Tech grad hurdles obstacles, gets grant so she can attend SSU
LYNN — Lizeth Vela has been climbing uphill for a lot of her life. Today, she finds herself standing at the top, reaping the rewards for her hard work and achievements.... Read more.
Marblehead Race Week will get later start
MARBLEHEAD — Race Week, the annual four-day regatta that alternates among the town’s three yacht clubs, will be a little late to get started this year.... Read more.
Beyond walls partners with Harbor Voices
LYNN — Beyond Walls, which has sponsored the initiative in which murals were painted on the sides of buildings in downtown Lynn, is again ready to make the... Read more.
KIPP Massachusetts names next executive director
KIPP Massachusetts has a new executive director — Rhonda (Nikki) Barnes. Appointed by the KIPP MA board of directors, Barnes replaces outgoing director Caleb... Read more.
Saugus man, family cope with brain cancer
SAUGUS — John O’Brien thought he’d suffered a basketball injury, and why would anyone have an issue with that? “He loved basketball,” said his younger... Read more.
Krause: I’m tired of everything and everyone … even you
I’m tired. Of everything. I just want a week or two of uninterrupted peace and quiet. No drama. No internecine squabbles. Just a well-run government whose... Read more.
ROTC enshrines ex-Lynn Trade star
Col. Philip J. Saulnier, a former sports star at the old Lynn Trade and a member of the Lynn Tech Hall of Fame, will be inducted into the U.S. Army ROTC Hall of... Read more.
After 202 years, Eastern Bank to go public
LYNN — In a move that reverses two centuries of mutuality, Eastern Bank Thursday told its employees that it intends to go public in the largest such conversion... Read more.
Krause: Just call me ‘Doubting Stephen’
Doubt consumes me. I went through my youth being taught the Catholic Church is the one true church, but my best friend back in those days, Dickie Mariano, was a... Read more.
Truth be told — local exhibit this fall
LYNN — Beyond Walls, the organization that sponsored murals painted on the walls of buildings throughout downtown Lynn,is seeking input from children and young... Read more.