Lynn woman turns 100-pound weight loss into personal training and kickboxing business
SWAMPSCOTT — Robin Wilson Cotter of Lynn took stock of herself 20 years ago. She was 250 pounds, and with all the unhappiness that weight issues can cause. She... Read more.
New rec center at Boston College named for Swampscott woman
The soon-to-be-completed recreational facility at Boston College has been named for Margot Connell of Swampscott, whose late husband, William F. Connell, as well... Read more.
Persons of the Year shows a real sense of community
For many of us, community journalism represents more than simply a job. It’s not a 9-to-5 proposition, and it’s not a situation where we swoop into a... Read more.
Krause: The Chiefs are the better team
First of all, let’s get this Tom Brady post-game statement controversy, such as it is, out of the way. I don’t understand people who take things literally.... Read more.
Waste Management explains Lynn’s holiday trash pickup delays
LYNN — The company the city uses for weekly trash pickup conceded it ran into a few problems in the weeks following Christmas, and has vowed to correct them so... Read more.
Krause: Enough with the shutdown
All it took was a picture on Facebook, posted Monday morning, to get my blood boiling. It was a picture of the Transportation Security Administration line at Logan... Read more.
Krause: Born in Lynn, Verna bloomed on screen
It’s always fun, in hard-scrabble cities such as Lynn, to pick out and identify the people who have done us proud. They’ve had the same humble beginnings... Read more.
Appreciation: Jim Clancy was a catcher in the wry
LYNN — It was as if the entire scope of Jim Clancy’s life was funneled into Solimine Funeral Home on Broadway Thursday, where people waited patiently in... Read more.
Classical football celebrates its season at team banquet
LYNN — Keith Ridley, who won The Item’s Scholar-Athlete award at last month’s all-star football banquet, won the award for Lynn Classical Wednesday... Read more.
Rotary Club donates a dictionary to every Lynn third-grader
LYNN — More than 1,200 public school third-graders in Lynn were given dictionaries as gifts Wednesday by the Lynn Rotary Club as part of a project sponsored by... Read more.