The rumor swirling inside hall is that the mayor is seeking to end run those who do not believe the 2:00 a.m. closing hour should be restored. They say that the mayor is not going to reappoint Licensing Board member…
Category: Editorials
The Salem development warrants high road
The city of Salem needs to get serious about the Highland Avenue development enlarging the Walmart and creating a Lowe’s. It needs to get serious by considering the impact this development will have on the Lynn neighborhood just below it.…
A new challenge for Eddie Shadoff
Eddie Shadoff, the popular and distinguished director of athletics at Lynn Tech High School made a major announcement in this week’s Lynn Journal. Shadoff dropped the political bombshell-that he is a candidate for the Lynn School Committee in next years…
The change
We all noticed it this weekend, that is, the change in the weather. Suddenly we went about our homes closing the windows and feeling just a bit of a chill. It is always amazing to those of us who pay…
Back to school
Lynn’s public schools are back in operation and according to those who claim to know, the opening went smoothly and almost without a hitch. This is good news at a time when the Lynn public schools are dramatically challenged by…
Garelick Farms
It comes as great news that the city has been fining Garelick Farms $1000 a day since August 4 for allowing a nuisance odor emanating from its sprawling Lynnway plant. The city has finally shown its teeth in all its…
The Lynnway odor conundrum
We have lived the Lynnway odor conundrum for years. While the Daily Item claims the odor problem popped up three months ago, those of us who travel the Lynnway everyday north and south and who shop on the Lynnway know…
Lynn’s health chief Mary O’Connor Should fine Garelick Farms
Last Friday, Health Department chief Mary O’Connor put it to the folks at Garelick Farms. Get your act together or be fined – and be fined everyday, she told the firm’s leaders in so many words during a heated meeting.…
The tax free weekend
Get out and buy, buy, buy this weekend. With purchases of $2500 and less, the state tax will not be imposed this weekend for computers, televisions, appliance, et cetera. This is a victory for consumers and for our retailers. Everyone…
What would a forensic audit reveal about expenses?
Now might be a good time for the city, in this case, for the city council, to order a forensic audit by outside accountants of the various city hall accounts – from the retirement board, to the various offices and…