Swampscott looking to grant opportunities after school budget cuts
SWAMPSCOTT — When Swampscott’s budget was slashed by more than $600,000 at the annual Town Meeting in June, the majority of that came from the schools.�... Read more.
Peabody’s Granite Coast Brewing Company hosting charity trivia events
PEABODY — During the COVID-19 pandemic, Granite Coast Brewing Company has tapped into a new role: hosting online charity events. The Peabody brewing company... Read more.
Effort to recall Swampscott Select Board member Don Hause fails
SWAMPSCOTT — The effort to recall Swampscott Select Board member Don Hause has failed. According to Nick Scibelli, who led the recall effort, petitioners ne... Read more.
Area representatives split on police-reform bill
A new certification system for police officers, a ban on chokeholds, and limits on the use of no-knock warrants, tear gas, and legal protections against civil l... Read more.
Swampscott parents weigh in on resumption of school
SWAMPSCOTT — When school resumes this fall, students will either be learning in-person entirely, staying at home and learning remotely, or some combination of... Read more.
Lynnfield’s Paleologos takes polls, and politics, to a different level
It was 2002, and Lynnfield resident David Paleologos began taking Massachusetts’ political pulse. Paleologos had been teaching at Suffolk University by th... Read more.
COVID causes closure of Marblehead YMCA camp
MARBLEHEAD — A camper at the YMCA’s Children’s Island Day Camp has tested positive for COVID-19, prompting the organization to close the camp for ... Read more.
A look at Swampscott’s demographics ahead of 2020 census conclusion
SWAMPSCOTT — The most recent data from the U.S. Census Bureau estimates Swampscott has grown by more than 10 percent in population — from 13,787 to 15,298 �... Read more.
Baker visits Lynn Salvation Army, announces $3M in food security grants
LYNN — Just since March, the Lynn Salvation Army has gone from feeding around 70 families a day to around 500. The organization has been able to do “10 ... Read more.
Centerboard’s We Rise program receives support from Walmart
LYNN — In Essex County, there are more than 150 girls and women who are exploited sexually each year, according to Centerboard, a Lynn nonprofit with a number... Read more.