Month: September 2021
Rowe Continues Preparations for November 2 Final Election
The ballot positions now drawn, Lynn Elections Chief Janet Rowe is immersed in full-scale preparations for the Nov. 2 final election that will decide whom will be Lynn’s next mayor, along with the elected positions on the City Council and…
Game of the Week: St. Mary’s-Fenwick Football Rivalry Resumes
Is there a bigger football game on the North Shore than St. Mary’s-Bishop Fenwick Friday night on the Crusaders’ home field? Two undefeated Catholic Central League rivals. Two teams that did not play against each other last year because of…
Baker-Polito Administration Celebrates 30,000th Greening the Gateway Cities Program Tree Planting
As part of the Baker-Polito Administration’s celebration of Climate Week in Massachusetts, Governor Charlie Baker today joined Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Kathleen Theoharides and state and local officials to plant the milestone 30,000th tree through the Commonwealth’s Greening the…
Fire Prevention Week Set for Oct. 3-9
National Fire Prevention Week is October 3-9, 2021. This year’s theme, “Learn the Sounds of Fire Safety,” will draw public attention to the different sounds that modern smoke and carbon monoxide (CO) alarms make – and what actions we should take…
Boucher Brothers Will Present Lynn English Football Scholarship
The Boucher brothers proudly wore the Lynn English football uniform for more than a decade during their separate careers. And the Boucher brothers – Rick, 71, Tom, 73, and Jack, 65 – are rekindling the fond memories of their football-playing…
Let’s Build a Drug Treatment and Homeless Facility in Dover
Back in the 1970s and ‘80s, when there was talk of expanding Logan Airport to the detriment of residents in the communities of Winthrop, Revere, Chelsea, and South Boston, among others, then-State Senator William Bulger of So. Boston suggested constructing…
Guest Op-Ed: Resilience in the Midst of Such Suffering
By Cardinal Sean P. O’Malley On September 6, I was able to visit Haiti to meet with Cardinal Langlois of Les Cayes, to survey the challenges now confronting the Haitian people and to express the solidarity of the Archdiocese, home…
Greater Lynn Chamber of Commerce Will Host Mayoral Debate Breakfast
The Greater Lynn Chamber of Commerce will hold a mayoral debate breakfast forum on Wednesday, Oct. 13, at 8 a.m. at the Knights of Columbus Hall. City Council President Darren Cyr and School Committee member Jared Nicholson, the two candidates…
Martinez, North Shore Latino Business Association Are Honored at 10th Anniversary Gala Sept. 12
Frances Martinez saw a need for greater representation and promotional opportunities for Latino-owned businesses. Martinez founded the North Shore Latino Business Association in 2011. She became its first and only executive director, set up headquarters in Lynn – and the…