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Lynn, Massachusetts Patch AM: a 4 min readGood morning Lynn! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How Lynn English’s new athletic director is reshaping school sports culture
- What this $2.4M bus settlement means for Lynn’s students and taxpayers
- How a new MBTA RIDE rule is squeezing Lynn riders’ budgets
Also on today's calendar: "Green" An Art Exhibit and 7 more events.
Today's riddle: Where do bad rainbows go? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: A couple of afternoon showers, with a high of 78 and low of 65 degrees.
- Wednesday: Heavy rain and a thunderstorm, temps: high: 70, low: 63.
- Thursday: Mainly cloudy, showers around, with a high of 69 and low of 64 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. English's Aldred reflects on year one (itemlive.com) — Lynn English High School’s athletic director Ashley Aldred is wrapping up a busy first year, highlighting record participation and historic milestones like the boys volleyball team’s first-ever state tournament berth. She reflects on intense Lynn English–Lynn Classical rivalries, the strong “spirit of sports” in Lynn, and her plans to boost student involvement across all teams next year. 
2. AG secures $2.4M settlement from fraudulent bus company (itemlive.com) — Lynn will receive a share of a $2.4 million settlement after state officials said a longtime school transportation vendor illegally conspired to limit competition on special education bus contracts in Lynn, Saugus, and Dedham. Local leaders say the recovered money should have supported Lynn students and taxpayers all along, and parents are also raising separate concerns about canceled field trips and questionable billing practices.
3. The T paratransit service changed its bag policy. RIDE users say it's made grocery shopping nearly impossible. (bostonglobe.com) — Lynn residents who rely on the MBTA’s RIDE paratransit service say a new bag and cart policy is making basic grocery trips far more expensive and physically difficult, even at the Lynn senior center. Riders from Lynn and nearby communities describe cramped, painful rides, skipped trips, and higher costs, while advocates push the T to revise rules they say ignore disabled riders’ real needs.
4. Lynn rock legend Freddy Cannon dies at 89 (itemlive.com) — Lynn is remembering rock ’n’ roll hitmaker Freddy Cannon, who grew up here and went on to chart with classics like “Palisades Park” and “Tallahassee Lassie.” The 89-year-old singer, born Frederick Anthony Picariello Jr., died July 17 in California after continuing to record new music right up until weeks before his passing.
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Family Resource Center, 16 City Hall Square, Lynn
5:30 pm
Wednesday July 29
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Other local events
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Using Age to Your Advantage
North Shore Youth Career Center 117 Franklin St, Lynn, MA 01901
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Curious Creatures
Lynn Public Library 5 North Common Street, Lynn, MA 01902
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Interviewing Skills
North Shore Youth Career Center 117 Franklin St, Lynn, MA 01901
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Book Club: Taste by Stanley Tucci
Lynn Public Library 5 North Common Street, Lynn, MA 01902
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Interviewing Practice
North Shore Youth Career Center 117 Franklin St, Lynn, MA 01901
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Children's Craft Time
Lynn Public Library 5 North Common Street, Lynn, MA 01902
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Happy Together →
Lynn Memorial Auditorium, 3 City Hall Square, Lynn
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"Green" An Art Exhibit →
Slow River Studio, 17 Main St, Topsfield
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SummerSing: Vivaldi's Gloria and Randall Thompson's Frostiana →
St. Peter's-San Pedro Episcopal Church, 24 St Peter St, Salem
7:30 pm
Wednesday July 29
Thursday July 30
Sunday August 2
Monday August 17
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Free Brand Audit at the Salem Chamber from Matthew Eriksen of Good Brand Partners →
Salem Chamber of Commerce Salem Chamber Office 265 Essex St, Salem, MA 01970
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Toddler Storytime & Craft
Lynn Public Library 5 North Common Street, Lynn, MA 01902
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Live Jazz @ The Babe w/ Steve Lacey & Pat Dole →
Salem Chamber of Commerce The Babe 268 Washington St Salem, MA 01970
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Love Is In The Air →
Salem Willows Park, 165 Fort Ave, Salem
7:00 pm
Tuesday July 28
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