Swampscott (pin)wheels out a way to connect students with art
A simple art project has blossomed into a decorative addition to Linscott Park and an opportunity to connect students and teachers at a time when remote learning... Read more.
Jourgensen: Thank you, Aunt Jane
How do you thank someone who was instrumental in defining your life, who set you on a path marked by heartbreak and joy that has stretched across almost 40 years?... Read more.
A colorful collaboration at Christopher’s in Lynn
LYNN — Two community groups, a local restaurant owner, and a Salem artist have banded together to turn a Lynn corner into a colorful seascape. Anna Dugan’s... Read more.
Take a walk through Marblehead (if you dare)
MARBLEHEAD — Wilmot Redd was among the last people accused, convicted and hanged during the Salem Witch Trials, and her grave is among several chilling stops... Read more.
Jourgensen: We need a do-over year
Popular sentiment understandably favors consigning 2020 to a nondescript box in the darkest corner in Time’s warehouse. I strongly disagree. In fact, I hope... Read more.
Teachers in a class by themselves
Area schools experienced their first foray into the “new normal” Wednesday as they opened their doors — figuratively, in most cases — to... Read more.
Jourgensen: We will never forget
If you are 20 years old, you don’t remember Sept. 11, 2001. If you are 30, you might remember wondering why you were watching television in your classroom... Read more.
Sign of the times in Swampscott
SWAMPSCOTT — Thomas Scanlon draws waves, honks and an occasional middle finger when he stands in front of the town Civil War monument holding a Black Lives... Read more.
NSCC amps up search for president
North Shore Community College’s (NSCC) search for a new president will include advice from a resident living in a community surrounding its campuses. “As... Read more.
Spreading the word about self help
Her grandmother’s death in April underscored for Vick Breedy a realization that should have been obvious to the local author and artist. “I wasn’t... Read more.