We absolutely support the mayor’s efforts to have a 254-foot tall wind turbine built for the Lynn Water and Sewer Commission and to be located next to its waste water treatment plant off the Lynnway. The turbine would be similar…
Category: Editorials
The expanded gambling bill
Unless the Governor or the Speaker of the House blinks, there will be no expanded gambling in Massachusetts and no slot machines in race tracks as well. After quite a bit of legislative energy being put into the matter, the…
The Lynnway odor problem Almost dissipates overnight
Due to the concerted efforts of Council President Tim Phelan, Councillor Peter Capano, and the local Board of Health, Garelick Farms has made changes in its waste disposal protocol rather than face the cease and desist order the city said…
Protecting the city’s treasures Phelan’s important task
Thank goodness there is someone at city hall willing to incur the wrath of the Daily Item for preserving some of the city’s most valuable objects of art. The Item’s attack on Phelan for spending money for frames and other…
The stench on the Lynnway
The horrific odor wafting in the air along the Lynnway from close to Walmart to just beyond the bowling alleys is an insult to everyone living in this city and calling the place our home. It is more than that.…
Everyone is away
The 4th of July holiday was a great success. Hundreds of thousands swarmed for music, food and fireworks and virtually no arrests, no outrageous violence and very little in the way of inconvenience. It was a quintessential American weekend with…
Thoughts on the coming of July Fourth
It is the summer of discontent as we approach the 4th of July holiday. In the 234th year of American Independence, there is a feeling held among Americans that the business life of the land is unnatural, strained, weak, and…
What a difference a year makes
When it comes to seasons past our memories tend to be short and blurred. The summers in a lifetime are almost indistinguishable from one another. One summer can’t be remembered from another during a long life, except for seminal moments,…
Controlling and or stunting gang activity
Once again, the future of the Police Department’s anti-gang unit is being offered as a martyr to the bad economy. Some councilors are running around trying to get local downtown businessmen to contribute $200,000 to close the gap so the…
The re-opening of the Ward Bath House
It was a fine day for the Lynn/Nahant Beach Reservation as the governor cut the ribbon with members of the Ward Family celebrating the opening of the Ward Bath House. In modern times, no governor has done more for the…