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Big words, big history in Swampscott
Erin Hickey | July 8
SWAMPSCOTT — Unalienable rights. Magnanimity. Usurpations. Transient causes. These are among the…
Jolly Vapors dissipates after council ruling
Olivia Haydar | July 8
LYNN — Jolly Vapors’ petition to operate its adult-use tobacco business at a new location on Chatham Street…
Swampscott has a lot to say about parking
Erin Hickey | July 8
SWAMPSCOTT — The Swampscott Center for the Performing Arts has suspended plans to charge for public parking…
Peabody parks see improvements
Amanda Lurey | July 8
PEABODY — Pickleball players in West Peabody and families visiting MacArthur Park have something new to…
Miles for Military makes families whole
Olivia Haydar | July 8
LYNN — After more than six months away, Specialist Augusto Robles flew home with the help of a locally…
Report highlights increase in student diversity in Lynnfield
Deyscha Smith | July 8
LYNNFIELD — Lynnfield Public Schools enrolled its highest percentage of students of color in the past five…
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Sports
Surprise ending lifts Wyoma over Saugus
Anne Marie Tobin | July 8
SALEM — Little League is no stranger to controversy. Anyone who follows it, knows that anything can happen…
Above and beyond for Lynn English graduates
Mark Aboyoun | July 7
LYNN — Some high school athletes have dreams of playing college football, while others try to use what they…
Steve Krause: Soccer through detached eyes
Steve Krause | July 7
It would be a gross falsehood, or to be kind, an exaggeration, to call me a soccer aficionado. I barely know…
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Government
Dr. Amanda Ritvo’s tick talk on how to stay safe this summer
Olivia McKenna-Stevens | June 30
MARBLEHEAD — The Marblehead Board of Health met to discuss a number of community health related topics…
Kicking off the summer season at Crowninshield and Gerry Islands
For the Item | June 29
MARBLEHEAD – To the members of our community: With the advent of warm weather, more and more of you will…
Peabody budget cuts reach $340,000
Olivia McKenna-Stevens | June 22
PEABODY — The Finance Committee of Peabody met again to review the 2027 Fiscal Year budget, continuing the…
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Education
Role reversal
For the Item | July 3
LYNN — Superintendent of Schools Dr. Molly Cohen was beaming with pride at an Agganis Foundation event when…
Peabody Schools vote against mandating MassCore
Amanda Lurey | June 29
PEABODY — With a vote of 3-2, the School Committee voted against advancing a policy that would make the…
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Entertainment
Marblehead Water and Sewer helps host wastewater film screening
Olivia McKenna-Stevens | July 6
MARBLEHEAD — The Marblehead Water and Sewer Commission is helping to hold a free screening of the…
Saugus car show helps drive fight cancer
Elizabeth Della Piana | July 3
SAUGUS — Mom’s Cancer Fighting Angels’ Car Show and Cruise is returning on July 19 for its 12th year. It…
Saugus concerts hit a high note
Elizabeth Della Piana | June 29
SAUGUS — The Summer Concerts at the Saugus Iron Works are kicking off on Wednesday, beginning two months of…
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Business
Saugus Hooters flies the coop
Elizabeth Della Piana | June 26
SAUGUS — Hooters has officially closed its last three locations in Massachusetts, including the first to…
Peabody budget cuts reach $340,000
Olivia McKenna-Stevens | June 22
PEABODY — The Finance Committee of Peabody met again to review the 2027 Fiscal Year budget, continuing the…
Peabody City Council votes to reduce salary raise
Olivia McKenna-Stevens | June 16
PEABODY — At Tuesday night’s Peabody Finance Committee meeting, City Council members reviewed the proposed…
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Opinion
Commentary: The Iran gas tax is going to hit American families. But we can change the future.
Guest Commentary | July 8
Raja Krishnamoorthi The next time you fill up your gas tank, you may be paying for President Donald…
Commentary: I loved living in a small town. But ‘love thy neighbor’ has changed in America.
Guest Commentary | July 8
Dawn M. Turner For more than two decades, I, a Black woman, lived with my family in a small Illinois town…
Commentary: Night shifts are deadly, not just inconvenient
Guest Commentary | July 7
Lynne Peeples During his 26 years as a night-shift nurse, Ed Collum watched colleagues nod off…
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Lifestyle
Photos: Getting warmed up for the Fourth
Spenser Hasak | July 3
LYNN — The celebration of America’s 250th birthday got off to an early start with the Lynn/Swampscott…
Built in Lynn, ROOTed in community
Matteo Valente | July 2
For the ON ROOT team, success was never measured by how far they could get from Lynn. It was measured by…
The photographer’s pics of the month: June
Spenser Hasak | June 25
This is a recurring column by Daily Item Creative Director Spenser Hasak, featuring and discussing his…
Lynn’s Ephemeral Jess blends art, community, and culture
Matteo Valente | June 11
For Jessica Cruz, also known as Ephemeral Jess, art has never been just about paint on a canvas. It’s…