The Occupy Boston protesters have moved into Jamaica Plain and into Davis Square in Somerville. Why haven’t they come to Lynn? They could encamp on Lynn Common although we’d bet hardly anyone in this city would understand what the heck…
Remembering the Past
This week marks the 70th anniversary of the Pearl Harbor surprise attack by the Japanese on December 7, 1941. Most Americans alive today cannot recall that day and year. They can’t even recall what the surprise attack was about nor…
Obituaries 12-06-2011
Grace ‘Cookie’ McWilliams East Boston Resident Grace C. “Cookie” (Carideo) McWilliams died in East Boston on November 27. She was the beloved wife of the late Francis J. “Red” McWilliams; mother of Mitchell McWilliams of Berkley, MA, Susan Kasian of…
Bulldogs Are Playoff Bound! English Hosts Everett Tonight
It is arguably the biggest high school football confrontation in Lynn’s modern sports history when the Lynn English Bulldogs face Everett’s Crimson Tide – the No. 1-ranked football team in Massachusetts – with a 22-game win streak – at Manning…
The Cennami Name and Candlepin Bowling
Yes, Joe Cennami is related to candlepin bowling legend Tom Cennami, who rose to prominence on the Channel 5 show hosted by Don Gillis. Interestingly Joe Cennami pronounces his last name differently than Tom, who goes by Cenn-a-mee. But while…
English Blanks Classical in Thanksgiving Classic
The Lynn English football team turned in a superb performance to defeat crosstown rival Lynn Classical 35-0 in the annual Thanksgiving game at Manning Field. League MVP P.J. Dorsey rushed for 135 yards and three touchdowns to lead the offense…