Dwight “Dusty” Caufield, a lifelong resident of Lynn, will kick off his candidacy for state representative of the 10th Essex District at an event this Sunday, Jan. 15 at The Lazy Dog in Wyoma Square. Caufield, a Republican, is running for the seat currently held by State Rep. Robert F. Fennell, a Democrat. Caufield,...
Even though Kaleigh Finigan played sports for Austin Prep the past four years, she was well known to St. Mary’s athletes. Finigan had been the leading scorer for the Austin Prep girls hockey team, and as a key player for the AP softball team, she competed against St. Mary’s in two Division 3 North...
According to police and the heads of the local Parks Department, vandals are attempting to rip-off whatever they can from the city’s parks. What does this include? In one case it was reported that thieves apparently tried to steal an eighty foot light pole from Frey Park. Other parks throughout the city have lost...
This has been a winter without snow. As a result, the city hasn’t spent much money from its snow removal funding budget. This is a good thing as during a normal snow season, the city could be expected to spend almost $3 million as it did last year. The savings to the city’s budget...
Former Lynn Classical football star Richard “Buddy” Ford completed his freshman season as a linebacker and special teams player for the Massachusetts Maritime Academy football team. Buddy is pictured (photo right) after a game with family and friends, from left, Eric Sheehan, his grandfather, Jim Matthews, his father, Lynn City Councilor Rick Ford, his...
Todd Collier may have been on his school vacation last week but the honors kept pouring in for the St. Mary’s High School football standout. Collier, who was on a skiing trip in Maine, received a call from head coach Matt Durgin who informed him that he has been named to the Super 26...
The Latino church on Anchor Road is suing the city in Federal Court over the right to use the church they bought in 2010. They are claiming the city’s Zoning Board of Appeals is standing in the way of an occupancy permit being granted for the church because of a lack of parking spaces...
Bar owners in this city are justifiably upset because the Licensing Board did not allow them to remain open an extra hour on New Year’s Eve. The Licensing Board’s decision failing to allow for an extra hour was Draconian. The city’s decision to stand firm on the 1 a.m. closing time for New Year’s...
Community leaders and law enforcement officers joined the Sisson School Parent Teachers Organization (PTO) at the first annual Polar Express Day on Dec. 22 at the Lynn elementary school. Stacey Giguere, PTO president and the mother of two Sisson students, Molly and Nate, coordinated the festive event. Superintendent of School Catherine Latham, School Committee...
Our Woman of the Year is Mayor Judith Flanagan Kennedy. It is not an easy task managing the day to day affairs of this city at any time. However, we believe the mayor has done a decent job of shepherding the city during a time when the city seems to be chugging along without...