Nahant native revisits town in fictional account of Catholic church scandal
NAHANT – Nahant has been reinvented in a new novel about the Catholic Church’s sex abuse scandal, and it has been re-named Egg Rock.Author Terrance Murphy,... Read more.
Nahant schools budget proposal includes music, art programs
NAHANT – The restoration of art and music programs to the Johnson School was included in the preliminary budget proposal for fiscal year 2014, but Superintendent... Read more.
Lynn girl, 9, already a charity champ
LYNN – Nine-year-old Samantha Parker has gotten a taste of philanthropy, and she likes it.When the fourth-grader was told by her teacher that the Shoemaker... Read more.
Swampscott students get lesson in physics by flying
SWAMPSCOTT – Many teachers talk of helping children to spread their wings, but not many can say they literally helped their students to fly.Swampscott residents... Read more.
Fund to assist Swampscott family displaced by fire
SWAMPSCOTT – A fund is being set up by relatives of the Ghirardinis, the family of six who lost their home at 50 Andrew Road Thursday morning in a three-alarm... Read more.
Swampscott fire deemed accidental
SWAMPSCOTT – The three-alarm blaze that claimed the home at 50 Andrew Road and the life of a pet dog Thursday morning was deemed accidental and determined... Read more.
Swampscott condo trash stalemate continues as other plans emerge
SWAMPSCOTT – As predicted, the official vote by the Board of Selectmen to remove trash from Swampscott condominiums was not approved, with the vote at 2-2.This... Read more.
Condo trash item on Swampscott agenda
SWAMPSCOTT – Selectman David Van Dam proposed a once-and-for-all vote by the board at its Wednesday meeting to decide whether the town should pay for the trash... Read more.
House at Nahant fire scene was vacant
NAHANT – Nahant Police confirmed a house at 139 Wilson Road was vacant at the time of a fire Thursday evening that called four fire departments to the scene.Lynn,... Read more.
Broken pipe pushes back Tides re-opening one day
NAHANT – Tide Restaurant regulars will have to wait one more day to get back to their tables.Owner Michael O?Callaghan said a broken drain line found Thursday... Read more.