Trash fee catches residents off-guard in Lynn, councilors are getting complaints
LYNN — Residents received their first bills for the city’s new trash fee last week, and city councilors say there have been numerous complaints. The newly-imposed... Read more.
House Environmental Bond Bill could bring potential benefits to Lynn, Marblehead and Swampscott
Several coastal areas in Lynn, Marblehead and Swampscott could see improvements if the Environmental Bond Bill, passed recently in the state House of Representatives,... Read more.
Lynn School Committee agrees to 3-year contract with new superintendent
LYNN — The School Committee and the city’s new superintendent Dr. Patrick Tutwiler agreed to a three-year contract on Thursday night. Under the terms of... Read more.
Lynn approves $319.5 million budget
LYNN — The City Council approved a $319.5 million fiscal year 2019 city budget on Thursday night, which came after a months-long struggle to balance the budget.... Read more.
Lynn aims for senior housing at former marshall middle school
LYNN — City officials are finalizing a Request for Proposals to solicit developers’ plans for turning the former Thurgood Marshall Middle School into... Read more.
Swampscott selectmen like what they see in Town Administrator Sean Fitzgerald
SWAMPSCOTT — Town Administrator Sean Fitzgerald has received high marks from the Board of Selectmen more than a year into his tenure. “In his first year... Read more.
Hunger Series: ‘We love getting donations … but we have to make sure we follow food safety regulations’
Statistics from Feeding America show that there are 652,760, or 1 in 10, people struggling with hunger in Massachusetts. But each day, food continues to be tossed... Read more.
Gateway North will lead to a transformed neighborhood in Lynn
LYNN — The completion of Gateway North, a $31 million, 71-unit mixed-income and mixed-use development on Washington Street, celebrated on Tuesday by city and... Read more.
Fire officials determine Congress Street blaze in Lynn was caused by illegal fireworks
LYNN — Fire officials have determined that the three-alarm fire that destroyed a Congress Street apartment building Monday night was accidental, caused by... Read more.
Three-alarm Lynn blaze rips through Congress Street apartment building
LYNN — A large crowd gathered behind police tape on Monday night watching as a three-alarm fire ripped through a Congress Street apartment building. Lynn firefighters... Read more.