UMF Announces Dean’s List for Fall 2021 Semester The University of Maine at Farmington proudly announces Katryn Barr was named to the Dean’s List for the fall 2021 semester. University of Maine Farmington (UMF) maintains a Dean’s List each semester for…
Month: March 2022
Marblehead School of Ballet to Hold Celebrated Summer Dance Intensives
Dancers can expand their skills and technique in the Marblehead School of Ballet’s (MSB) celebrated Summer Intensive Dance 2022 program. Students of all levels may apply to this dance and cultural gem’s renowned Summer Dance Intensive program presented in a…
Putin: Pure Evil
As regular readers of this column know, we do not view events in terms of “good vs. evil.” Over the years, we have referred to tobacco companies, polluters, et als as greedy and despicable, but describing them as “evil-doers,” as…
Energy Relief Is Needed — Suspend the Gasoline Tax
Other than a couple of on-air Fox TV personalities, the vast majority of Americans are outraged about the situation in Ukraine. But there isn’t much that we in the U.S. can do about it directly, whether individually (unless we want…
Guest Op-Ed: Is Vladimir Putin the Devil?
Dr. Glenn Mollette There is nothing good to be said about the Devil. If you don’t believe me, check out Bible. Or, just turn on the television for a reporting of the evil he spreads throughout the world. You will likely…
Dominican Flag-Raising Ceremony
Kickboxing Legends: Dick Kimber, Bobby Kimber Honored at Prestigious, National Awards Ceremony
Dick Kimber is a three-time world kickboxing champion, a pioneer in the sport, and an example for Lynn youths that hard work and dedication to your craft can help you achieve goals that may seem impossible. Kimber traveled to Atlantic…
Early Riser Vong, 22, Assumes Control of Mayor Nicholson’s Communications Office
By any description, the position of communications manager for a mayor is vital, especially in these times when people are used to receiving news directly and instantaneously. When you’re 22 years old and you’re the communication manager for the mayor…
Lynn Woman Pleads Guilty to Role in Counterfeit Pill Trafficking Organization
A Lynn woman charged with trafficking 30 kilograms of fentanyl manufactured to resemble prescription pills pleaded guilty in federal court Monday. Laurie Caruso, 51, of Lynn admitted to her role in a large-scale drug trafficking organization that manufactured and distributed…
VFW Announces Massachusetts Voice of Democracy Scholarship Winner
Chance J. Bonfanti, a freshman in St. Mary’s High School, Lynn, MA, was named the VFW Department of Massachusetts’s first place winner and recipient of the Voice of Democracy Award in the 2021-2022 Youth Scholarship Program. VFW Witch City Post…