Rendle Taylor Will be remembered for his love of family, friends, laughter and for making people smile wherever he went Rendle F. Taylor passed away peacefully on April 22 in Sarasota, Florida. Rendle was born in Lynn on December 20,…
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Local Producer Secures Rights for Tony C Movie
By Cary Shuman Local producer Lou Markakis has secured the rights” for the Tony Conigliaro movie. Markakis, a Lynn English and Emerson College graduate, is working with the Conigliaro family “to bring to the big screen” the story of one…
Community Input Sought for Waterfront Open Space Plan
By Joseph Domelowicz Jr. The city of Lynn will be asking residents to weigh in over the next several weeks on a Waterfront Open Space Master Plan, that is expected to help the city communicate what it wants in terms…
Body and Soul:Miss Massachusetts USA Julia Scaparotti Gets Ready for Pageant
By Cary Shuman Julia Scaparotti is an excellent athlete and a former New England Patriots cheerleader so she understands the importance of training in advance of a competition. Scaparotti, Miss Massachusetts USA 2017, has been working out diligently at Soul…
Tech Players Remember State Championship Season
By Cary Shuman Steve Ross was the rightfielder for Lynn Tech in the 1973 state championship game. “I had seven putouts in rightfield that day because Ricky Ford was throwing so hard and everyone was swinging late,” said Ross. Lynn…
St Mary’s to Convert Church Building into Science Center
By Jay Lancaster St. Mary’s High School is about to make the leap into 21st century education in a big way. The Lynn City Council voted to allow the school to convert an old church building into a new academic…
Gannon Golf Tournament Schedule Begins this Weekend
By Cary Shuman Gannon Municipal Golf Course Head Professional David Sibley is ready to welcome golfers to the first tournament of the season this weekend at the Lynn course. The kickoff tournament begins a busy schedule of a dozen events,…
Repeal of Obamacare is Back, and Seniors Risk Being the Biggest Losers
By Kenneth E. Thorpe As Congressional leaders and the White House restart negotiations on the American Health Care Act and look for other ways to curb federal healthcare expenditures, one program critical to America’s seniors stands to lose the most:…
No Place for Hate
This editorial is not about politics. It is not about an issue that mark us as Democrats vs. Repubilicans, liberals vs. conservatives, pro-life vs. pro-choice, higher vs. lower taxes, amnesty for immigrants vs. big, beautiful border walls, diplomacy vs. bombing…
Mayor Kennedy Announces Candidacy for Re-Election
By Cary Shuman Mayor Judith Flanagan Kennedy couldn’t have asked for a more enthusiastic kickoff to her campaign for re-election to the city’s highest office. There was a standing-room only crowd, a well-received speech interrupted often by applause, and appearances…