SkillsUSA students work with local organizations to raise money to purchase and distribute 15,000 books to local kids
LYNN — SkillsUSA students at Lynn Vocational Technical Institute (LVTI) are well on their way to raising the money they need to buy and distribute 15,000 new books... Read more.
They make sure warmth comes from the heart
LYNN — A Swampscott resident, a retired North Shore Community College employee and students joined forces to help needy local residents stay warm this winter.... Read more.
Jourgensen: Let the lights shine and the music play
I love this story an informed source told me about the speakers on top of the old Item building playing Christmas music on Thursday nights during the holiday season... Read more.
Deb Ansourlian of Girls Inc. honored at the annual Eastern Bank Breakfast in Peabody
PEABODY — She was humbled to be honored by Eastern Bank Thursday, but Girls Incorporated Executive Director Deb Ansourlian said her greatest honor is “to... Read more.
Marine vets building a bridge to mental health help
LYNN — They came together on Monday to swap stories and renew acquaintances, but Lynn Police Department members who are also U.S. Marine Corps veterans said the... Read more.
Marblehead: Students are being trained to handle anti-Semitic scenarios
MARBLEHEAD — Daniel Kasten and Lily Gregory are excited to go to college next year but they are preparing to confront an ugly reality infesting campuses: anti-Semitism.... Read more.
Jourgensen: Stories retold never grow old
The incomparable Patty Flaherty gifted me with a treasure trove of Lynn history contained in a book titled, “History Stories of Lynn retold and illustrated... Read more.
Recovery coaches train at North Shore Community College to help addicts
LYNN — They were there for different reasons: Renee Wiggins was inspired by the people who helped her. Glenn Troy wants to help fellow labor union members and... Read more.
Jourgensen: Don’t knock it until you try it
Another All Hallow’s Eve is in the books and a resident expert reminded me on Wednesday how he would make his way down to Nahant Street to trick-or-treat and... Read more.
This man has spent years building a model of Lynn in 1895
Photos by Spenser Hasak LYNN — Think of Todd Gieg as a master of the miniature — a man who uses old maps and photographs, special paints and infinite patience... Read more.