Category: News
Disney bound
The Lynn Classical softball team held a fl ea market Saturday to help defray expenses for its spring trip to Disney World in Orlando, Florida. Members of the team are pictured with head coach Chris Warren. Front row (from left)…
Senator Thomas McGee
Tom McGee is very likely the most popular elected public official in the city. He represents a widely varied district including Marblehead, Swampscott, Nahant, Saugus and the entirety of Lynn. He even has two wards in Melrose. McGee is finishing…
A decade of excellence – Fila retires as Lynn English principal
Andrew Fila said he had “ten great years – a great decade” as principal at Lynn English High School. “It’s time to move on and let someone else take over and continue what’s been going on,” said Fila who announced…
Barton named Licensing Board chairwoman
Mayor Judith Flanagan-Kennedy has named Patricia Barton to head the city’s Licensing Commission, replacing John Pace, whose term had ended. At the same time, the mayor replaced License Chairman Richard Coppinger, naming Barton chairwoman. Coppinger said he would continue serving…
Public hearing on adult entertainment Tuesday night in City Hall
After weeks of discussion and study the Lynn City Council is set to discuss an ordinance intended to severely restrict adult entertainment in the city. A public hearing will be held Tuesday evening in city hall. The ordinance as drafted…
Call the Capitol what you want but it’s not a greasy spoon
Last week, a typical Boston Herald piece tried to be an expose on state representatives working second jobs as though that were illegal. It isn’t illegal – and for the record – Representative Robert Fennell isn’t breaking the law owning…
Lynn’s foreclosure rate well below neighbors
It is hardly a surprise that foreclosures have caused dozens of Lynn property owners to lose their homes during the past three years. In fact, from August 2009 to August 2010, 50 homes were foreclosed on by their mortgage holders…
Striking Similarity – Thompson looks just like Sarah Palin
Cecilia Thompson has never visited Alaska but everywhere she goes people tell her how closely she resembles the state’s most famous resident. Thompson, a graduate of Pickering Junior High and Lynn English High School, is a look-a-like to former Alaska…
Garelick Farms doing right thing says Councillor Capano
At a recent meeting of city officials and members of the leadership of Garelick Farms, it appears that some positives are coming as an outgrowth of the negatives that swirled around for most of last summer. “The Garelick people has…