The horrific odor wafting in the air along the Lynnway from close to Walmart to just beyond the bowling alleys is an insult to everyone living in this city and calling the place our home. It is more than that. It is an embarrassment, a reminder to all those transiting along the Lynnway that...
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Obituaries 07-14-2010
Vernon Mayo Mass Turnpike Authority retiree Vernon B. Mayo of Everett, formerly of Deer River, MN, died on July 7 following a long illness. He was a Mass. Turnpike Authority retiree and a US Navy Veteran of the Vietnam Era. He was the beloved husband of 23 years of C. Diana (Albano); devoted father...
Long weekend, lots of fun
The 4th of July weekend brought Lynners out in massive numbers throughout the city for food, music and fireworks. The annual fireworks display at Red Rock Park Saturday evening was a super hit. Thousands attended the fireworks display, lining Lynn Shore Drive from Red Rock Park all the way to Swampscott. “This was the...
Easy living? – Residency requirement investigations in jeopardy
The Flanagan-Kennedy administration has apparently stopped funding private investigators to pursue questions related to legal residency – putting the city’s residency requirement into jeopardy, according to city hall sources who wished to remain unnamed. This is a direct turnaround from the policies of the previous administration which enforced the city’s municipal residency requirement with...
Agganis Classics Week starts this Sunday at Fraser Field
Agganis Classics Week – seven all-star games in five days – starts Sunday and that means 275 athletes will be competing in front of families, classmates, friends, and high school sports fans one last time on the North Shore. The Agganis Football Classic is the granddaddy of all all-star games in this area –...
Anderson will play for two NBA summer-league teams
The NBA Development League Champion Rio Grande Valley Vipers announced today that guard Antonio Anderson (6-6, 215, Memphis) will play for the Charlotte Bobcats during the AirTran Airways Pro Summer League on the Orlando Magic practice court at the RDV Sportsplex in Orlando beginning on Monday and for the Denver Nuggets during the NBA...
Everyone is away
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 nearly all of us taking full advantage of the Monday holiday. Monday opened warm...