
Ford bows out after 18 years
PHOTO BY PAULA MILLER Rick Ford packs up his desk in the Chamber as he is retiring his position as the Ward 7 City Councilor. BY THOR JOURGENSEN LYNN — Rick... Read more.

Women’s charitable efforts work out in Lynnfield
ITEM PHOTO BY OWEN O’ROURKE Teacher and studio manager Leigh Welch, back, and Amanda Sheehan do full-body workouts at Pure Barre at MarketStreet Lynnfield.... Read more.

Spartan baseball team loses heartbreaker
LOWELL – St. Mary’s seemed to be winning the battle of nerves.In last night’s Division 3 North championship contest against Whittier, the Spartans... Read more.

Upset of the season: Billerica seizes on Prep miscues, wins North title
LOWELL — To say St. John’s Prep was the prohibitive favorite to win the Division 1 North title yesterday would be a colossal understatement.The top-seeded... Read more.

Whittier trumps 8th-inning Saugus comeback, advances in tourney
HAVERHILL — Hopefully, today, after about 36 hours of separation, Saugus can look back on its season and be satisfied.”We hadn’t been a 10-win team... Read more.

Another gray day for the Magicians
MARBLEHEAD — Saturday’s weather was almost a perfect analogy not only for Marblehead’s baseball game against visiting Everett but for its season in... Read more.

Spartans’ revenge victory deals blow to Saugus’ tourney hopes
LYNN – Shawn Anderson knows what he has on his roster, a team that might be struggling but is full of heart and commitment.”(We) come to play every day,”... Read more.

Palumbo, Pioneers get one step closer to .500
LYNNFIELD – Pitching hasn’t proven to be an issue for Lynnfield so far this season. Timely hitting has.So the Pioneers have to hope that Saturday’s... Read more.

Baseball: Kelleher outduels Bowden in Danvers win over English
English pitching ace Ben Bowden ran into an effective but highly unlikely adversary on Wednesday.After the Falcons’ original starter was suspended from school... Read more.

Saugus grinds out win over Big Blue
SWAMPSCOTT – Yes, there are important games played in the first quarter of the season.After a couple of rainouts, Saugus and Swampscott finally got the chance... Read more.