Lynn’s public high schools and St. Mary’s have held their graduations. Slightly more than 1000 Lynn students will shortly move on to colleges and universities or into the armed forces or into the business community. This year’s graduates enter a…
Category: Editorials
The Stormy Weekend
Lynn/Nahant Beach over the wet weekend rocked and rolled. Huge waves rolling in and smashing against the seawall roared and crashed until the wee hours of the morning when Saturday turned to Sunday. The roar of the ocean, and we…
Home Prices and Other Things
If you follow home prices on Zillow, then you know we have come back a bit from the precipice in Lynn. Prices are up a bit over last year and this past month registered a bigger gain in average price…
The Summer of 2012
It is impossible to know what awaits us at the beginning of another summer of our lives. With Memorial Day past us, the mystery of the coming summer is upon us in full force. The death last week of Robin…
A Casino in Lynn?
Two local businesspeople are reaching out to Steve Wynn, the iconic casino developer and one of the world’s richest men to consider coming to Lynn. On its face, the reach out by Patricia Keefe and David Zeller, should be complimented…
The Anthony’s Property and What to Do with It
Councillor Brendan Crighton pretty much led the troops at city hall in an effort recently to have the Athanis Family let the city know what exactly it is going to do with its downtown building which has been empty since…
School Board Gives Vote of Confidence to School Superintendent Latham
The School Committee’s 4-3 vote against posting the superintendent’s position was a close call for Catherine Latham. She dodged a bullet when the school committee decided she should stay on rather than to advertise the position and look for someone…
The Brilliance of Budding Beauty Versus the Deadly Nightly Cold
There is a great battle being fought by everything gentle, colorful and gorgeous that has been coming out of the ground and blooming or coming near to it. That battle is about life and death between what is blooming or…
To Be a Millionaire or Not
Lynn residents might well ponder whether or not it matters that Senator Scott Brown and his opponent, Harvard Law professor Elisabeth Warren are both millionaires. During this election season, being rich and wanting to serve in public office are often…
Tisei Versus Tierney
Democratic Congressman John Tierney will have his hands full facing former state senator Richard Tisei, the liberal republican who is running against the congressman who represents Lynn. Tisei, who has been out of the senate for two years, spent two…