$35,000 donation funds opioid fight in Swampscott
SWAMPSCOTT — The town’s first responders, including police and firefighters, are receiving opioid education and prevention training as the result of an anonymous... Read more.
End of the road for Lynn ministry
LYNN — The Lynn office of Straight Ahead Ministries, an organization that strives to transform the lives of juvenile offenders and a staple on Munroe Street for... Read more.
Gayla Cawley: It’s not about us
As journalists, it’s our job to report on the news, obviously. We tell other people’s stories, with the point being that reporters are supposed to tell... Read more.
Swampscott resident prepared to take icy plunge for charity
SWAMPSCOTT — For 56-year-old town resident Neil Donnenfeld, noise is painful. What he deals with all day long is the equivalent of having a basketball referee... Read more.
Union Hospital may become a ‘medical village.’ Here’s what that means.
LYNN — Residents are invited to learn more about the $23 million future medical village planned for the Union Hospital campus at an upcoming North Shore Medical... Read more.
A Lynn man was charged and then cleared in a box cutter assault. Now he’s suing the city.
LYNN — A Lynn man is suing the city and its police department, claiming he was falsely arrested for a brutal assault at a Lynnway gas station two years ago.... Read more.
Lynn house may be demolished due to drug overdoses
LYNN — A Chancery Court home that has been the site of at least 20 overdoses in the past five years could be headed for demolition. The City Council voted... Read more.
What’s with the dancing Statues of Liberty all over the place?
LYNN — Liberty Tax Service on Lewis Street tries to get people excited about doing their taxes, which is usually a mundane experience, by stationing dancing... Read more.
Swampscott parents aren’t happy with proposed school cuts
SWAMPSCOTT — Eliminating four elementary school classrooms and moving students between the district’s three elementary schools are among the updated... Read more.
A mystery woman just covered the vet bill for Christopher, the cat rescued from a Lynn fire
LYNN — A woman who wishes to remain anonymous paid a $623 veterinarian bill for a cat rescued from the four-alarm fire that ripped through a Broad Street apartment... Read more.