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“For a long time there have been rumors that Latinos come here to take,” the translator said. “We’re here to show that Latinos give.” The man speaking in Spanish before the crowd in front of city hall was Juan Gonzalez. I’ve known Juan for several years, but I did not know he was pastor of […]
July 30, 2012
The deadline has been extended to Friday, August 3, 2012, 12:00PM, for applications to the Human Rights Commission recently proposed by Councilor at-Large Hong Net and created via ordinance by Lynn City Council. Notice is hereby given that the following vacancies which are appointed by the City Council exist: Members of the Human Rights Commission. […]
August 19, 2010
From the TechSoup Blog: Running Free: Seattle Free School at Craigslist Foundation Boot Camp. This is interesting: how to run a nonprofit organization with a $0 budget. Not for everyone, but I’m surprised it can be done.
August 13, 2010
In grammar school religion class, I learned that gospel means “good news.” To some degree, I hope this blog is like gospel, although the good news I’m hoping to spread may not have anything to do with God. This post is the exception to that caveat. Driving down Hamilton Avenue from the Ford School, I […]
July 16, 2010
Walking down Williams Avenue this morning, I saw 3 young adults hanging out in Williams Avenue Park talking. In the past I would have kept on walking, but I knew about the Park and Recreation Department’s summer program there for children ages 6 and up. Sure enough, when I talked to the two young men […]
June 17, 2010
The East Lynn Community Association and Friends of Lynn Nahant Beach’s Clean Sweep to the Sea rolled through downtown, up Union and Lewis Streets and concluded at Red Rock park last Saturday. Wearing Hawaiian leis to identify themselves, volunteers endured some light misty rain toward the end which forced the two bands to cancel their […]
June 13, 2010
What’s that, you say? Got a problem with trash in the city? Want to improve the image of Lynn? Make it into more of a destination for business and residence? Playgrounds and Parks not clean enough for ya? Here’s an idea. Apply to be on a city committee or advisory board! Applications are being accepted […]
June 11, 2010
A new Facebook group caught my attention. Lynn Playground Cleanup was founded this month. According to a post on the group’s wall: I will be at the little park on Sheridan Street this Saturday (6/12) doing what I can to clean up. Please join me. I will be there around 10am. Even if you cannot […]
June 4, 2010
As the Clean Sweep to the Sea date draws near, I thought it would be advisable to do some scouting of the routes we’d be cleaning on the morning of June 12. I parked near Fernando’s, deciding that every scouting expedition should begin with with a cup of coffee and a muffin. Fernando’s Culturefest last […]
May 31, 2010
As recently as two years ago, Henry Avenue Park was not a place to bring the kids. In a final act of desperation, the city had taken down the basketball hoops to discourage “loitering and other activities happening in the parks.” Neglect was evident in the torn-down chain link fences, graffiti, vandalized playground equipment and […]
May 11, 2010
May 1, 2010
What do Ward 5 Councillor Brendan Crighton and Swampscott resident Lara Goodman have in common? They both have or will run in marathons. Crighton ran the Boston Marathon last month and Goodman will compete in the Cox Sports Providence Marathon tomorrow morning, starting at 8:00AM. Goodman is on the board of the East Lynn Community […]
April 23, 2010
7:30 AM. Siren sound. Muffled megaphone announcement. Five bursts of siren again. Authoritative static-laced voice. Repeating ad nauseam, getting closer. OK, DPW truck, you’ve got my attention. “Street Cleaning on Essex St. Move your car, or you will get ticketed!” This is Lynn. No signage letting you know the street sweeping schedule. Maybe, if you […]
March 21, 2010
It was a rain of Noah’s arc proportions, and she ran for 18 miles in it. Lara Goodman, former resident of Lynn now living in Swampscott, is training for the Cox Providence Marathon on May 5. As a board member of the East Lynn Community Association (ELCA), she decided to use her participation in the […]
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 […]
January 25, 2010
Please come out and support the Lynn Time Bank as it raises money to continue its work to strengthen the greater Lynn community! There will be a raffle at the door, too! Bring your family, friends and anyone else you know who likes good food and making the world a better place. This is a […]
December 7, 2009
Members of the East Lynn Community Association braved cold rain and numb hands Saturday afternoon to hang Christmas wreaths at 4 intersections in the city. Nat and Sally Cary along with Mary Ellen Palermo, ELCA secretary Tom Sheehan and ELCA president Mary Trahan hung the circular arrangements of evergreen sprigs on traffic and telephone poles […]
September 23, 2009
I was thankful to the rains of September 12 for postponing the Goldfish Pond Association’s Annual Fun ‘N’ Flea Day; they made it possible for me to attend that event on the 19th, as well as the Downtown Lynn Neighborhood Association’s Central Square clean-up. Two great neighborhood events in one day. At 9AM I made […]
June 27, 2009
Wednesday, July 1, at 7 PM at the Temple Abahat Shalom on 151 Ocean St., the East Lynn Community Association is hosting a forum for at-large candidates for city council. Primary elections for mayor and city council are scheduled for this September; final voting is in November. Those who have RSVP’d so far are candidate […]
June 10, 2009
The turnout wasn’t great, but I think that it was time well spent connecting with fellow East Lynn Community Project members and with the people who use Kiley Park, which on Saturday morning are mostly Little League teams and their parents. Ward 3 Councillor Darren Cyr grilled hotdogs for hungry volunteers afterwards, and Mayor’s aide […]
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