8 hotels are on track in Revere under construction or in the permitting stages
REVERE — The city is on track to nearly double the number of hotel rooms by 2020, a sign that developers recognize Revere is among the best places to add rooms... Read more.
A year after the Lynn trash fee was enacted, bills have not been sent out. We ask what’s up.
LYNN — It’s taken a year, but bills for the newly-imposed trash fee will finally be mailed next week. Last June, City Council President Darren Cyr pleaded... Read more.
With the rise of bike-sharing programs, a rail trail through Lynn is in the works
LYNN — With hundreds of bikes hitting city streets this month, the time is right for a rail trail, say transportation advocates. In the first public meeting to... Read more.
A recreational marijuana shop could be coming to Market Street in Lynn
LYNN — Recreational marijuana could be coming to a storefront in the downtown. Boston-based Bloom Market Retail Inc., has filed plans for a 2,700-square-foot pot... Read more.
Revere adopts new stationless bike sharing program
REVERE — The city is giving bike sharing another try. After last year’s pilot program with the Chinese company ofo had mixed results, Revere has joined... Read more.
Medical marijuana petitioner withdraws lawsuit against Lynn
LYNN — A former bowling alley owner has dropped a lawsuit against the city for not choosing his Lynnway location to be a medical marijuana clinic, according to... Read more.
Foreclosures are down on the North Shore
LYNN — The number of North Shore homes foreclosed by lenders has dropped by more than a third from a year ago, a sign the region is getting stronger, according... Read more.
What will it take for improved transportation in the Bay State area? Money.
LYNN — Choose your number on what it will take to fix the Bay State’s broken transportation infrastructure: $15 billion or $20 billion. No matter the... Read more.
Why doesn’t the Blue Line extend into Lynn? Depends on who you ask.
LYNN — Extension of the MBTA’s Blue Line from Revere to Central Square was within reach in the 1970s until Mayor-elect Antonio “Tony” Marino... Read more.
Mayor McGee presents Lynn’s 2019 budget
LYNN — Mayor Thomas M. McGee presented a $319.5 million budget to the City Council Tuesday and department heads testified they will live within it. In a letter... Read more.