Driver had 10 drinks before fatal crash in Lynnfield

Elizabeth Della Piana and Erin Hickey | July 15

On May 6, Massachusetts State Trooper Kevin Trainor heroically stopped a wrong-way driver with his cruiser on…

Parking is a hot topic this summer

Dylan Pichnarcik | July 15

NAHANT — The Select Board continued discussions of a parking policy on Tuesday night, aiming to provide…

Cancer screening comes to Nahant

Olivia Haydar | July 15

NAHANT — For those who love getting a good tan in the summer, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute has brought a…

Peabody’s Breaking Grounds breaking hearts with closure

Amanda Lurey | July 15

PEABODY — After nearly a decade, Northeast Arc’s Breaking Grounds Café, located at 67 Main St., will be…

Canada wildfires color region orange

Dylan Pichnarcik | July 15

The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) issued an air quality warning, citing…

Peabody recognizes America 250 student essay winners

Amanda Lurey | July 15

PEABODY — The stories of America’s lesser-known Founding Fathers took center stage at City Hall this…

Krause: A midseason Red Sox rundown

Steve Krause | July 15

What will the second half bring for the Red Sox as they try to replicate last season’s mad dash toward the…

Domination on display for Lynnfield 12s

Mark Aboyoun | July 15

LYNNFIELD — Since the start of the District 16 tournament, the Lynnfield 12-year-old All-Stars have been on…

Watch party, soccer drive this Sunday in Marblehead

For the Item | July 15

MARBLEHEAD — Soccer fans from across the North Shore are invited to gather for a Community FIFA World Cup…

Four former Navigators drafted

Joshua Kummins | July 15

LYNN — Six former North Shore Navigators players have set their sights on professional baseball over the…

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: Fund the Lynnway Multimodal Corridor Project

To the editor | July 15

To the editor: I was sent a recent report by Nahant Selectman Patrick O’Reilly, which urges federal…

Commentary: What Ronald Reagan would do today for the people of Ukraine

Guest Commentary | July 15

Bob Kustra If we want to consider what’s possible for Ukraine, the people of Poland are living proof. They…

Commentary: Governments must fix their debt messes before it’s too late

Guest Commentary | July 15

Michael R. Bloomberg Almost two decades ago, when trillions of dollars in private housing debt proved…

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…