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Swampscott’s Garden Music Gathering cultivates community
Erin Hickey | July 5
SWAMPSCOTT — A weekend of Independence Day festivities closed on a musical note Sunday afternoon as…
Local communities celebrate semiquincentennial
Amanda Lurey | July 5
As the United States turned 250 years old Saturday, communities across the North Shore celebrated the…
Lynnfield takes pride in Pillings Pond parade
Deyscha Smith | July 5
LYNNFIELD — The Pillings Pond parade was created with community in mind. The annual tradition has become a…
Swampscott to host Declaration of Independence reading
For the Item | July 5
SWAMPSCOTT — Rep. Jenny Armini and the Swampscott Historical Commission invite residents, families, and…
Revolutionary Roles
Amanda Lurey, Erin Hickey, Elizabeth Della Piana, Deyscha Smith, Olivia McKenna-Stevens and Olivia Haydar | July 3
As communities across the country mark the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence’s adoption…
No single path to recovery in Swampscott
Erin Hickey | July 3
SWAMPSCOTT — Service Animals. Exercise. Art. Nature. Tattoos. Sober motorcycle clubs. Even recovery…
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Sports
Big eighth inning secures win for Navs
For the Item | July 5
LYNN — On an 0-2 count, Tyler Shulman remained calm. It’s the bottom of the eighth inning, and the North…
Lynnfield’s Barrett is bound for Colby
Anne Marie Tobin | July 5
LYNNFIELD — While she still has one more year at Lynnfield High, Kaylee Barrett already knows where she’ll…
Swampscott Little League in the swing of things
Joey Barrett | July 5
SALEM — Who said fireworks needed to end Saturday? They continued on the diamond Sunday as a pair of…
Lynn Woods runners beat the heat
Freddi Triback | July 3
LYNN — Despite temperatures reaching nearly 90 degrees, runners showed up in Lynn Woods and enjoyed a…
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Government
Dr. Amanda Ritvo’s tick talk on how to stay safe this summer
Olivia McKenna-Stevens | June 30
MARBLEHEAD — The Marblehead Board of Health met to discuss a number of community health related topics…
Kicking off the summer season at Crowninshield and Gerry Islands
For the Item | June 29
MARBLEHEAD – To the members of our community: With the advent of warm weather, more and more of you will…
Peabody budget cuts reach $340,000
Olivia McKenna-Stevens | June 22
PEABODY — The Finance Committee of Peabody met again to review the 2027 Fiscal Year budget, continuing the…
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Education
Role reversal
For the Item | July 3
LYNN — Superintendent of Schools Dr. Molly Cohen was beaming with pride at an Agganis Foundation event when…
Peabody Schools vote against mandating MassCore
Amanda Lurey | June 29
PEABODY — With a vote of 3-2, the School Committee voted against advancing a policy that would make the…
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Entertainment
Saugus car show helps drive fight cancer
Elizabeth Della Piana | July 3
SAUGUS — Mom’s Cancer Fighting Angels’ Car Show and Cruise is returning on July 19 for its 12th year. It…
Saugus concerts hit a high note
Elizabeth Della Piana | June 29
SAUGUS — The Summer Concerts at the Saugus Iron Works are kicking off on Wednesday, beginning two months of…
Abbot Public Library jumps into summer reading fun
Olivia McKenna-Stevens | June 25
MARBLEHEAD — Abbot Public Library celebrated the start of its Summer Reading Program Thursday afternoon…
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Business
Saugus Hooters flies the coop
Elizabeth Della Piana | June 26
SAUGUS — Hooters has officially closed its last three locations in Massachusetts, including the first to…
Peabody budget cuts reach $340,000
Olivia McKenna-Stevens | June 22
PEABODY — The Finance Committee of Peabody met again to review the 2027 Fiscal Year budget, continuing the…
Peabody City Council votes to reduce salary raise
Olivia McKenna-Stevens | June 16
PEABODY — At Tuesday night’s Peabody Finance Committee meeting, City Council members reviewed the proposed…
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Opinion
Elizabeth Della Piana: Red, green. Stop, go. Color her infuriated.
Elizabeth Della Piana | July 5
Growing up, I was convinced the game “Red Light, Green Light” was one of those universal childhood…
Editorial: Fixing Social Security is urgent — and difficult
Guest Editorial | July 3
Editorial written by Bloomberg Opinion Editorial Board Social Security is now just six years away from…
Shribman: Put this one in a bucket of water
David M. Shribman | July 3
David M. Shribman Already it must be said: The semiquincentennial has all the makings of a dud. Like all…
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Lifestyle
Photos: Getting warmed up for the Fourth
Spenser Hasak | July 3
LYNN — The celebration of America’s 250th birthday got off to an early start with the Lynn/Swampscott…
Built in Lynn, ROOTed in community
Matteo Valente | July 2
For the ON ROOT team, success was never measured by how far they could get from Lynn. It was measured by…
The photographer’s pics of the month: June
Spenser Hasak | June 25
This is a recurring column by Daily Item Creative Director Spenser Hasak, featuring and discussing his…
Lynn’s Ephemeral Jess blends art, community, and culture
Matteo Valente | June 11
For Jessica Cruz, also known as Ephemeral Jess, art has never been just about paint on a canvas. It’s…