Salem Heights receives $55 million for building improvements
SALEM — The affordable rental housing facility at Salem Heights has received a $55 million tax-exempt bond from MassDevelopment to use for improvements to the... Read more.
International Sand Sculpting Festival returns to Revere Beach
REVERE — After taking a year off due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the International Sand Sculpting Festival returned to its home on Revere Beach Friday for its 1... Read more.
GLSS looking for volunteers for ombudsman program
LYNN — Greater Lynn Senior Services (GLSS) is seeking volunteers for its Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program, especially in Lynn and Saugus. The program, which i... Read more.
Town considering tiered water and sewer rate system
SWAMPSCOTT — The town is considering implementing a tiered water and sewer rate system based on usage in order to ensure fairness for all ratepayers. At a Sel... Read more.
Report faults police in 2019 swastika incident
MARBLEHEAD — Members of the Police Department failed to disclose a 2019 incident in which an officer scratched a swastika into another officer’s persona... Read more.
School Committee candidates talk diversity and equity
LYNN — Candidates for School Committee discussed diversity in the city’s public schools at a debate Wednesday night, with many candidates saying that th... Read more.
Swampscott activist Ploss organizes run for governor
PEABODY — Conservative internet personality and former radio host Dianna Ploss filed papers with the Office of Campaign and Political Finance (OCPF) Monday or... Read more.
Swampscott girls soccer team makes sandwiches for My Brother’s Table
SWAMPSCOTT — The high school girls soccer team this weekend made more than 125 sandwiches to donate to Lynn soup kitchen My Brother’s Table. The team go... Read more.
Interim Police Chief Kurz is ready to guide Swampscott forward
SWAMPSCOTT — As the town’s Police and Fire departments make the transition away from the civil service hiring system, one hurdle stands out: finding a n... Read more.
Swampscott resident appointed executive director of SPUR
MARBLEHEAD — Swampscott resident Lynne Krasker Shultz has been selected as the new executive director of community nonprofit SPUR, the organization announced ... Read more.