Tuesday, April 10, 2012

BELLY UP TO THE LYNN CITY BAR

Looks like tonight we are going to talk about what your politicians are serving up. From tonight's LYNN CITY COUNCIL agenda:

                                   Petition of Lynn Auditorium, James Marsh, Community Development, for
                                   permission for Wine & Malt Beverage License at 3 City Hall Square.
                                   (Crighton)

Clearly liquor is how you make money and everybody loves money. I just don't know how I feel about our elected officials tending bar in CITY HALL. If we want to maximize the Auditorium's profits.

When I went to college there was a pub put in an old church. You know place is important and some things just give you the willies. 

Monday, April 9, 2012

FIX IT (FOOD) AND THEY WILL COME

Lynners say neighbors, patrons need to help spruce up and secure parks

Once again I would like to advocate for COMMUNITY COOKOUTS! Food attracts more than rats. Once people put a face on a problem suddenly it doesn't seem like a problem!

Saturday, April 7, 2012

"UNION STREET", LYNN'S RED-HEADED STEP-CHILD

EDIC director looking to past in vision for city's future

Clearly this is great news proponents of downtown. Raising the rhetoric is the way to go. positive talk leads to positive action. Bringing people to the place is a winning combination.

BUT.....,

as always UNION STREET is missing from the conversation. Everyone KNOWS its reputation and by ignoring it we risks subjecting all of the positive developments in downtown vulnerable to a flank attack. The energy and vitality of this area could be leveraged in such a way that could lead to an explosion of growth.

Failure to address and confront the problems associated with this street and its image will end up tarnishing the luster of the downtown's development and any designations.

Friday, April 6, 2012

SCHOOLS CAN SAVE OUR COMMUNITIES

The Daily Item: Dispatches part 2: Putting heat on Lynn gang

Listen closely to what this teen is saying. We need to give our kids a place where they can belong and belongs to them. That is the premise behind OCCUPY LVTI. It would be a gathering place, a learning place where all the community could come together an be an extended family. IT TAKES A VILLAGE!

Thursday, April 5, 2012

YOUTH LEADERS TO TAKE THE LEAD

Lynn students form first Youth Council

It's good to see our young kids take ownership in their city and the goings on. Hey, that's a picture of my daughter, "How'd that get in there?"

Seriously, it was good to see so many young people stepping up to take responsibility for their future and ours.

Wednesday, April 4, 2012

COUNCIL TO COUNSEL COUNCIL



LYNN YOUTH COUNCIL TAKES OFFICE

COUNCIL PRESIDENT TIM PHELAN  gave a few opening remarks telling how oroud and excited he was to be working with this promising group of young kids. COUNCILMAN CRIEGHTON (who turns 29 tommorrow) introduced all of the kids since this was h

is iniative. COUNCILMEN BILLY TRAHANT, DARRIN CYR, PETE CAPANO,RICK FORD, DAN CAHILL, BUZZY BARTON, and HONG NET were all present to show their support.

Even though the MAYOR was in WASHINGTON she was represented by MARY CHALMBERS and JAMIE CERULLI. Also in the audience were REPRESENTATIVE BOB FENNELL and STATE SENATOR TOM MCGEE.

JUDGE GARY MCMANUS swore in the following youth into their new offices:

WARD 1: VICTORIA BENE                         MICHEALA HAMILL
WARD 2: TAMARA  SARITA                      ASIAH WOTRING
WARD 3: MICHAEL DELUCA                     EMILY LADDERBUSH
WARD 4: ARELY ESCOBAR                       OURY BAH
WARD 5: MAKENZI MACKIN                   ZACHARY SAY
WARD 6: MARCUS GARRAUD                  STEPHEN SIV
WARD 7: NEYAT FISEHA                           SIMON KAZIMERCZYK
                              COUNSELORS-AT-LARGE:
     WANDA PEREZ                      BRENDEN SENG
     HEUBERT SEGURA                FARHA MITHILA

Tuesday, April 3, 2012

HOW DO I GET THEIR TRAVEL PLAN?

Lynn-area legislators amass thousands in travel reimbursements