Editorial: Prosperity’s gateway
Snowball effect is one of those overused phrases writers lean on to explain how a seemingly isolated event exerts significant influence or casts a big shadow on... Read more.
Hunger series: Hiding in plain sight
The words on the hastily-lettered piece of cardboard read, “I’m hungry,” but the people holding the sign span the spectrum of American society.... Read more.
Editorial: I can help you with that
It’s officially here and summer means going away to have fun, staying outside at night around a picnic table, fire pit or barbecue and generally trying to... Read more.
Editorial: Safe in Saugus
It doesn’t sound like much money in the grand scheme of tax dollar spending, but the $3,300 in federal pedestrian and bicycle money Saugus received might just... Read more.
The court of common sense
The great news is Swampscott’s White Court is poised to start a new chapter in its 122-year-old history as the historically-preserved location for 18 oceanfront... Read more.
Calling all adults
Where were the proverbial adults in the room when seven Saugus senior athletes were suspended from playing in postseason tournaments because they smoked victory... Read more.
Costing out a challenge
The hand-lettered sign on a Swampscott High School Class of 2018 student’s cap Sunday read “Game Over — Insert $30,000 to continue.” This sample... Read more.
Weathering the storms
Repairing Swampscott’s Eisman’s Beach seawall cap, walkway and steps, which took a beating during the March 3 Nor’easter, initially cost the town... Read more.
Feisty in Saugus
Toni Turilli attends Saugus High School but for four hours last Friday, she donned the mantle of mock authority as a Student Government Day participant serving as... Read more.
Editorial: Lynn’s forward motion
An historic event occurred in Lynn Tuesday night when the city Conservation Commission voted 4-0 to provide the final local approval required to move the proposed... Read more.