Salem sailing organization providing meals to healthcare workers
SALEM — Sailing Heals has always focused on saying, “Thanks,” to healthcare workers. Normally, that means taking them out for a therapeutic day on... Read more.
Crowd protests shutdown outside Gov. Baker’s Swampscott home
SWAMPSCOTT — A few hundred people gathered outside Gov. Charlie Baker’s home this weekend with a range of strong opinions about the state government’s... Read more.
Five people shot in Lynn, injuries non-life-threatening
LYNN — Five people were shot at Curwin Circle Friday evening, according to the Lynn Police Department. There were no life-threatening injuries. According to Lynn... Read more.
Lynn Health Center nurse practitioner is on frontlines of COVID war
LYNN — Only a few months ago, nurse practitioner Marita Gove’s job was a lot different. She worked in a high school, caring for students with a variety of... Read more.
Lynn to start ‘visual campaign’ to increase census response
LYNN — It’s a weird year to take the census, and low response rates may be a manifestation of that. As of Wednesday, Lynn had about a 44 percent response rate... Read more.
Swampscott DPW paints pedestrian traffic arrows on Humphrey Street
SWAMPSCOTT — Arrows are being painted along Humphrey Street to encourage one-way pedestrian traffic, but it’s not because people aren’t “social... Read more.
LCHC gets more grant money for tests; caregivers given ‘crisis pay’
LYNN — Lynn Community Health Center has received a $715,000 federal boost for its coronavirus testing capacity, and the facility’s healthcare employees will... Read more.
Swampscott plans in works for new school
SWAMPSCOTT — Residents should expect to know by the end of October what the town’s next elementary school might look like — and where it might be. Swampscott... Read more.
Covid count: 90 deaths in Peabody
The number of COVID-19 cases continues to rise in area municipalities, including Lynn, which now has 2,147 confirmed cases, according to a statement from the office... Read more.
Commentary: Happy Mother’s Day to my hero
It was Wednesday when my mother told me, “It’s not really going to feel like a Mother’s Day this year.” Of course, a lot of things just won’t feel right... Read more.