Lynn is lucky to have Antonio Gutierrez. Even in these dire economic times when social programs are under the budget ax, he finds a way to spread his message, whether that be through Catholic Charities, Operation Bootstrap, ECCO or on his own. He has worked for all of these organizations as a street outreach worker… [Read more…]
January 29, 2011
I can’t let the month slip into the past without mentioning that January is National Mentoring Month. According to Mass Mentoring, the word mentor is from the Greek meaning steadfast or enduring and is the one-on-one or group relationship that one or more adults develop with a child or group of children to help them… [Read more…]
August 26, 2010
Check out this short video documentary of the College Application Education Project’s (CAEP) production of Macbeth and witness one of the many projects students there have undertaken to prepare for college. CAEP offers many resources to help middle school and high school students succeed. Through their mentoring programs, students build confidence, enforce positive behavior and engage in… [Read more…]
May 21, 2010
Year Up is a nonprofit I support. Their mission is to close the opportunity divide by providing urban young adults with the skills, experience and support that will empower them to reach their potential through professional careers and higher education. As a fast growing non profit, Year Up is currently serving over 1000 students in… [Read more…]
February 3, 2010
It’s an old stocky building sitting next to the Lynn Public Library. Inside, it could use some work, but it serves its purpose: to be a safe place where kids can hang out after school and do what kids do–play. It was the last place I wanted to go tonight, but I had reluctantly agreed… [Read more…]
November 6, 2009
Kind of like Deep Thoughts, only Random. This was a divisive election. Neither side spared the other from accusations, incriminations and dire predictions. The margin of victory was extremely slim. There were so many pros and cons to weigh, I had a hard time deciding who to cast my vote for. I thank Clancy for… [Read more…]
October 29, 2009
And what does this have to do with Lynn? Charles E. Shannon Jr. was a Lexington police officer for 20 years. Shannon served 8 terms in the State Senate. During his tenure in the Senate, he worked on ways to combat gang violence in Somerville. After he died of cancer in 2005, the state of… [Read more…]
October 4, 2009
At-large candidate for city council Eugene Schneeberg recently attended a White House Community Forum on Responsible Fatherhood and Education Success on Wednesday, September 23, in Manchester, New Hampshire. The Fatherhood Forum was cosponsored by the White House Office of Faith Based and Neighborhood Partnerships and the U.S. Department of Education. The event brought together experts,… [Read more…]
August 10, 2009
Walking to the corner store to buy some milk on the morning of August 6, I was stopped cold by the following headline: Unfortunately, what I saw was a page out of the “Daily Gangsta.” Graffiti is the medium through which a gang asserts its dominance and sends messages to other gangs and their own.… [Read more…]
July 27, 2009
There are so many things I want to write about, but as soon as I settle on my next topic, something else comes up. In this case, I feel it is my job to introduce you to Eugene Schneeberg*, candidate for at-large city councilor. If you don’t already know of him, he will be at… [Read more…]
July 24, 2009
This Saturday, July 25, from 7 – 9:30 PM, the Oasis Youth Group of St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church is staging a talent show to raise money for their upcoming missionary trip to New York City. They have also designed a silk screened I AM LYNN I COUNT t-shirt which will be for sale at the… [Read more…]
July 14, 2009
The show must go on. So said the organizers of the Peace in the City Youth Fest and an anonymous neighbor when no one showed up from the city to open High Rock Tower for the event. Not knowing how they would power the PA system, organizers asked the neighbor if he would be kind… [Read more…]
March 12, 2011
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