Swampscott airs out air quality

Erin Hickey | July 20

SWAMPSCOTT — The Earth Removal Advisory Committee is preparing to revisit how air quality is monitored at…

Nahant increases town rates

Dylan Pichnarcik | July 20

NAHANT — Households will pay more for essential services this year, with water, sewer and trash rates…

Peabody drivers urged to slow down on Bartholomew

Amanda Lurey | July 20

PEABODY — Long-standing concerns about traffic safety on Bartholomew Street have taken on new urgency for…

Frederick Douglass reading rescheduled

Olivia Haydar | July 20

LYNN — The Frederick Douglass community reading has been rescheduled for July 25 at Lynn’s First Church…

Missing Marblehead man found safe after weekend search

Sophia Harris | July 20

MARBLEHEAD — A 53-year-old Marblehead man who had been missing since Friday evening has been found safe,…

Good News: Garage puts Lynner on the road

Dylan Pichnarcik | July 20

LYNN — The keys only fit one car, but for Victoria Sliman, they unlocked a future filled with…

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…

Sectionals action-packed for local baseball teams

Anne Marie Tobin | July 20

The weekend was chock full of excitement for local Little League teams competing in their respective…

Annual 7v7 tournament slated for Saturday

Joey Barrett | July 20

PEABODY — Ahead of Friday night lights and proper September kickoffs, high school football players from 40…

Successful season for Marblehead youth sports

Mark Aboyoun | July 19

MARBLEHEAD — It’s been quite the season for Marblehead youth sports. Both the Marblehead Marauders Grade…

Why accelerated BSN programs are becoming Massachusetts’ fastest response to the nursing shortage

The rise of flexible CMHC master’s programs across Massachusetts

Will Boston Be A Good World Cup Host?

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…

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…

Role reversal

For the Item | July 3

LYNN — Superintendent of Schools Dr. Molly Cohen was beaming with pride at an Agganis Foundation event when…

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…

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…

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…

LTTE: Voting: Our system is so corrupt, does it really matter if we vote? 

To the editor | July 20

To the editor: As much as we would love to throw our hands in the air, cry out “They are all crooked,”…

Editorial: Governance requires more than saying ‘No’

Item Editorial | July 20

Over the past four years, Lynn has seen meaningful progress on projects and initiatives that will shape the…

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…