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James Kontoules, of the DCR Bureau of Forest Fire Control, keeps a controlled fire in check in Lynn Woods. The team from DCR, with the help of the Lynn Fire Department, set controlled fires in an effort to prevent the larger brush fire in the woods from spreading. (Spenser Hasak) Purchase this photo

2024 Photos of the Year

Spenser Hasak and Sheldon Jacobsohn

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From scorching brush fires, to the Northern Lights, tractor rides, solstice ceremonies, a hawk enjoying breakfast, and foam cannons to cool off, 2024 has had its share picture-worthy moments.

Of the 14,592 edited, captioned, and submitted photos taken by Daily Item staff photographers this year, here are the best:

Pope Joan joins members of the Marblehead community in protest of the School Committee’s drafted flag policy.
Juan Santos of Lynn plays soccer with his family in Red Rock Park as a heavy snow falls on Sunday.
Marsha Dubov, of Swampscott, hold onto a very excited Maya as she plays in the snow outside of Swampscott Town Hall on Sunday.
A DCR worker uses a front-end-loader to clear floodwater and debris along Humphrey Street in Swampscott.
Todd Gieg, of Lynn, uses tweezers to place small tufts of grass along the train tracks of his recreation of the Boston, Revere Beach and Lynn Railroad is this group of beachgoers.
Swampscott DPW’s Richie Sarro directs Derek Pitman to where he thinks the water main leak on Robin Lane is coming from.
Wyatt Foley, of Marblehead, left, bursts out laughing as he and his friend, Wells Gillette slide across the ice of Redd’s Pond while celebrating a goal in a pond hockey game.
Alliance for Health and the Environment’s Loretta LaCentra cheers for the potential closing of the WIN Waster ash landfill.
A tree is reflected in waterdroplets on a windshield along Dow Street in Saugus on Friday.
Ocean Street resident Sheila Karonis is reunited with her dog, Tinker Bell, following a fire Friday afternoon.
Young Guns’ Mike Mondello does some last minute preparing for the team’s first game in the New England Pond Hockey Classic.
St. Mary’s Naomi Evangelista checks PLNR’s Daniella White into the boards.
Freda Cleveland serves the ball.
Lynn firefighters Doug Mead, left, and Anthony Uva prepare to hook up an SUV that crashed into the water from the Blossom Street Boat Ramp so it can be towed out.
A woman is dwarfed by a large wave as it crashes over the seawall along Lynn Shore Drive during Tuesday’s storm.
Serge Charles, of Lynn, continues a tradition that his mother started, before she passed away, of feeding the flock of gulls that gather in the McDonald’s parking lot on Boston Street of Lynn each day.
Dominican Republic flags fly in the foyer of Lynn City Hall in celebration of Dominican Republic Independece Day on Tueesday.
Alina Carlino-Caetano gives all of her attention to state Rep. Dan Cahill as he reads a book to her class at Sisson Elementary School on Thursday.
Police officers stand at attention as the casket of Swampscott Police Officer Tom Lucas arrives at Solimine Funeral Home in Lynn for his wake Thursday afternoon.
The Marblehead hockey team celebrates with their fans after winning the MIAA Division 3 State Championship game on Sunday.
St. John’s Prep goalie AJ Farese celebrates after the Eagles won the Division 1 MIAA State Championship game with a buzzer-beater.
Ceremonial leader Lisa Kawski performs a gong sound bath in honor of the spring equinox at the Sacred Sun Circle in Swampscott on Tuesday.
A pair of Lynn firefighters walk up from the first floor into the foyer of City Hall as they inspect a freon leak in the building Tuesday morning.
KIPP student Lia Diaz focuses as she solders a microchip n the MassDOT “Skies the Limit With Drones” workshop during the SMART Girls Summit at Girls Inc. of Lynn.
Lynnfield’s Owen Doherty fires a shot at the Big Blue net.
The St. Mary’s track and field team runs an indoor ultramarathon to raise money for My Brothers Table in Lynn.
U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren and U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton, center, go over the details of the developments along Lynn’s waterfront with Mayor Jared Nicholson on Friday.
A crew from Xtreme Shotcrete strips away damaged concrete from the King’s Beach seawall in Swampscott as phase four of the restoration project gets underway.
Monday’s solar eclipse as seen from the lawn of Lynn Public Library on Monday.
Charlie Diamond, of Lynn, lounges on the lawn outside of Lynn Public Library as he watches the solar eclipse.
Danvers Alarm List member Bill Clemens, of Danvers, fires a volley to honor veterans of the Revolutionary War during Peabody’s Patriots’ Day ceremony on Monday.
People gather on Preston Beach near Surf Street to see the dead whale that washed ashore on Thursday.
Cpt. Clinton White points out Lynn to his 3-month-old son, Maxwell, on the return trip of the Lynn Ferry.
Spike, a young female herring gull who’s wing was impaled on a spike atop St. Pius V Church in Lynn on March 29, has made a full recovery.

After being cared for by Linda Amato, a licensed wildlife rehabilitator from Cape Ann Wildlife, for the past month, Wednesday was the day for Spike’s release.

With a moment’s pause, Spike eventually walked out of her carrier, took a couple of warm up flaps, and took to the sky above King’s Beach in Swampscott.
Lynn City Hall Personnel Director Drew Russo is illuminated by the UV light of a derma scan machine as he has his skin checked for sun damage during the Wellness Fair at Lynn City Hall.
Mallard ducklings take a leap of faith off of a curb into the Eastern Bank parking lot in Lynn.
People inspect the site where a dead humpback whale washed up between Phillips Beach and Preston Beach in Swampscott Tuesday morning.
Bedel Ernst Pierre delivers an empassioned speech during the Haitian Flag Day celebration.
The Catherine N is now stranded on Lynn Beach after breaking free from its mooring in Swampscott.
Lynn English Marine Corps JROTC members Ghafour Dialio , left, and Peter Akande perform a drill during Lynn’s Memorial Day ceremony.
Harrington School first grader Ella Alvarez Hernandez holds up her “Three Little Pigs” mask that she made for Harrington Reads Day.
Sid Tracy plays the violin while sitting in the driver’s seat of his 1966 Excalibur during the MHD Cruise In.
Brittany Ruiz, of Lynn, cools off at the Flax Pond Playground Splash Pad.
Kathleen Gallagher holds her daughters, Ida, left, and Millie, as they listen to poet Terry E. Carter during Lynnfield’s Juneteenth flag raising ceremony.
Brandon McClory, of Saugus, is coated in bubbles as a foam cannon sprays kids during the Wellness Fair at Belmonte STEAM Academy in Saugus.
Lynn artist Michael Terrell Aghahowa addresses the crowd during the dedication of his latest mural in Lynn, Affirmations to My Community,” which he completed with recent KIPP graduate Elisha Torres.
Lynn City Councilor Obed Matul hangs American flags to the light posts on Buchanan Bridge in celebration of the 4th of July.
Jovie Theroux lets out a smile as she wins an award for her decorated bike during the Fay Estate Fourth of July celebration.
A Prada sign has appeared on the side of the former Karla’s Shoes on Route One in Saugus.
Swampscott’s Gavin Cerrutti spins around Peabody West catcher Owen McMahon to score.
Sally Augustin, of Nahant, returns a serve with her wooden racket during the 150th anniversary of the first game of tennis played in Nahant on Sunday.
James Smith, a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War, sings along as the National Anthem is performed during the Korean War remembrance ceremony at Lynn City Hall on Thursday.
Wearing his new helmet, Ali Alwarshani pops a wheelie while pedalling past a Lynn Police cruiser during Bike Safety Day.
Lynnfield MPTC Police Academy graduate Lashaunda Hogan has her Lynn Police badge pinned on by her daughter, Alani Iraheta.
Nora Pawl, of Lynn, who was recently crowned Junior Miss Dance of New England, shows off one of her dance moves.
A rainbow passes over golfers as they warm up on the practice green for the Mass Senior Amateur Qualifier at Gannon Municipal GC in Lynn on Thursday.
The Lynnfield Fire department headquartes topping off ceremony is reflected in the glasses of steel worker Andrew Gallagher, of Uxbridge.
Steel workers Collin Welch, of Peabody, left, and Tim Hogan, of Walpole, shake hands after connecting the final steel beam to the Lynnfield Fire Department headquarters on Wednesday.
Jack York, of Vintage Voices, thanks 103-year-old Rose Quarato for telling him about her life as they drove around Peabody in the Vintage Voices van.
A red-tailed hawk perches on a telephone pole in Peabody as it enjoys its breakfast Wednesday morning.
Don Castle gets a surprise lick from his dog, Lou, as City Councilor-at-Large Brian Field looks on during the reopening of the Barkland Avenue Dog Park on Thursday.
Swampscott DPW’s Paul Erickson uses a Barber Surf Rake dragged by a John Deere tractor to collect seaweed and other debris from the surface of King’s Beach.
Lynn DPW Greenhouse Gardener Jason Hill waters the petunias and cannas in the Olive Street flower bed.
Oscar Hernandez Orellana, of Lynn, is all smiles as he picks out his new Spiderman backpack during the Rotary Club of Lynn school supply distribution at the Salvation Army on Thursday.
Ute Gfrerer, left, and LInda Hall harmonize as they rehearse with the Nahant Seaside Sirens at Nahant Community Center.
Members of the Lynn English Marine Corps JROTC perform a drill in honor of Marquis de Lafayette’s visit to Goldfish Pond.
Myopia Hunt Club’s Greg Kelly reacts as he misses a putt to save par on Tedesco CC’s hole #12 during the NEPGA Championship. Kelly finished T6 in the tournament.
Thomas Carroll Elementary student Rebeca Martins runs back to get a high-five from Peabody Police Officer Joe Lavoie during High-fives for Henry in honor of late Peabody Police Officer Henry Breckenridge.
Bruno the goat looks out from his new perch during Goat Yoga at MarketStreet Lynnfield.
Lynn Mayor Jared Nicholson fist-bumps Jaxon Perez as U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Lynn Superintendent of Public Schools Dr. Evonne Alvarez look on following the ribbon cutting for the new preschool expansion at 100 Bennett St.
Maritza Jansen performs a traditional Guatemalan dance during the celebration of Guatemalan independence at Lynn City Hall on Tuesday.
Ahanna Williams Ugorji, who moved to Lynn when he was 7 years old, has released a new album, “Here I Am.”
The helmet of Pickering Middle School student Dwayne Dillard falls in his face as he takes part in the groundbreaking ceremony for the new middle school in Lynn on Friday.
The broken water main running along Ballard Street in Saugus was replaced shortly after 11 a.m. Wednesday morning.
Saugus’ Xavier Martinez lets out a yell and turns to celebrate with his teammates after scoring against Swampscott.
Lynn Classical staff join educators across the Lynn Public Schools system Monday morning as they protest KIPP’s proposed expansion.
Don Rubin, of Peabody, left, and Joe Colella, of Salem, speak with U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton after his visit to Peabody Council on Aging to discuss solutions to loneliness and social isolation.
Sister Catalina, left, and Carolina Casttilo, both of Lynn, lead the Hispanic Heritage Month celebratory procession through Lynn Common on Tuesday.
Roger Patient, who has worked at the Continental Restaurant in Saugus for more than 40 years, sets a table for the next diners.
Chabad of the North Shore Director and Founder Rabbi Yossi Lipsker is overcome with emotion at the conclusion of the remembrance of the Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel by Hamas at Temple Sinai in Marblehead.
Bartlett & Steadman Company’s Richard Delgado, of Beverly, uses a hose to keep the dust in check as Tim Cox, of Marblehead, uses an excavator to demolish the home at 11 Boynton St., in Swampscott Tuesday morning.
Brickett Elementary School second-grader Genesis Shac Echevarria gets to sit in the driver’s seat of a FedEx truck as driver Don Foulds, of Lynn, teaches her about safety around trucks when walking to school.
Peabody Insitute Library Children’s Librarian Katia Pascoal, of Peabody, has her photo taken with Linus the therapy alpaca.
The northern lights paint colors across the sky over Chandler Hovey Park in Marblehead late Thursday night.
A cyclist eyes a large turkey lurking on the sidewalk as he makes his way through Central Square in Lynn.
Sarah Hicks with her son Franky dressed as Kermit from “The Muppets”.
The Zoerhoff family, from left, Tucker, Tate, Mitchell, Paisley the dog, Lucy, and Lauren were decked out in weather costumes as they stormed through Atlantic Avenue in Marblehaed Thursday night to trick-or-treat.
Water from Spring Pond being used douse the flames from the brush fire.
Saugus firefighter Drew Oxley gets water on hotspots as a crew from the fire department works to keep a brushfire burning at Cedar Glen Golf Course contained Tuesday morning.
Gather Health Medical Assistant Christina Echevarria de Jesus draws blood from patient Juana Guerrero de Fuentes, of Lynn, at the new Lynn location.
Mae Manzini “Mae Mae” in a pile of beanbags.
A pair of Bishop Fenwick fans looks through the windows of a door to catch a serve from Kylie Murphy.
Winter Durant age 3 grabs the wheel of the tractor.
6th Grade C Team performing a stunt.
A pair of Donald Trump supporters converse with a supporter of Kamala Harris outside the Marblehead Community Center polling location on Tuesday.
The Marblehead girls soccer team celebrates around Sophie Robinson after she scored against Northampton.
Jose Victor Sampaio wraps his arm around his partner, Jennifer Nunes, as they look up at the burned remains of the apartment building they lived in before it caught fire early Thursday morning, displacing 34 people.
Marblehead High School students hold up signs in support of their teachers receiving “fair contracts” during a walk out on Thursday.
James Kontoules, of the DCR Bureau of Forest Fire Control, keeps a controlled fire in check in Lynn Woods. The team from DCR, with the help of the Lynn Fire Department, set controlled fires in an effort to prevent the larger brush fire in the woods from spreading.
Senior Captain Crew Monaco evading a tackle by jumping over Norwood High School’s Senior Griffen Kelly.
Lynn Woods Reservation brush fire leaves wake of destruction on the forest floor.
Brian Everett MA DCR from Cape Cod starting a controlled burn to mitigate the spread of the brush fire in Lynn Woods Reservation.
Don Rubin, of Peabody, enjoys his breakfast during the Veterans Day celebration at Lynn City Hall on Monday.
A U.S. Marine Corps veteran looks up at his son as the song of the Marines is played during the Veterans Memorial dedication ceremony in Lynnfield on Veterans Day.
Kona the service dog looks on during the 10th annual Veterans Town Hall event hosted by U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton at Abbot Hall in Marblehead on Veterans Day.
Lynn’s water supply has dropped to 45.3% amid the drought, prompting the city to announce a water ban.
Signs in support of lgbtq youth decorate the rally at Derby Square in Salem.
Village School counselor Jeff Newsome holds up a sign in protest as he joins other Marblehead Education Association members as the strike continues Monday morning.
Marco Collins is the creative mind behind MVHCO.
Lynnfield’s Emma Rose keeps her head up as Hamilton-Wenham celebrates advancing to the finals in the state tournament behind her.
A rainbow forms as a crew from Lynn Fire Department helps Swampscott Fire Department extinguish a two-alarm fire at 84 Pine St.
A dead tree burns in the center of Cedar Glen Golf Course in Saugus after the brush fire reignited Tuesday afternoon.
Saint John’s Seta Tah leaps over Prep’s Jack Neal as they both go for the ball.
Lora Clark from Salem who has taught 5th grade in Marblehead for 18 years lights a candle in the hope that she will soon be back in school.
Margaret “Peggy” Simpson wife of William “Bill” Simpson of 40 years wipes cake off her husbands face at his 100th birthday party.
Quarterback Keisha Perez from Lynn Classic brings home the Powderpuff Championship trophy.
Marblehead senior captain Bodie Smith swings the Silver Slugger Trophy as his team celebrates defeating Swampscott in the Thanksgiving Eve matchup at Fenway Park.
English’s Xavier Beauchamp does a backflip as the team celebrates beating Classical on Thanksgiving Day.
Rescued cat Sweet Caroline, who has limited mobility due to a neurological disorder, plays in a rainbow colored tunnel at Eddie’s Ranch Rescue.
Bob Elmer pumps his arms in victory after a safe voyage.
From left, Seamus and Fiachra Daly, and Colin Lawton representing Glover’s Marblehead Regiment perform a three-volley salute to honor fallen veterans at the Wreaths Across America ceremony at Waterside Cemetary in Marblehead.
Ava DeStefano, of Lynnfield, reads “Madeline” to Mitzi the therapy dog at Lynnfield Public Library on Wednesday.
Freddy Espinal’s wrestling shoes are placed on the mat a final time as is tradition in the sport.
Michaela Medina age 7 brings home her box of meat donated by Old Neighborhood Foods.
Jammer Dubs rubs up against Slay-La to score a point for the Arctic Blue Yetis on the second pass.
Member of the School Committee Jarrod Hochman lights the Menorah at Peabody City Hall for the third day of Hannukah.
Lynn Classical’s Shyheim Babb goes in for a layup while facing pressure from Lynn Tech’s Forward Awan Awan.
St Mary’s JJ Martinez jumps to make a pass to Tyler Guy in the second quarter.

  • Spenser Hasak is the creative director and lead staff photographer for the Daily Item. Prior to joining the photo staff in April of 2017 he was the newspaper’s editorial art director. When not taking photos for the Item and various other Essex Media Group publications, Hasak enjoys taking minimal and abstract photos and he is also a proud plant parent to more than 100 houseplants and Kodak's dad.

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