A note to our readers
Due to mechanical issues at our printing site, newspapers were delivered late to our distributors which in turn impacted morning delivery of Saturday’s Item.... Read more.
Lynn’s David Solmine Sr. to receive Hope Begins Here award May 3
David J. Solimine Sr., founder and director of Solimine Funeral Homes, will be awarded Boston North Cancer Association’s (BNCA) 8th annual Hope Begins Here... Read more.
Lynn craft fair is coming on May 5
LYNN – First Church of Christ in Lynn, Congregational, 678 Lynnfield St., will hold its Spring Craft Fair Saturday, May 5, from 9 to 3 p.m. Homemade crafts... Read more.
Here’s how you can help a Swampscott woman provide relief in Puerto Rico
Emily Travascio of Swampscott is going to Puerto Rico next month with Global Works: Travel With a Purpose to assist with hurricane relief there. The Travascio family... Read more.

Lynn student inducted into Phi Theta Kappa’s All-Massachusetts Academic Team
LYNN — North Shore Community College students Egbert Sayers of Lynn and Robert Cook of Amesbury were among 34 Massachusetts community college students named... Read more.

The Lynn English JROTC drill team is Daytona bound
LYNN — The English High School Marine Corps Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (JROTC) drill teams travels to Daytona, Fla., next week to compete from... Read more.

Lynn groups plan a May Day march
LYNN — Local organizations Highlands Coalition, New Lynn Coalition and others are organizing a Tuesday, May 1 march, 6 p.m. at City Hall. Highlands members... Read more.

Girls Inc. clean up around Lynn’s High Rock Tower
Girls from Girls Inc. of Lynn helped clean up High Rock Tower Park Thursday to celebrate Earth Day. The clean-up was sponsored by the City of Lynn and Cameron Real... Read more.

Calling all pint-sized actors: A Marblehead theater is casting kids for a new show
MARBLEHEAD — Theatre of Light will audition young actors from the North Shore for 10 lead roles in the production of “Trouble in the Garden.” The... Read more.

Lynners attend the 24th annual World Youth Congress
Anti-Defamation League speaker Brittaney Packnett (second from left) joined English High School students Marduliz Encarnacion, Aryana Richardson, and Britney Somaiy... Read more.