Fuel spill shuts Lynn test site; more communities in the red
Lynn’s largest COVID-19 testing site was shut down on Friday in the midst of the post-holiday surge that has led to skyrocketing case numbers locally and statewide. ... Read more.
Saugus photojournalist recounts historic raid on capitol
WASHINGTON, D.C. – As he boarded a bus to the nation’s capital Tuesday evening, photojournalist Joseph Prezioso was prepared. Equipped with his usual precautionary... Read more.
COVID-19 testing suspended in Nahant
NAHANT — COVID-19 testing has been suspended in Nahant because the town’s CARES Act funding is depleted, according to Town Administrator Antonio Barletta. ... Read more.
Subcommittee meeting Thursday will discuss policies for Saugus’ return to hybrid learning
SAUGUS — The Saugus School Committee Policy Subcommittee will hold a meeting Thursday to discuss policy logistics ahead of the district’s transition to hybrid... Read more.
Saugus Board of Selectmen meeting canceled following chair’s COVID-19 diagnosis
SAUGUS — Tuesday’s Board of Selectmen meeting was canceled as Chair Anthony Cogliano battles COVID-19. Cogliano, who was initially diagnosed with the virus... Read more.
Nahant investigator helps free man wrongly convicted of murder 41 years ago
NAHANT — After serving 41 years in prison for a crime he did not commit, James J. Watson is finally a free man. Thanks to the help of Nahant investigator... Read more.
Author Jarosz forged a special Bond with Saugus
SAUGUS — Author Janice K. Jarosz considers her new book, The Golden Leaf Love Affair, to be both a nod of respect and an apology to one of Saugus’ most influential... Read more.
Marblehead couple welcomes area’s first baby of 2021
SALEM — The new year already looks bright for one North Shore family. At 7:29 p.m. on New Year’s Day, Marblehead’s Kaitlyn and Jake Carlson welcomed... Read more.
Year in review: A razor-thin election finish and Cheerio the duck dominated town news
NAHANT — An especially heated election in June proved that 2020 was an exciting year for Nahant politics. Eugene Canty won his seat on the town’s Board of... Read more.
Year in Review: Saugus teeters between red and yellow
SAUGUS — Like all other communities, COVID-19 reared its head in Saugus in a big way, as the town teetered back and forth between red and yellow in Gov. Charlie... Read more.