English High dropout rate increases
LYNN – State statistics released Monday report declines in public school dropout rates, but a jump in English High School’s dropout percentage has left... Read more.
Communities in period of growing pains
LYNN – With three young sons and work to juggle, Alicia Mills is glad she doesn?t have to spend much time worrying about safety on her street or in the surrounding... Read more.
Construction start set for grocery store
LYNN – Market Basket is one step closer to building a local store, said the Swampscott developer who owns the Federal Street land where the grocery chain wants... Read more.
Investigators to review video, traffic signals in Lynn crash
LYNN – Investigators will review video camera footage and check traffic signals to determine how a trash truck crashed into a transit bus Thursday morning... Read more.
City may offer Chinese 101
LYNN – Teaching Chinese in public schools is a great idea, said Mayor Judith Flanagan Kennedy, and she wants to see it explored in detail as school principals... Read more.
Family, teachers, cops remember Lynn teen
LYNN – Rayquan Fregeau?s smile and “strength in the face of adversity” made a brief but strong impression on local police officers and educators... Read more.
Walsh announces resignation from Legislature
LYNN – State Rep. Steven Walsh announced Tuesday he is leaving an 11-year legislative career marked by health-care reform work to become the Massachusetts... Read more.
Field filling up in wake of Walsh announcement
LYNN – City Councilor at large Brendan Crighton and School Committee members John Ford and Charlie Gallo announced their candidacies Tuesday for the West Lynn-Nahant... Read more.
Walsh leaving Legislature to take hospital council job
LYNN – State Rep. Steven Walsh told The Daily Item Tuesday morning he will become the Massachusetts Council of Community Hospital’s executive director... Read more.
Ehrlich: I am skeptical of power plant
LYNN – State Rep. Lori Ehrlich told a Lynn business audience Friday she has doubts about a New Jersey company’s ability to build a power plant favored... Read more.