News reports about the hot weather and all of the records for high and highest-low temperatures that have been set this month in our region have become so commonplace that it is all-too-easy to read the headlines and move on…
Month: September 2018
Runner Hopes to Build Off of Tech’s Banner Season
The Lynn Tech football program is coming off one of its most successful seasons in school history. The Tigers had a sterling 12-1 record, won the Commonwealth Athletic Conference Small title, and claimed the State Vocational Super Bowl championship. They…
State Representative Contest Highlights Tuesday’s Election
The race for state representative in the Eleventh Essex District is the main event in the election in Lynn on Tuesday, Sept. 4. Three well-known candidates, Ward 6 Councilor Peter Capano, Councilor-at-Large Hong Net, and Lynn Museum Director Drew Russo…
Community Discussions for Union Hospital Property Begin
In April the Lynn City Council voted in favor of changing zoning to establish a Medical Village Overlay District on all of the land lying between and bounded by Lynnfield St., Dartmouth St., Anchor Road and Woodland North. The vote…
Watch the Boston Harbor Fireworks on Nantucket Lightship
Reserve your spot for a fundraiser at the Boston Harbor Shipyard and Marina on Thursday, Aug. 30, from 6 to 10 p.m. to watch the Boston Harbor fireworks. The fundraiser will take place on the Nantucket Lightship/LV-112; the ship’s berth…
Immigrants Gain Skills and New Jobs
A very important educational program in the City of Lynn, and other cities within the Commonwealth that have an increasing immigrant population, provides assistance to develop educational skills for employment. Since the Massachusetts economy is growing, employers are looking for…
Jonathan Ring Announces His Candidacy for Register of Deeds
What is the importance of our Registry of Deeds office in the Essex County Southern District? What is the Registry of Deeds? What does it do? These are questions I am asked often by many of the voters I’ve spoken…
How to Preserve the Miracle of Life for More American Families
Few occasions are more joyous than the birth of a child. But for scores of families, the arrival of a newborn can also augur heartbreak. Each day, nearly 100 U.S. babies are born with congenital heart defects. Many will not…
Senator John McCain
In an era when cynicism and a lack of faith in our political leaders and institutions is at an all-time high — the roots of which can be traced back to the 1960s and the subsequent Watergate scandal — Senator…
Get Out and Vote
This Tuesday, the day after Labor Day, is primary election day across the state for both national and state offices. Although primary elections in Massachusetts generally are of little or no consequence because of the overwhelming Democratic voting enrollment and…