Lynn man starts sports nonprofit for at-risk youth
LYNN — Keith Lee knows the research. Kids who come from low-income families, commonly referred to as at-risk youth, are more likely to become teen mothers, involved... Read more.
Item Santa: A former helper finds himself needing help this year
One family that has spent past holidays striving to help others is now in the uncomfortable position of having to ask for assistance this Christmas. One father... Read more.
Two Lynn convenience stores robbed at gunpoint
LYNN — Police are looking for a masked man who robbed a Chestnut Street convenience store at gunpoint Sunday afternoon. The same man may have committed an armed... Read more.
Lynn superintendent sets student achievement, district improvement goals
LYNN — School Superintendent Dr. Patrick Tutwiler’s goals for this school year focus on increasing the achievement of the district’s two lowest performing... Read more.
Lynn pot shop riding high after $250K opening
LYNN — The city’s first recreational marijuana store raked in $250,000 in gross sales over its first 10 days, a stronger opening than shop owner Joseph Lekach... Read more.
Community group feels pushed off Lynn bike path plans
LYNN — As the city prepares to enter into a lease agreement with the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority to begin construction of a long-awaited bike path,... Read more.
Lynn plan would look at ways to increase affordable housing
LYNN — The city is developing a five-year plan to increase its affordable housing stock. Coined Lynn Housing for All: A plan for Inclusive Growth, the document... Read more.
Swampscott Town Meeting talks finances, sends fire chief off in style
SWAMPSCOTT — Town Meeting members approved eight of nine articles regarding town finances on Monday night with relatively little fanfare, but the evening’s... Read more.
Contentious bargaining session with Swampscott teachers, school committee breaks off
SWAMPSCOTT — Both sides of what have been tension-filled teachers’ contract negotiations are claiming the other has exhibited a lack of professionalism... Read more.
Lynn School Committee votes to allow birth control, condoms to be offered in high schools
LYNN — Lynn Vocational Technical Institute student Destiny Davis was 15 years old when she decided to have sex for the first time. It was an experience that would... Read more.