
Hospital CEOs: Big changes in health care coming soon
DANVERS – Chief executives from some of the region?s largest hospitals on Wednesday morning spoke about the rapidly changing health care delivery and payment... Read more.

Redistricting panel to begin deliberations soon
The Legislature?s Joint Committee on Redistricting, tasked with recommending how to best eliminate one of Massachusetts? 10 Congressional districts and redraw boundaries... Read more.

Kendrum Youth Steel Orchestra at Black Box Theatre Aug. 30
LYNN – The Kendrum Youth Steel Orchestra (KYSO) of Toronto is scheduled to perform at Lynn Arts Black Box Theatre the night of Aug. 30, a show its local organizer... Read more.

Granny’s Penny Candy opens on Lewis Street
LYNN – Rodney and Cassandra Gamble are doing their part to revive an American institution that for generations made children smile even if it made parents... Read more.

House OKs debt bill; Tierney opposes measure
Massachusetts Sixth District Congressman John Tierney, D-Salem, speaking to the Item Monday night soon after the U.S. House approved the deal to raise the debt ceiling... Read more.

N.E. Health, Lahey form affiliation
The non-profit Northeast Health System, which includes Beverly Hospital and its satellite Beverly Hospital Danvers, Addison Gilbert Hospital in Gloucester and BayRidge... Read more.

’73 English High grad shares ‘Secret’ to family fortune
LYNN – English High School has graduated thousands of students over the years who have gone on to achieve success in their chosen fields. But when it comes... Read more.

‘Walnut’ has CD release party at LynnArts Saturday
LYNN – Lynn resident and East Coast hip-hop artist ?Walnut-Da Lyrical Geni,? celebrates the release of his second album, ?Love Is In Your Face,? at LynnArts?... Read more.

Kennedy touts enhanced public safety
LYNN – Mayor Judith Flanagan Kennedy told Lynn Area Chamber of Commerce members Friday morning that the city’s community policing program will return... Read more.

Tierney: 6th District must stand intact
LYNN – The state?s 6th Congressional District is a compact region of contiguous communities with natural boundaries that share “commonality of interest”... Read more.