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…

Saugus votes for tax-burden shift

Elizabeth Della Piana | November 20

SAUGUS — The Board of Selectmen conducted a Public Hearing to “determine the percentage of local tax levy…

Teachers unions rally at the State House

Grace Calandrella | November 19

MARBLEHEAD — While negotiations continued in Marblehead Tuesday morning at 10:30 a.m., as usual, some…

Nahant teachers agree to deal

Zach Laird | November 19

NAHANT — Tuesday evening, the School Committee unanimously agreed to ratify a new three-year agreement…

Lynn officials speak out against KIPP expansion

Adam Levine | November 19

HOLYOKE — Mayor Jared Nicholson, Superintendent of Lynn Public Schools (LPS) Dr. Evonne Alvarez, and…

Raymond Bastarache receives Community Unsung Hero Award

Elizabeth Della Piana | November 19

LYNN — Last Thursday, Raymond Bastarache, past president of the Lynn Rotary Club and former Lynn deputy…

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…

Peabody’s McKeen, Douglass reflect on soccer seasons

Owen Finn | November 18

PEABODY — Peabody soccer had its ups and downs throughout the course of the season. For the boys team, they…

Lynnfield comes up empty–handed in semifinals

Mark Aboyoun | November 18

LYNN — Manning Field hosted two of the top girl’s soccer teams in Division 4 on Monday evening between…

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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…

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…

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…

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…

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,…

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…