A concert of note: Philharmonic plays Swampscott Sunday
SWAMPSCOTT — The North Shore Philharmonic Orchestra is excited to bring a live classical music performance to the town’s high-school auditorium again on Sunday,... Read more.
Lynn gang leader sentenced to 15 years for RICO conspiracy
LYNN — A local MS-13 leader was sentenced to 15 years in prison for participating in a racketeering conspiracy that led to the 2018 murder of a Lynn teenager last... Read more.
40B debate continues in Swampscott
SWAMPSCOTT — The Elm Place Chapter 40B project developers will have another go at addressing the town’s concerns over parking and continuation of the future... Read more.
New Netflix show has Salem connection
SALEM — A new TV show “Making Fun!” is about to drop on Netflix on March 4, starring a local knife maker and his extremely talented builder friends. John “Graz”... Read more.
Swampscott’s Tree Task Force seeking change
SWAMPSCOTT — The Tree Advisory Task Force, which supervises the town’s public trees, is looking to become a stand-alone town committee. “We as a group have... Read more.
Peabody Historical Society discusses diversity in whaling industry
PEABODY — On Feb. 27, historian and journalist Skip Finley will present a lecture at the Historical Society on the first American industry that exhibited diversity... Read more.
Teachers pampered for a day in Swampscott
SWAMPSCOTT — Superintendent of Schools Pamela Angelakis has hired Swampscott Massage Spa to treat the district’s staff to a little mental-health break in the... Read more.
Swampscott writer waxes poetic about resilience
SWAMPSCOTT — Enzo Silon Surin vividly remembers the first time he wrote a poem. One rainy day around his junior high-school years, Surin was looking out the window,... Read more.
Two chief choices in Swampscott
SWAMPSCOTT — The town is getting closer to hiring a new police chief and a new police officer. The top-two candidates for the police-chief position have been identified,... Read more.
Masks to come off in Swampscott schools on March 14
SWAMPSCOTT — The School Committee voted Wednesday night to rescind the district’s mask mandate in schools and to support the superintendent’s decision to keep... Read more.