The decision by President Obama to open the diplomatic doors to Cuba and begin the process of bringing that nation into the modern world acknowledges something that has been a reality for decades: the Cold War is over. Yes, the…
Happy Easter
It’s hard to believe that another Easter already is upon us. Not only does Easter come early this year, but Monday’s snowstorm hardly seemed Easter-like. But regardless of what Mother Nature has in store for us, Good Friday and Easter…
Sports 03-22-2016
Maynard meets Megatron Jr. Calvin Johnson follows father’s script in title game By Cary Shuman When Maynard High School basketball coach Paul Howes looked at the St. Mary’s roster, he recognized a familiar name. Howes was the coach of the…
St.Mary’s Edges Cathedral for Emass Crown
By Cary Shuman The St. Mary’s High School boys basketball team defeated Cathedral, 65-64, in dramatic fashion in the Eastern Mass. final Monday at the TD Garden. Matthew Cross, a 6-foot-6-inch eighth grader, scored the winning basket with two seconds…
Market Basket of the Future:Developer Begins Excavation of Former Factory of the Future Site
By Joseph Domelowicz Jr. Swampscott resident and developer Charles Patsios was joined by Lynn Mayor Judith Flangan Kennedy on Monday, as an excavating machine begin the work tearing down the walls of the once state-of-the-art General Electric (GE) manufacturing facility…
Cyr,Coppinger Preparing Runs for Essex Sheriff
By Joseph Domelowicz Jr. At the rate things are going in the race to succeed outgoing Essex County Sheriff Frank Cousins, there could wind up being more candidates for Sheriff than Republican presidential candidates. Lynn City Councilor Darren Cyr and…