Lynn’s Continuum of Care gets $1.8 million from feds
LYNN — The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) more than $2 billion in aid to expand housing and supportive services for... Read more.
North Shore Mitzvah Day is April 22
SALEM – Combined Jewish Philanthropies (CJP), Boston’s Jewish Federation, is joining the Jewish Teen Initiative of Greater Boston (JTI) and J-Serve to bring... Read more.
10-minute plays in Gloucester
GLOUCESTER — The Gloucester Writers Center will host its 13th Staged Reading of 10-minute plays from M. Lynda Robinson’s Ten-Minute Play Workshop on... Read more.
St. Mary’s to honor Rev. Edwin Leahy and John J. Tegan Jr. ’59
LYNN — St. Mary’s School will present the 2018 Cardinal Cushing Award to Rev. Edwin D. Leahy, O.S.B., headmaster of St. Benedict’s Prep in New Jersey, at... Read more.

Coming Monday: A look into elder abuse
Beginning Monday, The Item will publish a three-day series focusing on a disturbing but real phenomenon: elder abuse. As the nation ages and the number of seniors... Read more.

Earth Day cleanup planned for the Saugus River
SAUGUS — In honor of Earth Day, volunteers will clean up the banks of the Saugus River in Saugus and Lynn on April 21 from 9 a.m. to noon. The Saugus River... Read more.

Comedy and Cocktails in Peabody
PEABODY – Comedy and Cocktails, is coming on Thursday, April 12, at the Ancient Order of Hibernians Hall, 58 Lowell St. Headlining the show is one of the most... Read more.

Learn about the constitution at a North Shore Community College event
LYNN — North Shore Community College (NSCC) invites the public to its annual free Law Day Lecture Thursday, April 26, 7:30-9 a.m. to be held on the Danvers... Read more.

Lynn residents among first-year students honored by Salem State University
SALEM — The First Year Experience office at Salem State University recently announced the induction of 259 first-year students into the Alpha Lambda Delta... Read more.

Trash collection delayed for Patriots’ Day in Saugus
SAUGUS — Trash and recycling collection will run on a one-day delay from Tuesday, April 17 through Saturday, April 21 due to the observance of Patriots’... Read more.