People, Places and Things: 1-6-15

Brooke well-remembered from 1975 Lynn visitAlmost 40 years has passed, but former Lynn police officer and local resident Richard Sims Sr. did not have trouble recalling the late Edward W. Brooke among the political luminaries who helped pack St. Michael’s Hall in 1975 for a tribute dinner for former Lynn School Committee Vice Chairman Vincent F. Jarvis.”He was a gentleman and well-spoken,” Sims said of Brooke, who died Saturday at the age of 95.Sims, an 80-year-old Brickyard native who spent 36 years on the police department before his 2000 retirement, said a “couple hundred” people packed St. Michael’s to honor Jarvis, and Sims is grateful he held on to a photograph chronicling the event.”It was a little bit of history,” Sims said.Gallo hangs a shingle on Johnson StreetLynn School Committee member and attorney Charlie Gallo has opened his own law practice, renting office space from attorney Jim Carrigan on Johnson Street across from City Hall. Gallo, who previously worked at a law firm in Andover, specializes in elder law, estate planning and probate.Jan. 19 King tribute a chance to volunteerThe 4th annual Lynn Coalition for Martin Luther King Jr. Service Day will not be complete without local volunteers committing their time on Jan. 19 to honor the civil rights leader. With more than a dozen local organizations and businesses involved, local community organizer Mary Trahan said the volunteer day will include packaging 500 toiletry kits for homeless individuals, collecting food items, distributing books on King’s life to children and making valentines.Several projects will be organized at Girls Inc.’s 50 High St. building with a morning shift starting at 10 and finishing at 1 p.m. and an afternoon shift running from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. To volunteer, visit www.lynnmlkday.org. Volunteers should plan on arriving a half hour early for shifts to enjoy refreshments.Laugh for a cause to benefit SeibelLocal comic Bob Seibel is fighting cancer and his friends, including top comedians, come together on Feb. 8 at St. Michael’s Hall to host a benefit for Seibel. Three musical acts and at least eight comics will round off the 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. event, including Lenny Clarke, Steve Sweeney and Johnny Pizzi. For tickets, call Pizzi, 781-420-1036.?Real Housewives’ star makes prison her new home
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One of New Jersey’s “Real Housewives” has gone to the big house.Teresa Giudice surrendered at the Federal Correction Institution in Danbury, Conn., at about 3 a.m. Monday to begin serving a 15-month sentence for bankruptcy fraud, her attorney said.