State wants shoreline towns prepared for climate change
A new state program was unveiled last week to help coastal communities cope with the potential ravages of global climate change.The Executive Office of Energy and... Read more.
Salem State student protests Hollywood smoking scenes
SALEM – Hollywood movie buffs can scarcely imagine a dramatic scene in which actors such as Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall and Marlene Dietrich aren’t... Read more.
Beach and park cleanups begin today in Lynn, Nahant and Revere beaches
The state Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) holds is second annual Park Serve Day with cleanups and other projects slated at beaches and parks.Among... Read more.
Concerned parents gravitate to free Lynn childseat check
LYNN – A parade of cars and trucks stopped by the Lynnfield Street firehouse Tuesday where firefighters and police officers conducted free child-seat safety... Read more.
Lynn man admits to arson
LYNN – A Lynn man has confessed to setting his single-family home ablaze twice last June 20 without any apparent motive. Firefighters arriving on the second... Read more.
State increases funding for housing vouchers
LYNN-Legislation co-sponsored by Rep. Steven M. Walsh, a Lynn Democrat, and passed by the House, increases funding for the Massachusetts Rental Voucher Program,... Read more.
Program trains landlords to stay trouble-free
LYNN-City officials say there’s more to being a landlord than owning property, which is why the local Health Division is joining forces with the state Executive... Read more.
Coast Guard launches Operation Paddle Smart
LYNN – Last year, 58 recreational boaters and paddlers lost their lives in New England waters. Among them were 15 canoeists and eight kayakers who together... Read more.
Lynn Fire Department inspecting child car seats for safety
LYNN – The Fire Department is helping to ensure that child safety seats installed in cars and trucks meet national safety standards.Firefighters from the department’s... Read more.
Tierney: Bedford VA clinic to stay open
LYNN – As federal hospitals and clinics for military veterans face closure or consolidation across the country, those who rely on the Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial... Read more.