
Krause: It’s time for baseball to sign off on reality
There’s a brand new invention called the telegraph machine (let’s not get too far ahead of ourselves here). Thanks to this new-fangled machine, and the... Read more.

Essex Media Group celebrates Persons of the Year
LYNN — Swampscott realtor Phyllis Sagan perhaps put it best Tuesday night when she said, “to be up here accepting an award for doing something we all should... Read more.

High School sports schedule
MONDAY Boys Basketball Lowell Catholic at St. Mary’s (7) Northeast at Saugus (7) Boys Hockey Lynn at Latin Academy (7:30) Girls Basketball St. Mary’s... Read more.

Tony C Day in Lynn scheduled for Friday
LYNN — The fascination with the late Tony Conigliaro continues unabated 30 years after the former Red Sox slugger’s death on Feb. 24, 1990. Those of a certain... Read more.

EMG Persons of the Year to be honored Tuesday
LYNN — Essex Media Group, the parent company of The Item, will host a reception Tuesday beginning at 6 p.m. at the Lynn Museum to honor the eight Persons of the... Read more.

Krause: Making a difference in our communities
We hear so much about mayors, councilors select boards and school committees. What they say and do seems to dictate the fortunes of their communities. But do they... Read more.

Swampscott select board won’t force out VFW post
SWAMPSCOTT — The Select Board informally guaranteed members of the Veterans of Foreign War Post 1240 that it had no plans to sell the building on Pine Street that... Read more.

Rotary awards dictionaries to Lynn elementary school students
LYNN — Each January, third graders in the Lynn Public School system get a gift from the Rotary Club. The Rotarians, in conjunction with corporate sponsor Coastal... Read more.

Confirmation candidates walking the talk in Lynnfield
LYNNFIELD — Confirmation students at the Our Lady of the Assumption/St. Maria Goretti collaborative are doing more than learning about their faith. They’re... Read more.

Life Care Center therapy program connects patients with music
LYNN — Life Care Center for the North Shore takes the idea of music being the soundtrack of your youth to an entirely different level. That’s thanks to Sarah... Read more.