Family & Children’s Service announces new executive director
LYNN — Selvin Chambers III has joined the Family & Children’s Service community as its new executive director. Chambers has more than 20 years of experience... Read more.
Lynn Police Behavioral Health Unit and Healthy Streets ready for action
LYNN — The Lynn Police Department Behavioral Health Unit and Healthy Streets program will once again participate in a comprehensive police-sponsored recovery effort.... Read more.
Legislature Passes COVID-19 relief bill to assist the state’s small businesses and workers
State representatives and senators representing the Lynn area overwhelmingly support the finalized COVID-19 relief bill to assist Massachusetts’ small businesses... Read more.
Ex-Lynn English star Bowden makes Colorado Rockies’ opening-day roster
Former Lynn English lefthander Ben Bowden is finally going to “the show.” Bowden, 26, a 6-foot-4-inch relief pitcher, got the word Tuesday that he has... Read more.
Krause: The Red Sox have fallen off my radar, but baseball has not
Opening Day — or, as my sister fondly calls it, “opening loss” — for the Boston Red Sox is Thursday (weather permitting). And boy, do I have mixed... Read more.
Letter: Drop the charges and free this man
To the editor: In the editorial, “Swampscott’s Shameful Travesty” (Item, March 22), the Item criticizes several Swampscott officials for calling... Read more.
Steve Krause: Why is this still the issue it is?
As we do with almost every momentous event in our lives, we’ve gone through most of March observing the one-year mark of this seemingly never-ending coronavirus... Read more.
Salem tries to get to the Root of food insecurity
SALEM — As the stubborn coronavirus pandemic continues to grip the country, there’s an ongoing effort in Salem to address food security issues resulting... Read more.
Role of women in ministry keeps growing, but …
Women are doing much of the work in today’s churches. But even so, there is still that one elusive role that, so far, women have not been able to attain: that... Read more.
Peabody ZBA approves 116-unit development
PEABODY — The Peabody Zoning Board of Appeals Monday night unanimously approved a 116-unit apartment building on Farm Avenue — one of three major projects proposed... Read more.