A level 3 sex offender with a violent past thinks its OK for him to live wherever he wants in this city and he has told the city government so. “I have every right to live here,” said Richard Galzerano during an interview recently with a reporter at his Daytona Road home. But does...
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Monthly Archives: December 2011
Sacred Heart School Will Hold Enchanted Village This Weekend
The elves have been hard at work at Sacred Heart School in Lynn preparing for a major event that will take place on Friday, Dec. 9, from 6 to 9 p.m., and Saturday, Dec. 10, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and will include an outdoor skating rink, pony rides, and Enchanted Village, a...
Woman Dies; Man Survives Accident on Fox Hill Bridge
A grey Mercedes SUV driven by a Dorchester man was crossing the Fox Hill Bridge heading south out of Lynn when it struck a barrier, careened across the roadway, hit a traffic gate and then literally flew into the Saugus River early in the morning Monday. The SUV slid under water. Moments later, Lynn...
Occupying Lynn
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 they were doing encamping in Lynn Common during the winter and nearly freezing to...
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 is there the sense that this one attack galvanized a sleeping giant – the...
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 Lynn, Daniel McWilliams of Billerica, Sharon Romilly of Littleton, Linda Gadbois of Winthrop, Joyce...
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 Field Tuesday night. It is the first time in 21 years that an English...
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 Tom isn’t active on the pro circuit any more, Joe is still heating up...
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 for the Bulldogs. Quarterback Jermaine Kelly threw two touchdown passes before leaving the game...
Obituaries 11-29-2011
Ann Patricia Wentzell Lifelong Lynn resident Ann Patricia Wentzell died peacefully on November 17 at the Hannah Dustin Nursing Home in Haverhill where she had been a resident for the past five months. She was 89 years old and would have turned 90 on December 30. She was born and raised in Lynn, where...