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MassDOT hits Route 114 speed bump
Luke Acton | November 20
PEABODY — Attendees were dissatisfied during the final Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT)…
Striking Marblehead educators face potential legal action
Grace Calandrella | November 20
MARBLEHEAD — Members of the Marblehead Education Association (MEA) could potentially face legal action due…
Swampscott Select Board chair faces criticism
Zach Laird | November 20
SWAMPSCOTT — A resident called for Select Board Chair MaryEllen Fletcher to resign from her position during…
Let’s give a cheer for a lifesaving coach
Paul Halloran | November 20
LYNN — Coach Cassie DeMille and her Lynn English cheerleaders weren’t sure what to think when someone was…
Affordable Housing Trust awards $1.2M in grants
Adam Levine | November 20
LYNN — Two years after the city created the Affordable Housing Trust Fund (AHTF) and designated an initial…
Lynnfield Rotary honors Sallade with Hero Award
Anne Marie Tobin | November 20
LYNNFIELD — Former A Healthy Lynnfield Substance Use Prevention Coordinator Peg Sallade is the recipient of…
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Sports
Classical-English powderpuff game set for Sunday
Owen Finn | November 20
LYNN — There aren’t a lot of things better than football on a Sunday afternoon. Better yet, this one…
ABOYOUN: Thanksgiving, please hurry
Mark Aboyoun | November 20
Admit it, you’ve heard this line before: “I don’t remember much from that season, but I do remember the…
Lynnfield returns to the big game with one-goal win
Mark Aboyoun | November 19
AYER — On Nov. 18 of last year, Lynnfield’s boys soccer team captured the Division 4 state championship….
St. John’s Prep comes up short in championship quest
Owen Finn | November 19
WOBURN — Bragging rights. For all the marbles. May the best team win. However you wanted to say it, Tuesday…
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Government
Sweeping climate bill passes the Massachusetts Legislature
For the Item | November 19
BOSTON — Last Thursday, the Massachusetts Legislature passed sweeping climate legislation to empower the…
Sweeping economic development bill passes Massachusetts Legislature
For the Item | November 18
BOSTON — Last Thursday, the Massachusetts Legislature passed a sweeping economic development bill…
Swampscott group seeks solutions to King’s Beach
Zach Laird | November 13
SWAMPSCOTT — The Water and Sewer Infrastructure Committee are attempting new ways to combat the bacteria…
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Education
Peabody starts to plan new high school
Luke Acton | November 19
PEABODY — The School Building Committee met for the first time Tuesday afternoon to lay out what its duties…
Progress made in Marblehead teacher’s strike
Grace Calandrella | November 17
MARBLEHEAD — On Friday, the Marblehead School Committee and the Marblehead Education Association could not…
Marblehead educators remain on strike; athletics saved
Grace Calandrella | November 14
MARBLEHEAD — It has been a full week since the Marblehead Education Association (MEA) voted 99 percent in…
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Entertainment
Saugus Middle High School upcoming winter concerts
For the Item | November 19
SAUGUS — The Saugus Middle High School bands will have winter concerts soon. Both concerts will be hosted…
Lehmann opens 76th season in Swampscott with North Shore Philharmonic Orchestra’s Mendelssohn, Hindemith
For the Item | November 5
Music Director Robert Lehmann will conduct works by Mendelssohn, Tchaikovsky, and Hindemith as the North…
Heffernan wins Topsfield Fair Harvest Baked Sweet Treat Contest
For the Item | October 9
Casey Heffernan of Topsfield won first place in this year’s Topsfield Fair Fall Harvest Baked Sweet Treat…
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Business
Marblehead Chamber of Commerce holds 72nd annual meeting
Kelan Flynn | September 27
MARBLEHEAD — The Marblehead Chamber of Commerce awarded local businesses, organizations, and individuals…
Bedford Jewelers is closing after more than 70 years
For the Item | September 3
BEDFORD — Historic Bedford Jewelers is closing, and Shirley O’Connor, the second-generation owner of…
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Opinion
Garrity: Renewing the common good
msgr-paul-v-garrity | November 20
Making sense of the divisions within our nation at this moment in history has never been more important….
Walsh: Neither Nixon nor Trump
Jim Walsh | November 20
Jim Walsh Perhaps the most basic and fundamental idea of our democratic republic is the notion of…
Editorial: RFK Jr. would be a disaster for America’s health and should not be secretary of Health and Human Services
Guest Editorial | November 19
Editorial written by the New York Daily News Editorial Board. Get ready to welcome back polio and welcome…
Masket: Democrats are finger-pointing. Does the evidence support them?
Guest Commentary | November 19
Seth Masket The Democrats have some tough choices in front of them. With Vice President Kamala Harris,…
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Lifestyle
Deeb: A legacy of service and family
Sam Deeb | November 11
Every Veterans Day, I think about my grandfather, Ernie “Gido” Deeb. He wasn’t just my grandfather; he…
Sisters supporting senior citizens
Adam Levine | November 7
Residents of Lynnfield and surrounding towns can happily count down the days until they turn 60, knowing…
Christopher Gomez: More than just a trainer
Matteo Valente | October 10
Having filled his own cup, Christopher Gomez is now focused on extending a helping hand and supporting…
Lynnfield Boys Scouts camp out in Salem
Adam Levine | October 9
LYNNFIELD — Boy Scout Troop 48 spent the weekend camping out at Winter Island in Salem. The 14 scouts in…