By Cary Shuman From the Dugout in Lynn to the dugouts of the St. Louis Cardinals organization, Deniel Oriz has realized his dream of playing professional baseball. Ortiz, 19, who has trained at the Lynn baseball facility owned by Julio…
Month: July 2024
Lynn Public Library Dedicated in Honor of Former Lynn Mayor Patrick McManus
By Cary Shuman During an impressive ceremony Saturday, the Lynn Public Library was dedicated in honor of the late Patrick J. McManus, who served as the mayor of Lynn from 1992 to 2002. Ted Grant, publisher of the Daily Item,…
From the Desk of Lynn Mayor Jared C. Nicholson
Library Staff Undergo Training In order to better prepare the staff to deal with a wide variety of situations, a series of trainings will be held over the next few months at the Lynn Public Library, during which times the…
Make the Most of the Rest of Summer
Sad to say, the summer of 2024 rapidly is coming to an end. We’ve passed the midpoint of what’s known as meteorological summer — the months of June, July, and August — and we now have less than six weeks…
We’re Back in the Game
A couple of weeks ago we wrote of how we were resigned to an election season featuring the same old faces — and we literally meant old faces — that almost nobody wanted. If you were among the 50 million…
Second round of grant funding will triple career skills training opportunities
The city of Lynn will receive a second round of funding from a state grant program designed to provide adult education classes in high-demand occupations. After receiving $200,000 from the Career Technical Initiative (CTI) in 2023, Lynn has been designated…
Gowdy Park Fourth of July celebration a big success
It was a tale of two Todds on the Fourth of July at Gowdy Park. Todd Bacon did a phenomenal job in his third year as the organizer of the festive event that drew its largest crowd in years. And…
MBTA achieves historic labor agreements with entire workforce
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) has reached a landmark achievement by successfully negotiating agreements with all 28 of its affiliated labor unions, representing 16 collective bargaining agreements. This accomplishment, the first of its kind since 2009, was realized within…
Mass Green Retail Cannabis Dispensary Donates To Lance Corporal Bradley Campus Memorial
Hurricane Beryl: A harbinger of things to come?
By now we’ve all become aware of Hurricane Beryl, which left a trail of death and destruction in its wake during the past week stretching from the Southern Caribbean to Texas as it set records for the strongest-ever hurricane —…