Lynnfield plots a path into the great outdoors
LYNNFIELD — With design work speeding ahead on the Lynnfield-Wakefield rail trail, project supporters hope a 2024 planned construction date can be pushed up... Read more.
Jourgensen: I’ve got issues, but I’m transparent
Words are tough little creatures. We mangle and mispronounce them and demand they take on new meanings to suit our whims and agendas. Employed for most of its... Read more.
Jourgensen: The Fay estate’s grand lady
There’s no reason the pandemic has to limit Halloween chills and thrills this year and you don’t need to brave the Salem crowds for a night of otherworldly... Read more.
Children’s mental health the focus in Peabody on Oct. 22
Mental health expert Jeanine K. Fitzgerald is ready to teach children and parents behavioral and stress reduction skills to ease stress from COVID-19 worries and... Read more.
Peabody senior tells scammer to scram
PEABODY — A sharp-eared 88-year-old local resident saw right through a telephone prize scam that Angela Pangakis said should serve as a warning to other people... Read more.
Swampscott Library kicks off year-long focus on racism
SWAMPSCOTT — Racism and how to end it is the public library’s focus for the next year with residents invited to read five books on the subject that are now... Read more.
Lynn agency planning to bring ‘Family Fun Day’ to life in cyber space
LYNN — A 13-year Lynn Common tradition will go online Oct. 8 to give city students a break from studying with a virtual “family fun day.” Billed... Read more.
Jourgensen: Shirley Franklin was special
When I think about the mark the late Shirley Franklin left on this world, I think about the story my godson’s father told me. He was in junior high school... Read more.
Faith has a new face on South Common St.
LYNN — With just over a week under his belt as St. Stephen’s Memorial Episcopal Church’s new priest in charge, Rev. Gregory Perez is still learning... Read more.
Lori Ehrlich’s agenda is on the safe side
MARBLEHEAD — Elected to the state legislature in 2008, Rep. Lori A. Ehrlich takes the long view on creating change for public good, especially when it comes to... Read more.