearly century-old trusts
LYNN — Long-dead public library lovers ranging from a show tune composer to a newsman and wealthy industrialist bequeathed money in their wills to the library... Read more.
Jourgensen: From Revere to the Rockies
You can be eating lunch surrounded by mountains 12,000 feet above sea level and still run into an honest-to-goodness daughter of Revere. During a break from serving... Read more.
Women veterans stand tall in Lynn City Hall
LYNN — It’s been a long time since Molly Conlin served as a Navy nurse but she proudly accepted applause and salutes on Thursday during the city of Lynn’s... Read more.
Lynn: Tucker Street Fire sends man to hospital and leaves three people homeless
LYNN — A 20-year-old man was treated for smoke inhalation and he and his parents were homeless after a fast-moving two-alarm fire destroyed their Tucker Street... Read more.
Lynn Priest and Long-time rabbi friend write a book together
LYNN — The Rev. Francis J. Cloherty and Rabbi H. David Werb spent their childhoods ignorant and suspicious of each other’s faiths. Today, they are best friends... Read more.
Jourgensen: An astounding (e)state of affairs
Learning about Swampscott’s Olmsted Historic District provides an insight into that era almost a century ago when the wealthiest of the wealthy owned great... Read more.
Need for new fire station heating up in Lynn
LYNN — With its leaky brick walls and floor partly supported by wooden shoring beams, the Hollingsworth Street fire station is an example, said Fire Chief... Read more.