Peabody gets help for mental health
PEABODY — YMCA of Metro North and North Shore Community Action Programs, Inc. will share coronavirus relief money to strengthen their mental health assistance... Read more.
Environmental group announces ideas for keeping Marblehead Harbor clean
MARBLEHEAD — Environmental organization Sustainable Marblehead is shifting its focus to the place that has shaped the town’s history and economy — Marblehead... Read more.
Lynn’s Pathways gets health technology training money
LYNN — Local workforce training agency Pathways Adult Education and Training Inc. has received a $100,000 grant to provide health care technology training that... Read more.
Jourgensen: Ed Battle didn’t back down
Ed Battle’s one of the bravest people I ever met, and if you don’t believe me, keep reading. The aptly-named Lynn resident was a warrior against hate... Read more.
Friends, family fondly remember longtime Lynn District Court worker
LYNN — Friends and former colleagues remembered the late John “Jack” Cavanagh as an “old school gentleman” who was a master at defusing the often-tense... Read more.
Football field will host Lynnfield Town Meeting
LYNNFIELD — Town Meeting will be held on the high school football field on Saturday, June 20, starting at 9:30 a.m., with health and safety the top concerns. “Our... Read more.
The Women’s Fund of Essex County lending a helping hand to women in Peabody
PEABODY — More than one in four single mothers raising families in the city live in poverty and The Women’s Fund of Essex County is helping them. The Women’s... Read more.
Salem public projects going full steam ahead
SALEM — Coronavirus restrictions aren’t hampering work on city public works projects, with one set to start this week and others scheduled to be completed... Read more.
Jourgensen: When fear was king
Phrases like “Red menace” and “Cold War” dominated the headlines in the mid-1950s when the late U.S. Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy brought his... Read more.
Girls Inc. of Lynn to honors 2020 Girl Hero Scholars via Zoom on June 4
LYNN — Accomplished young women will be celebrated at Girls Inc.’s annual awards ceremony at noon on June 4 even though the salute to three Girl Hero Scholars... Read more.