Showing posts with label EVENT. Show all posts
Showing posts with label EVENT. Show all posts
Saturday, July 11, 2015
Friday, July 10, 2015
Thursday, July 9, 2015
Thursday, July 2, 2015
ANNUAL CELEBRATION
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Wednesday, July 1, 2015
Saturday, June 27, 2015
SUMMER SCHOOL'S STILL ON
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Thursday, June 25, 2015
SOME STORIES HAVE LEGS
Something for the kids July 8 - http://lynnhappens.com/event/storywalk-at-flax-pond/
Wednesday, June 24, 2015
SAME OLD SONG BUT LOOKING TO CHANGE THE TUNE
Can you hear me? I'm doing my best FRANKIE VALLIE impression singing "OH WHAT A NIGHT...:".The evening started with a DATE with my FIRST LADY the MAYOR. I got there at the library to wait in line to insure I got my traditional seat in the front row center, over one seat to the right. I felt the excitement just like when a NEW Apple phone is being debuted.
Turns out there wasn't quite the crowd, in fact probably less than twenty if we count the MAYOR and her CHIEF OF STAFF. I was hoping my early arrival would count for something and unlike last year I wouldn't be the subject of a conscious avoidance (Hey that's not my call it's what some stranger put on FACEBOOK). As it happened though I was the last one called on I think after several promises to get to me. Of course I wanted to redirect everyone's attention to the GRAVITY of the 16 MILLION DOLLAR debt the city is going to be saddled with as a result of the NSS snafu.
Her attempt at resolution is to hold choir practice with LT. GOV KAREN POLITO after I believe the fiscal year is up betting that the laws won't apply to us because we are so special. I am sure she will find sympathy from KAREN but guess what KAREN can do JACK.
JUDY completely ignored the letter from the DESE I have being circulating around swearing that it doesn't really say what everyone else thinks. I was assured they weren't ignoring it they just weren't doing what they were asking for. I asked why no other urban city has the problems LYNN has and that only 3 other districts in the state have a problem with NSS. Of course she said the figures being circulated out there were wrong (Sorry LORI) and that BROCKTON was looking to file a lawsuit against the state for the way they calculate NSS. She did mention we might consider it too. Well she does have a record of winning suits costing tens of thousands of dollars regarding how much the former MAYOR was paid, winnng it then almost doubling hers and the council's salary above what the old Mayor made and then working out some NEW formula so no one would have to pay back what her lawsuit had successfully shown that they had been overpaid. Instead she drove the same bus over REFUGEES in general since there weren't enough UNACCOMPANIED MINORS coming in now to make a good speed bump.
Sitting quietly in the audience was LSC CANDIDATE JARED NICHOLSON observing before turming in to the best educated cab driver you ever did see. Even with those two IVY LEAGUE degrees he found room in his car to shuttle me and TRIPPY to that other LSC CANDIDATE MICHEAL OUK'S FUNDRAISER.
It was nice to see LSC CANDIDATE NATASHA M&M, LSC MEMBER MARIA CARRASCO and have HUGS WITH HONG, not too mention evidently TRIPPY'S reputation preceded him because despite the fact he filled up on the food, a to-go plate was presented to him as a going away present!
Turns out there wasn't quite the crowd, in fact probably less than twenty if we count the MAYOR and her CHIEF OF STAFF. I was hoping my early arrival would count for something and unlike last year I wouldn't be the subject of a conscious avoidance (Hey that's not my call it's what some stranger put on FACEBOOK). As it happened though I was the last one called on I think after several promises to get to me. Of course I wanted to redirect everyone's attention to the GRAVITY of the 16 MILLION DOLLAR debt the city is going to be saddled with as a result of the NSS snafu.
Her attempt at resolution is to hold choir practice with LT. GOV KAREN POLITO after I believe the fiscal year is up betting that the laws won't apply to us because we are so special. I am sure she will find sympathy from KAREN but guess what KAREN can do JACK.
JUDY completely ignored the letter from the DESE I have being circulating around swearing that it doesn't really say what everyone else thinks. I was assured they weren't ignoring it they just weren't doing what they were asking for. I asked why no other urban city has the problems LYNN has and that only 3 other districts in the state have a problem with NSS. Of course she said the figures being circulated out there were wrong (Sorry LORI) and that BROCKTON was looking to file a lawsuit against the state for the way they calculate NSS. She did mention we might consider it too. Well she does have a record of winning suits costing tens of thousands of dollars regarding how much the former MAYOR was paid, winnng it then almost doubling hers and the council's salary above what the old Mayor made and then working out some NEW formula so no one would have to pay back what her lawsuit had successfully shown that they had been overpaid. Instead she drove the same bus over REFUGEES in general since there weren't enough UNACCOMPANIED MINORS coming in now to make a good speed bump.
Sitting quietly in the audience was LSC CANDIDATE JARED NICHOLSON observing before turming in to the best educated cab driver you ever did see. Even with those two IVY LEAGUE degrees he found room in his car to shuttle me and TRIPPY to that other LSC CANDIDATE MICHEAL OUK'S FUNDRAISER.
It was nice to see LSC CANDIDATE NATASHA M&M, LSC MEMBER MARIA CARRASCO and have HUGS WITH HONG, not too mention evidently TRIPPY'S reputation preceded him because despite the fact he filled up on the food, a to-go plate was presented to him as a going away present!
Tuesday, June 23, 2015
PARTY PLANNED
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| There will be a DJ, Dancing,Catered by Old Tyme Italian Cuisine, Raffles, and More! Please show your support, It's the 25th Anniversary for Challenger Little League!!! | |||||||||||||||
INGALLS HONORED
The INGALLS SCHOOL was honored at tonight's NAVIGATOR game. They even treated fans to a couple of folk songs between one inning. I think they had planned to sing the NATIONAL ANTHEM but with this crazy weather.... Anyway they got to run across the outfield with CHOMPS in the middle of the sixth inning!
WASN'T TRYIIN TO LEAVE OUT BRIAN
I can't believe I left out BRIAN LAPIERRE, CANDIDATE FOR COUNSELOR-AT-LARGE at last night's KICKOFF for DOLORES. I know he did come late because of a previous PARCC party. He even had his mother talk to me.
Let that be a lesson to all you other candidates. I am partial to older women. Who am I kidding, I like them all and I've the battlescars to prove it. And you thought that was just a tattoo on my arm.
In my defense, I was exhausted after watching TRIPPY devour three plates of the BRICKYARD'S best!
Let that be a lesson to all you other candidates. I am partial to older women. Who am I kidding, I like them all and I've the battlescars to prove it. And you thought that was just a tattoo on my arm.
In my defense, I was exhausted after watching TRIPPY devour three plates of the BRICKYARD'S best!
Monday, June 22, 2015
GOING YARD
Of course, other candidates show both for school committee and city council. From the school committee race DONNA COPPOLA sat at my table, RICK STARBARD (who is on the LSC now but running for COUNCILOR-AT-LARGE) and MARIA CARRASCO gave me a ride home. Also there was MICHEAL OUK (I had to apologize to him for not being able to make it to his fundraiser WED cause I got a date with the MAYOR {I hear she may be on the market now and well you know my past.}, NATASHA M&M, LORRAINE GATELY, and JARED NICHOLSON. JARED got a picture because he IS a SMART man. He saw TRIPPY was the one taking the picture and I am sure he remembered me talking about TRIPPY playing for TECH so he smoothly shifted the conversation to baseball and voila, "Smile for the camera!". They don't let dummies like me into TWO IVY LEAGUE schools.
From the city council races along with RICK was TIM PHELAN (who smartly skirted away when I tried to trick him into a conversation about warnings he issued in the debate during his failed MAYORAL run. It turns out whether he knew it or not he was on to something.), omeone said JAY WALSH CANDIDATE FOR WARD 7 was there (he never said HI to me) HONG NET COUNCILOR-AT-LARGE gave me his customary bear hug. WAYNE LOZZI from WARD 1 (my COUNCILMAN) was first there, saw PETE CAPANO, WARD 6, but never talked to him, and last but not least BRIAN FIELD, CANDIDATE FOR WARD 7 who bought TRIPPY and I drinks and we couldn't even vote for him. Don't worry MOM, it was only GINGERALE!
OH WELL ENOUGH OF THIS NICE STUFF I'VE PAID MY PENANCE!
THERE WILL BE WORDS!
Friday, June 19, 2015
Thursday, June 18, 2015
PUTTIN ON THE PARCC
JUN
22
Invite- at 4:00pm - 7:00pm
- North Shore Community College-Lynn
Campus
The Board of Elementary and Secondary Education is holding a series of public forums across the Commonwealth on the upcoming decision on whether to sunset the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) and adopt the Partnership for the Assessment of College and Careers (PARCC).
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