Who was the man behind the town’s seal?
What does $12 buy you? How about the original design used in the town seal seen on signs, badges, and official documents? Already a Civil War hero and famous illustrator, Charles Wellington Reed was hired by the town in 1881 to create its seal. Town Meeting members authorized the Board of Selectmen to pay Reed […]
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Pisano had a hand in history
In August, a formal reveal of the Frederick Douglass sculpture by 99-year old Nahant artist Reno ‘Ray’ Pisano highlighted the official dedication of a new Lynn park named after the prominent African-American abolitionist. The park and Pisano’s work is adjacent to the location where Douglass was thrown off a train on Sept. 29, 1841 for […]
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Rotary puts service above self
Swampscott Rotary Club is a small group of people with big goals who enjoy each other’s company while doing a lot of good for the local community and beyond. If you are looking for something to do, to find new friends or to engage in meaningful volunteer work, the club is always welcoming new members. […]
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Success the Ianotti way
Town residents Vivian and Marc Iannotti are building a family business empire one grocery store at a time. Vivian Iannotti called the couple’s new Stop and Compare store in Lynn’s State Street plaza “a culmination of everything” they have worked hard to achieve ever since Vivian’s mother, Betty Calvo, opened the first Stop and Compare […]
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Who was Elihu Thomson?
Can you imagine a boy who wants to attend high school at 11 years old being told that he has to wait until he is 13? Can you imagine that boy being told he is not allowed to have books for two years? Imagine that 11-year-old boy saying, “If you do that, you might as […]
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The play’s the thing
Two years ago in pre-COVID times, many of us didn’t even know about Zoom — a cloud-based communications app. Although it provided convenience and changed the way we work and connect, some say that they are tired of virtual meetings. Still, it is undeniable that Zoom has been instrumental over these two years, not only […]
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