When we first heard about the mayor’s concern about local canning being out of control, we had to step back and wonder – who is canning what? Some of us thought raspberries were being canned. Others believed it was olives only to find out the canning the mayor is so concerned about is kids...
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Obituaries 12-13-2011
Donald Reardon Of New Hampshire, formerly of Winthrop Donald K. Reardon of Rochester, NH died November 23 at his home surrounded by his family and his dog, Bailey, after a long illness. He was 65 years old. He was born in Winthrop on September 10, 1946, the son of the late Donald and Marion...
Place in Community of Level 3 Sex Offender Being Questioned
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...
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...
Everett High Football Team Rolls to Victory in Semifinals
The Everett High football team turned in a superb performance and took home a 46-0 victory over Lynn English in a Division 1A semifinal playoff game Tuesday night at Manning Field in Lynn. Senior quarterback Jonathan DiBiaso threw touchdown passes to Jalen Felix and Jakarrie Washington. Senior running back Vondell Langston rushed for two...
Lynn Supports Troops in Iraq and Afghanistan
For the second year in a row, a group of devoted Lynners – devoted to making life just a bit easier for our troops fighting wars in faraway lands – have been coming together and creating care packages. The care packages contain a variety of the homegrown things Americans like to eat like Oreos,...
Lynn English Captures League Title: Bulldogs Prepare for Classical, Playoff Game Next Week
The Lynn English football team, newly crowned champion of the Northeastern Conference/Cape Ann Large Division, is gearing up for an historic matchup against defending state champion Everett in the Eastern Mass. playoffs on November 29 at Manning Field. But head coach Peter Holey has his team’s sights solely on...
Thanksgiving 2011
The Thanksgiving holiday is upon us and we begin to wonder – where has the year gone and my, isn’t it flying by? What has it brought us and do we have anything to give thanks for? For those of you reading this, you should be grateful for having been given another year of...
Obituaries 11-22-2011
Joseph Nicholson Of Revere, formerly of Lynn Joseph H. Nicholson of Revere, formerly of Lynn, died on November 18 in the care of the Greenwood Nursing & Rehab Center, Wakefield. A US Army veteran, he was the beloved husband of the late Agnes M. (Duffy) Nicholson; devoted father of Gloria Hobson and her husband,...
Anderson to Play for Team USA: Former English Star Invited to International Tournament in Italy
Jeanette Anderson hopes to play professional basketball one day in the United States or overseas. The 20-year-old Caldwell College sophomore and former Lynn English star will get her first chance to impress international pro scouts next May when she travels to Italy to play for a USA national team in a tournament featuring...
Looking At-Large
It was a tame election by Lynn standards. Without a mayor’s race, it was left to the At-Large contest to stir things up – and in the end, it did just that. Two major events took place in the At-Large contest. Tim Phelan topped the ticket. Hong Net made history. First Phelan. By the...
Looking at Politics: In the Wards
Lynn’s two ward races produced no surprises. In Ward 1, Wayne Lozzi demolished the ambitions of his opponent Bob Walsh. Lozzi scored 1871 votes to Walsh’s 1181. Over the years, Lozzi has been a hard working, popular ward councilor. Walsh was unable to match Lozzi’s organization and coterie of close friends throughout the sprawling...
Gallo Shines at Last
Richard Starbard topped the ticket in School Committee balloting. With 4770 votes, he was untouchable. Newcomer Attorney Charlie Gallo, who has spent many years apprenticing for an elective position, came in second with a commanding 4666 votes. On the losing end of the stick was the highly regarded former educator Vincent Spirito. He got...
Local Oil Industry in Big Trouble
The local oil heating industry is struggling to stay alive in a business climate set to ruin independent oil delivery companies as well as making it nearly impossible for consumers to pay to heat their homes with oil. The rampant commodities market speculation for oil has pushed a barrel of oil to nearly $100...
Obituaries 11-15-2011
Elaine Leach Dance Instructor Elaine M. (White) Leach of Harvest, Alabama, formerly of Revere and Cambridge, died on November 6 following a courageous battle with lung cancer. She was 67 years old. She was the founder of “The Elegant Rounds Dance Group” and was a dance instructor for many years. She was also a...