Patriots won’t be saluted this year — or forgotten
PEABODY — Seven local men killed when the Revolutionary War began won’t be forgotten Monday even though coronavirus social distancing precautions have cancelled... Read more.
Whole Foods worker dies of virus
LYNN — The Swampscott Whole Foods employee who died Wednesday from coronavirus is a popular St. Joseph’s Church, Lynn congregation member. The store... Read more.
Jourgensen: From cigar boxes, to Christian Science, and Capt. Cressy
I know the North Shore has produced famous people. I didn’t know their stories filled a three-inch-thicker folder tucked into the Item’s morgue (that’s... Read more.
When churches’ doors closed, the dollars dwindled
With 35 congregation members and a Spanish-speaking congregation for a tenant, Rev. Franklin Lowe is hoping and praying Cliftondale Church of the Nazarene can survive... Read more.
Lynnfield wants residents to submit environmental feedback
LYNNFIELD — Preparations to protect the town from climate change impacts, including flooding, are underway, and town officials are gathering “vulnerability... Read more.
Local elected officials answering calls for help by organizing, distributing food
Requests for face masks and appeals for food have replaced stop sign and crosswalk complaints for elected officials fielding coronavirus calls from constituents. ... Read more.
Peabody councilor trying to lift high school seniors’ spirits
PEABODY — Coronavirus has put a big dent in Veterans Memorial High School student Alexandra Turco’s and her classmates’ senior year celebrations. But her father... Read more.
Jourgensen: Heroes on my street
I only have to walk 20 or 30 feet in every direction from my home to find people who are fighting coronavirus on the front lines while I do my part staying indoors,... Read more.
Downed wires snarl Route 128, Lowell Street
Lowell Street in Peabody at the Route 128 Exit 26 north ramp remained closed at 8:15 a.m. Thursday after downed wires two hours earlier forced State Police to close... Read more.
Couple’s songs, laughter is their best viral antidote
BOXFORD — Attired in Hawaiian shirts and sunglasses, Corey and Sarah Jackson are poised to counteract coronavirus and the social isolation blues with a Facebook... Read more.