Lynn woman spends a career fighting HIV in Africa
LYNN — Judith Sherman’s more-than-half century career fighting AIDS and promoting HIV awareness in Africa got its start at Harrington Elementary School.... Read more.
Jourgensen: Enigmatic Egg Rock
What is it about Egg Rock that lends the stone lump jutting out of the ocean an air of inscrutability? The natural protrusion’s proximity to Lynn and Nahant... Read more.
Lynn firefighters battle blaze
LYNN — Off-duty Nahant Firefighter Robert Barreda spotted flames coming from 56 Essex St. Wednesday morning and rushed into the building to help 13 residents flee... Read more.
Developer: Lynnway business to pay up to $800K in property taxes
LYNN — Lynnway property owner Patrick McGrath said the six-story storage building he wants to build on Blossom Street will generate added property tax revenue... Read more.
GE’s support of film earns praise from veterans
LYNN — They served their country in different places at different times, but three River Works employees praised General Electric for helping support a film that... Read more.
Salem State professor honored for technology-centered teaching style
SALEM — Dr. Forrest R. Rodgers teaches about one of the most controversial topics in America by challenging his Salem State University (SSU) students to underpin... Read more.
Jourgensen: Tapping into history
History is everywhere. It’s right around the corner or right in our faces, reminding us that the past constantly informs and contradicts our assumptions. History’s... Read more.
LWSC planning a strategy for the future
LYNN — The Lynn Water & Sewer Commission (LWSC) stands at a crossroads as it maps out a new 20-year operating contract to modernize the aging sewage treatment... Read more.
Lynn TV, appliance business a blast from the past
LYNN — With his suspenders and cigars and his name emblazoned on a sign looming over Wyoma Square, Richard Covert has one foot rooted firmly in the 20th century,... Read more.
Saugus says goodbye
Spenser Hasak’s photo on the front page of The Daily Item Friday spoke as eloquently about love and loss as reporter Bridget Turcotte’s story chronicling... Read more.