State library system vote prompts financial challenge for Nahant Library
NAHANT — A vote taken by the executive board of the Massachusetts Library System could result in Nahant Public Library paying roughly $11,600 annually for online... Read more.
Swampscott’s Vinnin Square forum slated for next month
SWAMPSCOTT — Months after Town Meeting voted to rezone portions of Vinnin Square to allow multi-family housing and mixed-use development in the spring, town officials... Read more.
Book bans across the nation prompt Nahant Library policy update
NAHANT — With book bans and attempts to close programs on race-related and LGBTQ+ literature emerging in schools and libraries across the country, the Nahant Public... Read more.
Pedestrian struck in Nahant
NAHANT — A 2018 Chevrolet Traverse struck a woman on Greystone Road Thursday morning. The Police and Fire departments, as well as first responders from Cataldo... Read more.
Armini dives in on King’s Beach
SWAMPSCOTT — While members of the King’s Beach Steering Committee had been working to secure state funding to clean bacteria-ridden water at the beach with... Read more.
Swampscott commissions young artist to paint the town
SWAMPSCOTT — Shawn Stolarz, of Marblehead, spent roughly three days painting small, intricate patterns on a Humphrey Street utility box this summer. The publicly-commissioned... Read more.
National Grid inspecting in Swampscott after dog survives electric-plate shock
SWAMPSCOTT — National Grid crews inspected handholes across town this weekend after a local woman’s dog suffered an electric shock when it stepped over a metal... Read more.
Kitchen fire erupts at Lynn apartment complex
LYNN — Residents at the Harbor Loft Apartments at 678 Washington St. were evacuated Monday morning after a kitchen fire filled the fourth floor with smoke. According... Read more.
$75 parking fines set for Phillips Beach
SWAMPSCOTT — Visitors illegally parked in residential spaces near Phillips Beach might find a $75 ticket on their windshield after the Select Board voted to accept... Read more.
Peabody Police officer struck during traffic stop
PEABODY — A police officer was injured when he was struck by a car he pulled over Thursday night. According to Police Chief Tom Griffin, the officer pulled over... Read more.