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The Lynn Community Association (LCA) is pleased to present a series of candidate forums this summer in anticipation of a highly contested election cycle for the city of Lynn this November. Starting with the at-Large Councilor forum on Wednesday, July 10, 7PM, at the Temple Ahabat Shalom on Ocean St., forum moderator and publisher of […]
September 19, 2012
6/10/86–Chapter 8.24 of the Ordinances of the City of Lynn, entitled “LITTER AND REFUSE GENERALLY” is approved by the city. This ordinance is revised 4 times in the period from 1986 to 1997. Source–http://www.ci.lynn.ma.us/cityhall_documents/clerk/City_Ordinances.pdf June 21, 2011–A proposed ordinance amending Chapter 8,24 is passed by City Council unanimously with emergency, meaning “a special emergency […]
August 23, 2012
I feel obligated to write about Tuesday’s informal meeting of the Ordinance Committee called to discuss the rat/trash problem we have in Lynn. After all, Councilor Darren Cyr invited me and I got to sit at the big table. I even got to speak my piece. Part of me feels like “This is family business–don’t let any […]
July 1, 2012
Thank you Media Seth! I didn’t stay at City Hall for the 8 o’clock city council meeting on June 26, and missed some lively discussion on the budget. Thank the gods you were there to record the whole thing unedited. I would have had to rely on a 3rd person account if you weren’t there, […]
November 15, 2011
The Daily Item: Paving fix vexes Lynn resident. Don’t settle for less.
November 5, 2011
Are you going to vote on Nov. 8th? In the best of all possible worlds, you want your vote to count, right? Maybe if you bullet vote, your vote will count more. Then again, maybe not. In the upcoming election, you can vote for up to 4 of 8 at-Large Councillor candidates and up to […]
October 2, 2011
I think we’d all do a lot better if we approached our interactions with government as more of a scientific experiment in optimism vs. pessimism. That’s my hypothesis anyway. I know that sounds unexciting and dispassionate, but unbridled passion can lead one astray. The scientific method was drilled into me at the beginning of every […]
September 19, 2011
Tomorrow is the city of Lynn’s primary election for city council and school committee. I can’t tell you with a straight face that the primary for school committee is meaningful. You can only pick 6 out of 8, but as I understand it, all 8 candidates will move on to the general election. Don’t ask […]
September 5, 2011
There will be a special leaf and yardwaste collection next week 9/6 to 9/10 in the wake of Irene. Anything larger than 2 inches in diameter needs to be brought to the compost area on Commercial Street on Saturdays between 7:30 am and 2:30 pm. via Lynn DPW.
February 17, 2011
I am stunned at the inanity and incompetence of this city’s government. So stunned, in fact, that I’m having trouble coming up with a suitable headline for this post. Let’s see… LOCAL BLOGGER SCOOPS ITEMLIVE It’s been the internet age for a while now, and the Item still finds itself swinging late. Kudos to Corey […]
February 10, 2011
2:19 PM today. Traffic has been gridlocked in front of my house on Essex St for over 5 minutes. My wife needs to go to work. She can’t get out of the driveway because an MBTA bus is blocking it. People yell and scream at each other. A kindly soul attempts to untie the knot, […]
January 1, 2011
Perhaps no human opponent is as formidable as the weather. Blizzards and other extreme weather events test the mettle of our politicians and civil servants. The infamous blizzard of 1969 ruined John Lindsay‘s reelection prospects as mayor of New York City. History repeated itself this year in New York City with Mayor Bloomberg’s feckless response. […]
December 29, 2010
I can’t believe the political shitstorm caused by this latest snowstorm. What a fiasco, Jay Fink. Throwing residents under the bus for throwing snow back into the street. I see it clearly Jay; I’m no victim of snow blindness. The streets of Lynn were such a mess after the most recent snowstorm that my bus […]
October 24, 2010
This event has been postponed to Tuesday, Nov. 9 due to expected bad weather tomorrow. The East Lynn Community Association invites its members and other interested residents to open office hours with Lynn Office of Economic and Community Development director Jamie Marsh on Tuesday, October 26. Hours begin at 6:30 PM in Room 311 at […]
September 16, 2010
Talk of my property taxes increasing as a result of the development of Lowe’s and Super Wal-mart in Salem doesn’t get me riled up as much as it makes me wonder about the machinations of property value assessment. But that’s a topic for another post. What makes me oppose the proposed development is its needlessness and the environmental […]
September 15, 2010
Yup, we’re talking about that development on the Lynn/Salem line where the existing Wal-Mart is to be expanded and a Lowe’s Home Improvement store is planned to be built. And no, no one has seen a signed purchase-and-sales agreement for the land yet, although Lynn City Councillor-at-Large Dan Cahill said the members of Camp Lion […]
July 16, 2010
In this case, an American Staffordshire Terrier bitch. Don’t get me wrong, the story in the Lynn Item this morning about City Councilman Tim Phelan’s spending spree on display cases and frames for pictures of former mayors is an egregious abuse a questionable use of taxpayer funds that should be stopped immediately. Miscellaneous line items […]
July 14, 2010
I can’t say that I’m happy with last night’s city council. I know I spoke in favor of the pitbull ordinance, but I had some serious reservations about it that should have caused me to think twice about getting up to that podium. Mine was a half-hearted endorsement. I, and others I know, have been […]
July 13, 2010
Kevin Farnsworth and his wife Kelli will share their considerable experience in animal care and training tomorrow evening at 7:00 PM at the Temple Ahabot Shalom on 151 Ocean Street. Their topic is “Keys to Responsible Pet Ownership.” Come at 6:45 for refreshments and social networking. Farnsworth is Lynn’s only Dog Officer, and he has […]
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