Our congratulations to Lynn candlepin bowlers Joseph Tavernese and Nancy Vestal. Both bowlers have been notified by International Candlepin Bowling Association officials that they have been selected for places in the Candlepin Bowling Hall of Fame. This is a tremendous…
Category: Editorials
Home Prices Decline; with No End in Sight
Those of us who live in this city tend not to check out the value of our homes anymore at websites like Zillow. Those who are brave enough to do so always report back that the situation is very bad,…
Municipal Salaries Now and Then
Most local newspapers print municipal salaries as though they are all about insults, shock and awe – that we should be shocked that municipal employees make good salaries and benefits with the awe – why should it be that way?…
Stale History Repeating Itself?
It is spring, again with the summer heat just around the corner. Driving down the Lynnway two days ago with the front window down, a nauseating stench filled the car in the area of the Garelick Farms milk plant. No.…
Lynn Police Marathon Team Raising Money for Cancer Kids
A group of Lynn police officers are running the Boston Marathon to raise money for cancer victim – kids who are fighting for their lives. These are all good, good guys, doing the right thing for kids who are in…
KIPP Academy Eagerly sought after by Parents Who Know
There is an old adage in education circles that kids are only as good as their parents when it comes to achievement in the public schools. The same goes at KIPP where the academy recently held its long awaited lottery…
Buzzy’s Fundraiser
Councillor at large candidate Buzzy Barton’s campaign got off to a great start a few months back. However his fundraiser held last week shows the great political punch he will bring to the campaign. His time at the Brotherhood Club…
Lynn English High School – Hall of Fame 2011
The Lynn English High School Hall of Fame induction was a great event. A number of prominent people whose lives are inextricably bound up in this city were honored by the high school. Those inducted were: Dr. Jill Maron, Claire…
Radiation in the Rain
It sounds like the opening scene of a horror movie. Radiation is reported to be in the rain in New England as a result of the nuclear reactor malfunctions in Japan. And what do our public officials say? Don’t worry.…
Goods news at GE
It comes as great news to Lynn residents working for General Electric now that GE has received a $247 million engine contract that secures employment at the River Works plant for another two years. In the post recession economic world…