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Lynn Community Health Center Fellowship awarded $3.7M grant
Olivia McKenna-Stevens | July 21
LYNN — After a successful inaugural year for the Lynn Community Health Center fellowship, a $3.7 million…
Lynn celebrates disability awareness with flag raising
Olivia Haydar | July 21
LYNN — Nothing was going to stop Lynn Disability Network from raising a pride flag in celebration of the…
Massachusetts ballot will ask nine questions
Sophia Harris | July 21
Massachusetts voters will decide nine statewide ballot questions in the Nov. 3 election after the Secretary…
Swampscott resident’s appeal denied on ’40 Steps’ obstruction
Erin Hickey | July 21
SWAMPSCOTT — The Zoning Board of Appeals unanimously rejected a resident’s challenge to a nearly…
A two-wheeled memorial on the Lynnway
Olivia Haydar | July 21
LYNN — A Salem resident couldn’t stop thinking about the fatal tractor-trailer crash on the Lynnway on June…
Saugus board supports state legislature audit
Elizabeth Della Piana | July 21
SAUGUS — Anne Marie Cromwick and her husband, David Cromwick, made their voices heard regarding the 72%…
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Sports
Bombs away by the lake
Anne Marie Tobin | July 21
LYNNFIELD — Lynnfield’s 9-year-old All-Star team ran the table at the Battle by the Lake tournament at…
Youngsters run away with it
Mark Aboyoun | July 21
LYNN — Does the running ever stop at Manning Field? The third meet of the 12th Annual Summer Youth Track…
Three All-Star Navigators will shine bright
Joshua Kummins | July 20
LYNN — The North Shore Navigators will send three players to Sanford, Maine for the New England Collegiate…
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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
Backpacks top wish list in Peabody
Amanda Lurey | July 21
PEABODY — As families begin preparing for the new school year, Citizens Inn and No Child Goes Hungry in…
Essex Tech grad rides her way to University of New Hampshire
Olivia Haydar | July 15
LYNN — Recent Essex North Shore Agricultural & Technical School graduate Savannah Finnegan has set her…
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Entertainment
Stone Zoo checks out Saugus Library
Elizabeth Della Piana | July 15
SAUGUS — Wide-eyed children leaned forward Wednesday morning at the Saugus Public Library as an unusual…
Marblehead Water and Sewer helps host wastewater film screening
Olivia McKenna-Stevens | July 6
MARBLEHEAD — The Marblehead Water and Sewer Commission is helping to hold a free screening of the…
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…
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Business
Peabody’s Olio introduces weekday package for budget-conscious couples
Amanda Lurey | July 21
PEABODY — Downtown event venue Olio has introduced a new, all-inclusive package built around affordability,…
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…
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Opinion
Commentary: Brace yourself for the AI public relations blitz
Guest Commentary | July 21
J.B. Branch For years, Silicon Valley executives warned artificial intelligence would transform society,…
Commentary: RFK Jr. received compassion when he was arrested for heroin, but my patients do not
Guest Commentary | July 21
Dr. Cara Borelli In 1983, while on a flight to South Dakota, a 29-year-old Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was…
LTTE: The 60th Marblehead Festival of Arts thanks you
To the editor | July 20
My sincere thanks to our community for the unprecedented turnout at the 60th Marblehead Festival of Arts. The…
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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…