Lynn FD trains at former hospital
LYNN — The old Union Hospital has been vacated, but it isn’t quite ready to be razed in favor of the senior housing units that’ll rise in its place.... Read more.
Salem is shutting down
It appears as if Salem Mayor Kim Driscoll and the city are pulling out all the stops to help keep COVID-19 from spreading any further. And Wednesday, she broke out... Read more.
Krause: Idle chatter while waiting for the drought to end
Here’s a little idle chatter for you as we round the turn on the far side of 2020 Downs. Down the stretch we come. Reading about the plan to repave and refashion... Read more.
Judge issues restraining order after incident at Baker’s house
SWAMPSCOTT — A Hyde Park man was issued a 100-yard “stay-away” order by a judge after an incident earlier this month in which he and other protesters... Read more.
Wall Street rings true for Eastern
The stock of Eastern BankShares, the holding company which owns Eastern Bank, jumped more than 20 percent in its first day of trading Thursday on NASDAQ. The initial... Read more.
Latinx Amplifiers of 2020 honors two Lynn residents
Hispanic Heritage Month concludes Thursday with the virtual ceremony for the Latinx Amplifiers of 2020 — two of them coming from Lynn. Adriana Paz and Brian... Read more.
Former Marblehead resident charged with breaking into Gov. Baker’s Swampscott home
SWAMPSCOTT — A former Marblehead resident who has what police termed a lengthy criminal history, has been charged with breaking into Gov. Charlie Baker’s... Read more.
Steve Krause: An agitated country seeks a lifeline
Listening to politicians speak these days brings all kinds of ideas and images up from the recesses of my subconscious. But the most vivid one is an old TV show... Read more.
KIPP director takes helm in perfect storm
LYNN — Rhonda “Nikki” Barnes would have preferred better circumstances than an international pandemic for her debut as executive director of KIPP-Massachusetts. ... Read more.
Commentary by Steve Krause: It would have been a great day in the life for John Lennon
There was never any guarantee,on Dec. 8, that had Mark David Chapman not shot him to death John Lennon would still be alive to celebrate his 80th birthday today.... Read more.