Boston’s Jewish community has ushered in the New Year with synagogue services, prayer and with traditional family gatherings. Now comes the ten days of penitence for Jews all over the world, during which time they must atone for their misdeeds…
Category: Editorials
Remembering September 11, 2001
The more that time passes, the more we tend to forget the stark terror and horrible outcome of the terrorists attacks which killed so many, while at the same time awakened the nation to the worldwide terrorist threat. The passing…
Pit Bull Should Be Exiled from City, Put Down or Both
A pit bull who mauled another dog and attacked that dog’s owner while running around unleashed has been allowed by a court ruling to live in the neighborhood despite the vicious attack. The city is said to be appealing the…
The Red Sox in Last Place
You do not have to be a Boston Red Sox baseball fan to take notice of the Red Sox who sank into last place at the expense of a team that came to Boston this weekend that was in last…
The Labor Day Weekend
The symbolic end of summer – the Labor Day weekend – has come and gone, again. The holiday has its origins in the 1880’s and was intended at first to celebrate the contributions and achievements of American workers. Celebrating the…
The Summer of 2012
For those of us who regret the end of summer, who refuse to believe that it is nearly done, well, it is that time of the year again when summer is breathing its last breath, when each day at the…
The Lynn/Nahant Beach Reservation stench
It is our understanding that Department of Conservation and Recreation Commissioner Ed Lambert will be coming to our fair city and will be escorted on a tour of the beach area by our Representative Lori Ehrlich. He is coming here,…
DCR Asleep at Wheel; Lambert is No Sullivan
The Department of Conservation and Recreation has failed miserably in carrying on the legacy left by former DCR Commissioner Rick Sullivan. Sullivan, now the governor’s chief environmental official, was a true friend to this city. He understood the Lynn/Nahant beach…
Councillor Crighton Leads Fight Against Rodents
The city council and the mayor are spearheading an effort to sharply reduce the rodent population of this city which is experiencing a rodent problem almost citywide. In some neighborhoods rodents are more prevalent than in others but they are…
Kelly Honda Donates $25,000 to Lynn Youth Soccer
Certainly one of the grandest and most generous donations in local sports history occurred when Kelly Honda of Lynn, one of Lynn’s major car dealers donated Lynn Youth Soccer a $25,000 check for its program needs. That donation will ensure…