Lynn teens distribute gift bags to My Brother’s Table
LYNN — A group of Lynn teens who are part of the Shannon Grant program for troubled youth made 150 gift bags and distributed them to My Brother’s Table on... Read more.
Lynn advocate Maria Luz Tizol honored on International Migrants Day
LYNN — Maria Luz Tizol came to Lynn from Puerto Rico in 1957, just about to turn 22, and resolutely made her way in her new community as best as she could. Wednesday,... Read more.
Swampscott commends hero police officers
SWAMPSCOTT — Summers can be busy for those who patrol the waterfront in the Swampscott Police Department. At the last Swampscott Select Board meeting earlier this... Read more.
Krause: OK Boomers, chill out
If there’s anything more useless, and more energy-draining, than getting offended when someone says “OK, Boomer,” I couldn’t tell you what... Read more.
Item Santa’s gifts fill the Salvation Army gym
The toys are in. They are stacked up neatly in the gym at the Salvation Army on Franklin Street. They will reach their ultimate destination beginning today. These... Read more.
Students line the streets for Peter Frates’ funeral procession
John Frates knew, from the moment his son Peter was diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, that the day would come when he’d have to stand before a... Read more.
Lynn Community Health Center celebrates babies’ first Christmas
LYNN — Larry Ebegbue is a bear of a man, standing proudly at the Iglesia De Dios on Union Street with his 4-month-old daughter, Sophia. He’s there to take... Read more.
Swampscott High football players return to Johnson School in Nahant
NAHANT — Nick Reiser and Anton Vasquez are best friends, and have been since their days playing fierce games of tackle football in the Johnson School schoolyard.... Read more.
Lynn’s Trujillo completes HOPE fellowship
LYNN — Now that Carolina Trujillo has completed the second phase of her fellowship with the HOPE organization, she has a firm perspective on what she experienced.... Read more.
Krause: A well-deserved honor for the late Nick Cafardo
About the only thing wrong with the late Nick Cafardo making the national baseball Hall of Fame is that he can’t be in Cooperstown, N.Y., next July to experience... Read more.