The series of hearings held by the mayor in order to oust the city’s Chief Financial Officer Richard Fortucci were not just time consuming but ridiculous. They were a humiliation and an embarrassment for this city which came to expect…
Category: Editorials
Stop the Sham
There is enough in this city to be busy with without resorting to hearings against the city’s chief financial officer who doesn’t appear to have broken the law, stolen money or cost the city any money. Mayor Judith Flanagan-Kennedy is…
Michelle Conlon
The death of Michelle Conlon at 38 is a knife in the heart to the tightly knit Lynn community who knew her, who loved her and in the end, who did not want to let her go. She died last…
Congratulations to Dr. Nick Sarantopoulos- Chamber’s Business Person of the Year
Dr. Nick Sarantopoulos was voted the Lynn Area Chamber of Commerce Business Person of the Year at the organization’s 99th Annual Meeting and Business Excellence Awards dinner. As always, this is a wonderful honor, which was conferred on Dr. Sarantopoulos…
English Basketball Continues Soaring on North Shore
There was some good news for the Lynn English boys basketball team this week as the MIAA announced the Division 1 North finals will be held at the TD Garden in Boston. This year’s Lynn English team, under the direction…
The Super Bowl
For those of us who still can’t get over the Patriots losing to the Jets a few weeks back, the Super Bowl held very little real interest. Some of us really didn’t care whether Green Bay won or lost or…
The Beauty and the Beast
This winter’s snow storms have transformed the city. It has changed our habits, how we shop, where we expect to park, when we go out and who can come to visit. For retailers on Lewis Street and in the downtown,…
Applause for Police, Fire and Rescue
The cave in of the roof in the off-the-Lynnway garage housing the city’s bus services caught two drivers under tons of snow and steel and cement last week. What might have been a deadly incident turned into a search and…
Salem Approves Lowes Project as Expected
The city of Salem’s approval of the Lowes development on Highland Avenue is a fait accompli. All the complaining this city wants to do will not reverse the approval. There may be temporary injunctive relief the city can seek in…
The Storm Aftermath
That was a real storm last week. Lynn got buried, as we all have come to know. Snowfall here was heavier than in Boston – which was heavy. Snow removal was a fulltime job for a few days. The plowing…