Everyone in this city with kids will be out and about on Halloween. Huge throngs of kids and their parents or kids just by themselves come out to ask for candy throughout our major neighborhoods. This places an impossible task on our local police so we are urging parents and kids alike to exercise...
Full Print Edition
Editorials
Shame on Tim Bassett
Everyone in Lynn in politics or in a position of responsibility over the past two decades has come to know Tim Bassett. He has been characterized in the Boston press as a former Lynn pol. Last week, he hit the jackpot – but not the jackpot former Lynn pols want to score on. He...
When Headlines Are Worse Than Reality
Like many Lynners going about their last week, we heard the first report over the car radio: “Abduction attempt at Lynn Classical High School.” Immediately, most of us with kids cringed. After all, that could be our kid if we live in this city. Then the reports start coming over the radio with greater...
Steve Jobs
The death of Steve Jobs at 56 brings to an end the life of an extraordinary American inventor. Ironically, the I-Phones held by so many millions across the face of the earth announcing his death were designed by him. He was an artist in a way. He chose to work outside the box, was...
Columbus Day 2011
At the time he lived and sailed during the 15th Century there was no man dead or alive who was more gifted at navigating the seas than Christopher Columbus. When speaking or writing about him, the same things have been chronicled about him throughout the centuries. He was brave. He was bold. He was...
Down the Beach
Here we are, now into October, and the weather remains unusually warm and balmy. Yet Lynn/Nahant Beach Reservation remains unbelievably empty – and if you want it to walk on or to wind surf or to just do nothing but sit down and to think – you’ve got it to yourself. After Labor Day,...
David Solimine
There are a very few men of the stature of David Solimine in this city today. He has stature because he is a great guy who tends to do the right thing and who always has something positive to contribute about the great and minor issues of the day in this city where he...
When the Weather Sends Your Mind Wandering
There is nothing quite like walking on Lynn/Nahant Beach on a late September day when the temperature is in the 80’s? Or how about taking a trek with the family in Lynn Woods late in September when the leaves are falling, the sky is blue and you’re wearing a t-shirt? In this topsy turvy...
Lynn Showing Its Multicultural Strength
The Primary Election last week proved a number of things about politics in this sprawling city. First, the outcome proved that it does not matter if you are black or white or Cambodian – you can find voters enough to qualify to run for the city council at large position. This is, obviously and...
Get Out and Vote
Tuesday is primary day in this city. If you care about who leads this city, then you’ll get yourself down to your precinct voting location and cast a vote. Granted, the primary is not so important or compelling as the election. But it is the primary that weeds out the rocks from the chafe....