Have you ever wanted to travel back in time? Essex Heritage offers you an opportunity to wind back your clock to the Gilded Age to experience an alternative history in which technologies from the industrial revolution are reimagined in steampunk…
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Community Servings, Delivering Meals in Lynn for Over 20 Years
Community Servings, a New England nonprofit that prepares and delivers made from scratch, medically tailored meals to the critically and chronically ill, marked its 20th year of providing meals to homebound and critically ill clients in Lynn, Massachusetts. Community Servings…
YWCA Educates Students on Sexual Assault Prevention
By Jay Lancaster Representatives from the YWCA North Shore Rape Crisis Center recently spoke to the school committee about the steps they are taking to educate area students about sexual assault awareness and prevention. Ross Steinborn, the community outreach coordinator…
Awards for Leadership in ESOL Programs Announced
Among the many tough choices facing the newly arrived in the U.S. is this: Find a job quickly to support the family or enroll in an English class to get a better start. And when the years of working hard…
The Protesting Football Players are Not Disrespecting the Military
The silent protest that was begun last season by former San Francisco 49er quarterback Colin Kaepernick, in which Kaepernick took a knee during the National Anthem before football games, exemplifies what freedom of speech and freedom of expression mean in…
Classical’s Vaughan Receives Coach of the Week Award
Lynn Classical High School Head Coach Brian Vaughan received a Coach of the Week Award on October 3 in recognition of his outstanding football performance and dedication. On behalf of the New England Patriots and the National Football League (NFL),…
The Marshall Plan:Lynn Museum Education/Research Specialist Shares Her Knowledge with Lynn Students
By Cary Shuman Judith Marshall admits that she didn’t know much about Lynn’s past when she was studying medieval history and the 18th century at McGill University in Montreal, an elite institution that many up north call the “Harvard of…
Markos Will Aid Hurricane Victims With Fundraising Dinner at Brother’s
George Markos, owner of Brother’s Deli of Lynn, will be holding a fundraising dinner for the victims of the hurricane in Puerto Rico on Sunday, Oct. 8, from 3 to 7 p.m., at the restaurant located at 41 Market St.,…
The Wrong Tax Cut At the Wrong Time
President Donald Trump and the Republican Congress finally have produced the outline of what they are calling a tax reform proposal. However, it is just more of the same-old, same-old that Republicans have been espousing for the past 30 years,…
“There’s Pandemonium On the Field!”
It was 50 years ago this week that the Boston Red Sox completed their Impossible Dream on the last day of the 1967 season to win the American League pennant. The Red Sox were playing the Minnesota Twins at home…