Letter to the Editor: Contraceptive vote questioned
The Lynn School Committee has decided to distribute contraceptives to adolescents without their parents’ consent. This will include: providing condoms, injecting... Read more.
Trujillo: A real-life education in Lynn
The Lynn School Committee last week voted unanimously to allow birth control, condoms and sex education to be offered at high schools. As a mother of an 18-year-old... Read more.
Age will be served in Swampscott
Plenty of communities have youth commissions but we give Swampscott credit for forming an All Ages Committee with membership committed enough to get the town added... Read more.
Letter to the Editor: Time to kill the tax cash cow
I was glad to see the recent letter in the Item with Thomas Butler speaking out against the current policy of taxing everyone’s home regardless of the owner’s... Read more.
Letter to the Editor: Thank you Lynnfield
I’d like to thank everyone who participated in our Veterans Day celebration on Monday, Nov. 11. This year we released information about Lynnfield becoming... Read more.
Letter to the Editor: Panetta says thanks
I would sincerely like to thank the Saugus residents for voting for me as a Selectman for two more years. I have worked hard for our community as a Selectman over... Read more.
An electrifying lift for North Shore commuters
The MBTA’s decision to start electrifying commuter rail lines in two to four years and designate the Newburyport/Rockport Line running through Lynn to Boston... Read more.
Letter to the Editor: The Lynn Education District is better together
Lynn is a storied community. A lot has obviously changed in more than two centuries. Cars now line the roads formerly used by horses. Electricity, not candlelight,... Read more.
The votes are in
The brightly-colored signs are headed for the trash bins. The social media buzz has been replaced with congratulatory messages or sympathetic words. The speeches... Read more.
Get out and vote
If you are a registered voter living in Lynn, Peabody and Saugus, today is your day. The polls open at 7 a.m. and close at 8 p.m. Get out and vote and make a difference.... Read more.