Tigers sting Hornets in Division 4 tournament
LYNN — The No. 8 Lynn Tech boys basketball team got off to a slow start Wednesday night in its state Division 4 Round of 16 game. But fear not. Whatever Tech struggled... Read more.
St. Mary’s pulls out fifth straight Boverini title
LYNN — The boys basketball landscape in Lynn remains unchanged. St. Mary’s, for the fifth straight year, won the Walter J. Boverini Lynn Christmas Tournament... Read more.
Thank you, Item readers
We’ve made it through another hectic holiday season — almost! We still have Christmas Eve and Christmas Day before the holiday season ends. New Year’s... Read more.
Desperate family needs your help
Everything during the Christmas season is magnified, whether intentional or not. Take lights. Some families go all out, festooning their houses in a manner that... Read more.
Bill Newell: North Shore’s Renaissance on-air man
Bill Newell, one of the area’s most versatile broadcasters in a long while, has finally stepped away from the myriad of activities in which he was engaged... Read more.
Item Santa: Hers is a full-time need
There’s a line in Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” that always resonates when the Item Santa fund starts asking for donations. It has to do with... Read more.
Robillard to the rescue as Prep dominates Xaverian
DANVERS — Deacon Robillard remembers last year, when St. John’s Prep dropped a heartbreaker to Xaverian on Thanksgiving. He also remembers last week, when... Read more.
KIPP’s ‘Super Soph’ befuddles Tigers
LYNN — Quarterback Elai Machado served notice right away that Wednesday’s game between KIPP Academy and Lynn Tech belonged to him. He completed the first... Read more.
Things careen out of control quickly for Tigers as Panthers pounce
LYNN — It’s amazing how quickly the tide can turn in a football game. Lynn Tech and KIPP Academy went into Wednesday evening’s game seemingly pretty... Read more.
For the 58th year, Item Santa asks for your generosity
We’ve certainly heard enough this year about the economy, and how tough it is for the average consumer to survive with the ruinous inflation of the last few... Read more.