Cahill: Wide public support for House transportation bill
LYNN — Despite some apprehension from Gov. Charlie Baker over a 5-cent gas tax increase, state Rep. Dan Cahill (D-Lynn) is confident there is wide public support... Read more.

Superstition: Some beliefs have health origins
Long before the advent of modern medicine, societies tried to explain disease in cultural or religious contexts. The treatments, and health practices, related to... Read more.

Lynn Wage Theft Advisory Committee: Wage theft ‘is going to happen’
LYNN — There are hundreds of construction workers who are or will be working at Lynn’s many current and future development sites. According to the Lynn Wage... Read more.

Both incumbents not running for reelection to Swampscott Select Board
SWAMPSCOTT — Despite taking out nomination papers, both incumbents Laura Spathanas and Naomi Dreeben have chosen not to run for reelection to the Select Board. ... Read more.

Swampscott deals car dealer a suspension
The used car dealership accused of having too many cars for sale has been penalized for violating its license. Four Seasons Motor Group, 460 Humphrey St., has... Read more.

Lynn Community Health Center preparing for ‘likely’ arrival of coronavirus
LYNN — The coronavirus will likely come to Lynn, according to health officials at the Lynn Community Health Center. “We don’t want to be alarmist,... Read more.

Owners of dogs deemed dangerous leaving Swampscott
SWAMPSCOTT — The owners of three pit bulls who attacked other dogs in two separate incidents last year are leaving town, after the Select Board determined their... Read more.

Three vying for two School Committee seats, chairwoman not running for reelection
SWAMPSCOTT — The two seats on the School Committee to be filled at the upcoming town election will be contested. While potential candidates have until the... Read more.

Marblehead couple donates $500K to NSMC
MARBLEHEAD — Gordon Hall has been a lover of the outdoors since he was a young child, when he would go fly fishing with his father on Moosehead Lake in Maine. ... Read more.

Former Marblehead resident and Oprah Winfrey chief of staff speaks at inaugural women’s event
BEVERLY — Elizabeth “Libby” Moore left the crowd with three pieces of advice Saturday: Look in the mirror each day and say, “I love you.”... Read more.