Take the plunge, Swampscott
Item Photo By OWEN O’ROURKE Jared Chapman, left, and Ben Pitman test out the waters at Fisherman’s Beach in preperation for the Polar Plunge on New Year’s... Read more.
Saugus police chief: Driver in crash arrested
SAUGUS — Police Chief Domenic DiMella reports that the driver in Saturday morning’s serious, head-on crash, was arrested after turning himself in to Saugus police.... Read more.
Peabody 11-year-old on the move
Photo By PAULA MULLER Peabody’s Sarah Fogarty, 11, danced in the Northeast Youth Ballet’s “Nutcracker.” By GAYLA CAWLEY PEABODY— Sarah Fogarty is not... Read more.
Tech puts $4,680 on the Table
Photo By SPENSER R. HASAK Nelson Barrios, left, handing donation bags to David Barrios as they are passed along a chain of students. By JUSTIN BARRASSO LYNN –... Read more.
Item Santa: ‘Whatever you help with, I’d appreciate’
Year after year, the Item Santa receives letters from parents asking for help in providing their children with a meaningful Christmas full of gifts, love and cheer.... Read more.
Lynn, Lynn, city of … cinder
By STEVE KRAUSE There’s a good chance you’ve seen this if you peruse Facebook at all. There’s Rudolph, with his red nose, looking up at a stunned Santa. He... Read more.
Wheelabrator helps light up Saugus
OWEN O’ROURKE / ITEM PHOTO Saugus Town Manager Scott Crabtree, left, receives a $6,000 donation for the Saugus Christmas tree lighting from Peter Kendrigan,... Read more.
Saugus couple jail-bound after alcohol to minors conviction
By THOR JOURGENSEN SAUGUS — A Palmer Avenue couple who teach in Everett and Medford have been sentenced to the Essex County House of Correction after a jury convicted... Read more.
Swampscott principal resigns
By GAYLA CAWLEY SWAMPSCOTT — Swampscott High School Principal Edward Rozmiarek has resigned following conduct Superintendent Pamela Angelakis “deemed inappropriate... Read more.
No more bare-bones Christmas
One mother is trying to break the cycle of another bare-bones Christmas for her and her children. She’s enlisted the help of family in the past to get by, but... Read more.