The 4th of July holiday was a great success. Hundreds of thousands swarmed for music, food and fireworks and virtually no arrests, no outrageous violence and very little in the way of inconvenience. It was a quintessential American weekend with…
Category: Editorials
Thoughts on the coming of July Fourth
It is the summer of discontent as we approach the 4th of July holiday. In the 234th year of American Independence, there is a feeling held among Americans that the business life of the land is unnatural, strained, weak, and…
What a difference a year makes
When it comes to seasons past our memories tend to be short and blurred. The summers in a lifetime are almost indistinguishable from one another. One summer can’t be remembered from another during a long life, except for seminal moments,…
Controlling and or stunting gang activity
Once again, the future of the Police Department’s anti-gang unit is being offered as a martyr to the bad economy. Some councilors are running around trying to get local downtown businessmen to contribute $200,000 to close the gap so the…
The re-opening of the Ward Bath House
It was a fine day for the Lynn/Nahant Beach Reservation as the governor cut the ribbon with members of the Ward Family celebrating the opening of the Ward Bath House. In modern times, no governor has done more for the…
The Friends of Lynn/Nahant Beach
We also wish to thank the members and the leadership of the Friends of the Lynn/Nahant Beach for their amazing efforts during the past three years to get the job done. President Robert Tucker has done a fabulous job with…
Bullies have no place in Lynn schools
The Lynn School Department is to be praised for its proactive and correct effort to implement a legal and just protocol to be used against those who bully other students. Bullying can’t be legislated away. In other words, we can’t…
Baker at the Porthole
Gubernatorial candidate Charlie Baker, everyone’s favorite Republican, came to the Porthole Restaurant for an early morning Lynn Chamber of Commerce breakfast. He is an appealing sort – a good looking, tall, Harvard guy who made a fortune in the health…
Defense Department savings tied to cuts at River Works?
There is talk inside the Defense Department, and among those in Congress who control military spending that production of jet engines may be cut back – and if so- jet engine building in Lynn at General Electric will most likely…
Memorial Day Ceremony
On Tuesday, May 25 at 6:00 p.m., the Director of the city’s Veterans Affairs Office Mike Sweeney has invited everyone who wishes to attend the first Memorial Day Ceremony in the newly refurbished Veterans Memorial Auditorium at City Hall. Musical…