Missing fishing vessel located off Provincetown
BOSTON — The Coast Guard confirmed that it found the submerged wreckage of the missing fishing vessel Foxy Lady II at around 11 a.m. Friday off of Provincetown,... Read more.
Tech boys’ basketball prevails in double overtime
Jerry DiStefano / For The Item The Tech boys basketball team found itself in a defensive battle at home against Greater Lawrence. The battle took two overtimes to... Read more.
Local health directors take aim at childhood asthma
LYNN — Armed with $350,000 in state money, Lynn and seven other communities are taking aim at reducing childhood asthma as a top goal for improving North Shore... Read more.
Mass. health officials courting Spanish speakers
BOSTON (AP) — The state is launching a new effort to reach out to Spanish and Portuguese speaking communities as it seeks to expand health care coverage across... Read more.
Prospective students taking tours of Lynn Tech
LYNN — Lynn Vocational Technical Institute is on its best behavior this week as it plays host to nearly 1,000 visiting eighth graders who are contemplating a... Read more.
Girl Scouts smile, wave way to success
LYNN — Selling Girl Scout cookies has gone from a charming tradition to big business, and little girls are learning fast the ways of marketing. “You smile... Read more.
Beverly turns aside Marblehead rally
MARBLEHEAD — Though it carved what had been a 16-point deficit to six in the last two minutes, the Marblehead High boys basketball team couldn’t make... Read more.
Krause: It’s pretty obvious Bill Belichick is in war mode
It’s not often you get a glimpse at what’s going on with Patriots coach Bill Belichick. But this week, the man’s given us two indications that... Read more.
Classical fetes NEC/North champion boys soccer team
Classical boys soccer banquet award winners, front, from left, are Josue Munoz and Yabesi Musema; rear, coach Rob Upton, Andreas Dominovic, David Dawood, Osaromwense... Read more.
New Mass. law requires fingerprinting teachers
BOSTON (AP) — Teachers, workers at child care centers and school bus drivers are among those who will soon be required to submit fingerprints for criminal... Read more.