For those of us who regret the end of summer, who refuse to believe that it is nearly done, well, it is that time of the year again when summer is breathing its last breath, when each day at the…
Category: Editorials
The Lynn/Nahant Beach Reservation stench
It is our understanding that Department of Conservation and Recreation Commissioner Ed Lambert will be coming to our fair city and will be escorted on a tour of the beach area by our Representative Lori Ehrlich. He is coming here,…
DCR Asleep at Wheel; Lambert is No Sullivan
The Department of Conservation and Recreation has failed miserably in carrying on the legacy left by former DCR Commissioner Rick Sullivan. Sullivan, now the governor’s chief environmental official, was a true friend to this city. He understood the Lynn/Nahant beach…
Councillor Crighton Leads Fight Against Rodents
The city council and the mayor are spearheading an effort to sharply reduce the rodent population of this city which is experiencing a rodent problem almost citywide. In some neighborhoods rodents are more prevalent than in others but they are…
Kelly Honda Donates $25,000 to Lynn Youth Soccer
Certainly one of the grandest and most generous donations in local sports history occurred when Kelly Honda of Lynn, one of Lynn’s major car dealers donated Lynn Youth Soccer a $25,000 check for its program needs. That donation will ensure…
Tierney Versus Tisei
The Congressional race between Congressman John Tierney and his Republican opponent Richard Tisei is as close as they get at this rather lazy moment during what is turning out to be a long, hot summer. Recent twists and turns in…
The Summer of 2012
The tragedy in Colorado has touched Americans in different ways everywhere during this otherwise lovely summer of 2012. The mass murder and shooting of so many innocents last week at a movie-plex in Aurora goes to prove once again how…
Gang Activity Drops
Police Chief Kevin Coppinger has noted, and quite rightly, that gang activity in the city of Lynn has dropped substantially. Those of us who live here and who are proud to call this place our home are pleased to learn…
Learning from Revere’s Sand Sculpture Festival
Hundreds of thousands of people descended upon Revere Beach for the annual sand sculpture competition last weekend. During Saturday evening’s fireworks display, the crowd watching was estimated to be perhaps the largest crowd at Revere Beach since the 1940’s –…
The Harsh Glare of a Difficult Limelight
Congressman John Tierney held a news conference in Salem last week to deflect the rampant talk going around that he had knowledge of and hung around with bookmakers, who happen to be his brothers-in-law. One of his brothers-in-law, recently convicted…