Month: October 2010

Much ado about nothing

Patricia Barton’s appointment to the License Commission by Mayor Judith Flanagan Kennedy will not go down in history as a profile in courage. Patricia Barton and her brother Buzzy Barton were strong supporters of the mayor in her bid to…

Down to the wire

With the election next week, many of you who plan to vote already know who you will be voting for and why. The onslaught of radio and television advertisements and the general overhanded nature of newspaper and Internet coverage, will…

Obituaries 10-25-2010

Geraldine Reardon Swampscott resident Geraldine V. Reardon of Swampscott, formerly of Lynn, died October 20. She was 66 years old. A homemaker who lived in Lynn for 30 years before moving to Swampscott five years ago, she was the wife…

Strangie appointed English principal

Thomas Strangie has been appointed the principal of English High School, Lynn Superintendent of Schools Catherine Latham has announced. Latham was expected to appoint Strangie despite apparently looking for others who might fit the bill. Strangie replaces Andrew Fila. Fila…