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Gallery: 2021 Feature Photos of the Year
By Spenser Hasak, Jakob Menendez, Vanessa Leroy and Julia Hopkins |
December 28, 2021
2021 Feature Photos of the Year
John Barrette of North Reading sprints into the frigid waters off of Short Beach in Nahant Friday afternoon to ring in the new year and honor his brother, CJ, who passed away a few weeks ago at the age of 60.
(Photo by Spenser Hasak, Spenser R. Hasak)
2021 Feature Photos of the Year
Billy Collins, 9, of Swampscott is reflected in a tidepool as he plays along the water at Red Rock Park in Lynn on Wednesday.
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2021 Feature Photos of the Year
Justina Oliver, chair of the Swampscott Historical Commission, looks at blueprints of a proposed renovation of Swampscott Town Hall in the archives at the former police station on Burrill Street.
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2021 Feature Photos of the Year
People flock to Lynn Shore Drive on Saturday to catch a glimpse of large waves crashing into the seawall.
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2021 Feature Photos of the Year
Bob Giller of Swampscott clears his driveway with a snowblower Wednesday morning after a light snowfall overnight.
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2021 Feature Photos of the Year
With temperatures hovering around 20 degrees, and the windchill making it feel closer to single-digits, icicles caused by waves splashing over the seawall during high tide form on the railings along Lynn Shore Drive on Saturday.
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2021 Feature Photos of the Year
Brady Laine, 8, plays on the slide of the new Forest Playground behind Johnson School in Nahant.
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2021 Feature Photos of the Year
Footprints in the snow are illuminated by neon light after light snowfall in Lynn.
(Photo by Julia Hopkins)
2021 Feature Photos of the Year
Jen Bellamura of Malden, who finds herself in Nahant most days walking dogs like Rascal, carries an umbrella in the light snow fall as she makes her way past Short Beach in Nahant on Friday.
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2021 Feature Photos of the Year
Artist Silvia Via painted portraits of Frederick Douglass, Malcolm X, and Martin Luther King Jr., which are on display in the windows of Gallery at LynnArts in honor of Black History Month.
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2021 Feature Photos of the Year
Matt Hart, of Arlington, skates with the puck on Devils Dishfull Pond in Peabody.
(Photo by Julia Hopkins)
2021 Feature Photos of the Year
Claude Exama is the host and producer of a new web series "Claude and Me" that aims to help viewers overcome challanges and become the best versions of themselves.
(Photo by Julia Hopkins)
2021 Feature Photos of the Year
Marblehead High School sophomore Grace McGarry plays the trombone during concert band practice amid the COVID-19 pandemic at the school's auditorium.
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2021 Feature Photos of the Year
A woman walks past the Harbor Loft Apartments at 7 Liberty Sq., in Lynn. A new lease agreement will keep the majority of units affordable through 2071
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2021 Feature Photos of the Year
Susie Lilakos is the only current full-time female firefighter in the town of Lynnfield.
(Photo by Julia Hopkins)
2021 Feature Photos of the Year
From left, Christos Kalaitzidis, age 8, Ionna Kalaitzidis, age 9, and Joanna Tsetsakou, age 13, applaud at the flag raising event for the 200th Anniversary of Greek Independence.
(Photo by Julia Hopkins)
2021 Feature Photos of the Year
A peregrine falcon takes flight from the cross atop St. John the Baptist Church across from Peabody City Hall on Wednesday. Upon learning about a pair of falcons, one of only 42 known pairs in the state, believed to be nesting on top of Peabody City Hall, the mayor and city officials worked with Massachusetts Division of Fisheries & Wildlife to set up a shelter and nesting site on the roof of the building.
(Photo by Spenser Hasak, Spenser R. Hasak)
2021 Feature Photos of the Year
Walter Alfonso, a worker at Dunjaski Dairy Farm, places the milking equipment on one of the cows.
(Photo by Julia Hopkins)
2021 Feature Photos of the Year
Patrese, a Holstein dairy cow, walks from the barn to the milking station during sunset for her evening milking.
(Photo by Julia Hopkins)
2021 Feature Photos of the Year
A paddleboarder walks through the fog on Nahant beach.
(Photo by Julia Hopkins)
2021 Feature Photos of the Year
Ashley Decarney of Lynnfield takes a photo of her 10-year-old Pit Bull, Bentley, past the flock of 1,100 pink flamingos which have been installed at MarketStreet in Lynnfield.
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2021 Feature Photos of the Year
Mary Landry of Lynn looks on as she celebrates her 100th birthday with a small group of family and friends on Wednesday.
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2021 Feature Photos of the Year
Pabel Perez, left, and his sister Victoria Perez are seeking justice after a woman with a baby carridge stole a row of their father's tulips on two occassions under the cover of darkness from their family garden in Saugus.
(Photo by Julia Hopkins)
2021 Feature Photos of the Year
Olivia Bormann looks on as her dance team from Chrystal Joyce Dance Academy perfroms during a celebration of her 11th birthday and release from Spaulding Rehab facility on Saturday.
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2021 Feature Photos of the Year
Max de la Mar, 6, shows off his Earth Day poster that he made during the Wild Weather Warriors April Vacation program hosted by Lynnfield Community School.
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2021 Feature Photos of the Year
Luca Materazzo, 5, left, and his brother Nico, 6, wave from the back of their father's Lynnfield Police cruiser during a car parade organized by the Lynnfield Police and Fire Departments and North Shore Old Car Club in support of April Autism Awareness & Acceptance Month on Saturday.
(Photo by Spenser Hasak)
2021 Feature Photos of the Year
Water droplets collect on a leaf of a tulip at Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site following rain showers on Wednesday.
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2021 Feature Photos of the Year
Historic football helmets and gloves surround an old football painted with the scores of a Peabody and Medford matchup in the "Play Ball: A History of Sports in Peabody" exhibit in the Osborn-Slanta House of Peabody Historical Society.
(Photo by Julia Hopkins)
2021 Feature Photos of the Year
Joan Wiendczak is Lynn's longest tenured educator in the Lynn School District at 66 years old and can still wear her Classical High School cheerleading uniform.
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2021 Feature Photos of the Year
Reverend John Beach is the leader behind the volunteer efforts to establish a new community garden at St. John's Episcopal Church in Saugus.
2021 Feature Photos of the Year
A mother duck guides her ducklings through Crystal Lake in Peabody on Saturday.
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2021 Feature Photos of the Year
Chloe Shapleigh has her photo taken with her decorated Jeep before the start of the Parade of Destinations at Lynnfield High School on Saturday.
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2021 Feature Photos of the Year
Rafi Arabatli of Watertown plays tennis with himself against the seawall of King's Beach in Lynn as temperatures climb into the 90s on Wednesday.
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2021 Feature Photos of the Year
A man makes his way past the "Together" mural by artist Mia Cross at MarketStreet Lynnfield on Tuesday.
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2021 Feature Photos of the Year
Saugus High School graduate Devon Burke throws up his cap and yells in celebration at the completion of the commencement ceremony on Friday.
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2021 Feature Photos of the Year
Peabody High graduate Edson Uvalle flies a Black Lives Matter flag and a Pride flag as he walks to receive his diploma.
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2021 Feature Photos of the Year
Miley Sanchez, 2, of Lynn is surprised by a jet of water at the Kiley Playground splash pad in Lynn on Tuesday as temperatures climbed into the 90s for the fourth day in a row.
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2021 Feature Photos of the Year
Summer Street School fourth grader Olivia Adams races underneath the giant parachute to make it to the other side.
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2021 Feature Photos of the Year
Mike "Tuffy" Tufts of Nahant licks the un-banded claw of a freshly caught lobster as he fishes for lobster with Captain Mike Gambale off the coast of Swampscott.
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2021 Feature Photos of the Year
Lynn artist Michael Aghahowa works on a mural designed by himself and fellow artist Cinda Danh along the side of Ernie's Harvest Time in Lynn.
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2021 Feature Photos of the Year
A bald eagle flies over the Danvers River near Kernwood Country Club in Salem Saturday morning.
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2021 Feature Photos of the Year
Nahant sculptor Ray Pisano has finally finished his tribute to abolitionist Fredrick Douglass for Douglass Park in Central Square in downtown Lynn. His portrait of Douglass, which is cast in bronze, will be installed in the park sometime this week.
(Photo by Julia Hopkins)
2021 Feature Photos of the Year
Eleven-month-old Dylan Mazzotta enjoys his first swim with his mother at the Torrigan Family YMCA in Peabody.
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2021 Feature Photos of the Year
Robert Shure, owner of Skylight Studios in Woburn, puts the finishing touches on the restoration of the Lynnfield town bell before returning to the town.
(Photo by Spenser Hasak)
2021 Feature Photos of the Year
Revelers decked out in red, white, and blue take to the street for the Marblehead Horribles Parade.
(Photo by Julia Hopkins)
2021 Feature Photos of the Year
Lightning streaks through the sky over John E. Bezemes Baseball Diamond in Peabody Tuesday evening as the Babe Ruth 14s baseball game between Lynn and Peabody is called off due to the weather.
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2021 Feature Photos of the Year
Plinio Moquete of Lawrence cleans potatoes as he helps set up the Riverdale Farm stand at the Lynn Farmers Market Thursday morning.
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2021 Feature Photos of the Year
Swampscott firefighter Michael Salsgiver teaches Tassos Sheehan, 11, of Swampscott how to control the flow of water from a fire hose positioned on the ground during Swampscott Fire Departments youth firefighter camp on Thursday.
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2021 Feature Photos of the Year
Emma Chevalier, 13, of Lynn creates bubbles during Raw Art Works' Art 4 Girlz summer group bubble party in Central Square on Thursday.
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2021 Feature Photos of the Year
Nicole Rosmarin of Gloucester illuminated by the lasers of the Beyond Walls and Harbor Voices installation.
(Photo by JAKOB MENENDEZ)
2021 Feature Photos of the Year
The nearly sold out crowd at Lynn Auditorium cheers as Get the Led Out performs the venue's first show since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
(Photo by Spenser Hasak)
2021 Feature Photos of the Year
Members of Grupo de Teresa Stagnaro perform the Baile de la Selva, a traditional Peruvian dance, during a ceremony honoring the bicentennial anniversary of Peru's independence at Lynn City Hall on Wednesday.
(Photo by Spenser Hasak)
2021 Feature Photos of the Year
Dan Belcher, an artist from St. Louis, Missouri, works on a scene of Wonderland during the 021 Revere Beach International Sand Sculpting Festival on Friday.
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2021 Feature Photos of the Year
Lynn City Councilor-at-Large Hong Net has released his first book, "Given a Chance: A Story of Strength, Survival and Success," which tells the story of his childhood spent in labor camps in Cambodia, teenage years in refugee camps in Thailand, and his young adulthood in western Massachusetts.
(Photo by Spenser Hasak)
2021 Feature Photos of the Year
A group a boys dive off of the pier at Fishermans Beach in Swampscott to cool off as temperatures climbed into the 90s on Wednesday.
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2021 Feature Photos of the Year
Lynn artist Jah'Nyah Spencer hosts her first solo-exhibit, showcasing her work on the walls of Caldwell in Lynn. Jah'Nyah will be attending Lesley University in the fall, studying illustration and business.
(Photo by Spenser Hasak)
2021 Feature Photos of the Year
Julianna Nop, 5, kicks in the air during a drill in Master O's karate class.
(Photo by JAKOB MENENDEZ)
2021 Feature Photos of the Year
Omar Hincapie leans on his Yipao, a Willy's Jeep which has been modified to transport large amounts of cargo such as the sacks of Colombian coffee beans which fill the back of his.
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2021 Feature Photos of the Year
Children play in a bouncy house during the Festival Latino at Lynn Common on Saturday.
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2021 Feature Photos of the Year
Gina De from the Boston Circus Guild performs on the aerial silks during a performance for the Lynn Diversity Festival.
(Photo by JAKOB MENENDEZ)
2021 Feature Photos of the Year
Ramon Calderon of Lynn, a barber at Gold Star Hair Design on Munroe Street in Lynn, lies on the hood of his car and kicks his feet up on a tree as he takes his afternoon break on Tuesday.
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2021 Feature Photos of the Year
Iverson Hierro of Lynn is the subject of the new mural on Central Street in Lynn, painted by artist Kevin Ledo in collaboration with Beyond Walls, aptART (Awareness and Prevention through Art) and The GoodWorks Foundation.
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2021 Feature Photos of the Year
Ava Gamache, a player for the Lynnfield Girls Soccer team dressed in a unicorn head and tutu while washing cars for the team's fundraiser.
(Photo by JAKOB MENENDEZ)
2021 Feature Photos of the Year
Mylor Chan is dressed head-to-toe in Guatemalan-themed clothes as he takes part in the Guatemalan flag raising ceremony to mark the 200th anniversary of the country's independence at Lynn City Hall on Wednesday.
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2021 Feature Photos of the Year
Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War (SUVCW) member Todd McGrath of Amesbury, left, demonstrates a Civil War drum call to fellow SUVCW member Ron Boardman of Troy, N.H., during the G.A.R. building open house on Saturday.
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2021 Feature Photos of the Year
Rob Dolan, Lynnfield town admistrator, speaks at the Night of Hope event at Lynnfield Town Common.
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2021 Feature Photos of the Year
Lynn artist Silvia "VIA™" Leary, right, has partnered with Kat Black, creative director of the Beacon Restaurant Group and general manager of Warwick Cinemas, to bring her "1 Paint" series to the cinema as part of the "Women of Color in the Arts" series.
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2021 Feature Photos of the Year
Standing from left, members of the hip-hop collective Keep Moving Forward (KMF), Jordan "Ray Jones" Todd, DeQuan "Quan" Harris, Eddie Smith, Tre "KMF Tre" Demontier, Dennis "Limitless" Hernandez, Tommy "Teathetruth" Sarri, Matthew "Chew" Lerardi, and Tyler Lovett. Sitting from left, Jalil "Wst. Taylor" Taylor, Jay Moon, and Khyel "KASHI2x" Mack.
(Photo by Vanessa Leroy)
2021 Feature Photos of the Year
Tom Keenan of Swampscott attempts to wrap his arms around the giant pumpkin that he grew in his backyard for the annual giant pumpkin competition at the Topsfield Fair.
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2021 Feature Photos of the Year
Lynn-based Accurate Graphics Inc. owner Peppi Bolognese carefully smoothes out creases after installing part of the Boston Marathon finish line for the 20th year.
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2021 Feature Photos of the Year
Ashton Tadiello, 8, stands next to a giant pumpkin decoration outside of his home, wearing the crown, sash, and ribbon he was awarded as the Topsfield Fair 2021 Junior King.
(Photo by Vanessa Leroy)
2021 Feature Photos of the Year
Borah of Salem's Black Hat Society calls on passersby to stop and take a picture on a crowded Essex Street in Salem Friday evening.
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2021 Feature Photos of the Year
Callen Blanchette, 3, helps the bigger kids clean up after the 50/50 helicopter golfball drop.
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2021 Feature Photos of the Year
Maritza Jansen performs a traditional Guatemalan dance during the Hispanic Heritage Celebration at Breed Middle School on Tuesday.
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2021 Feature Photos of the Year
A ghoulish figure created by Marblehead artist Tom Saltsman stands in the driveway on Pleasant Street.
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2021 Feature Photos of the Year
Lynn's Keith Lee dribbles a basketball alongside rush hour traffic on Route 1 in Peabody as he makes the trek from Lawrence High School to Lynn English High School bring awareness to racial injustice and the spike in fights that have been happening in schools.
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2021 Feature Photos of the Year
Kyle Morais as Shrek extends his hands out during a solo at the beginning of the performance of Shrek the Musical at Lynnfield High School.
(Photo by JAKOB MENENDEZ)
2021 Feature Photos of the Year
Lynn DPW workers, from left, Larry Donahue, Alan Denham, Ric Aylwin, and Danny Cannata hoist a camel into the nativity scene at Lynn Common on Tuesday.
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2021 Feature Photos of the Year
Albert Honig-Garlo enjoys his first Christmas during the tree lighting celebration at Lynnfield Common on Saturday.
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2021 Feature Photos of the Year
Neville the pug sits with Santa during Granite Coast Brewing's Bark and Brews with Santa event on Sunday afternoon.
(Photo by JAKOB MENENDEZ)
2021 Feature Photos of the Year
Guelmi Espinal, a program coordinator at Raw Art Works (RAW), walks past murals created by the RAW Chiefs in Central Square, Lynn, on Thursday.
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2021 Feature Photos of the Year
Harper Adams of Peabody hugs Santa after giving him a letter that she wrote to Peabody Marine Joseph Swanton, who is spending his first Christmas away from home.
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Spenser Hasak
Spenser Hasak is a staff photographer for the Daily Item. Prior to joining the photo staff in April of 2017 he was the newspaper’s editorial art director. When not taking photos for the Item and various other Essex Media Group publications, Hasak enjoys taking minimal and abstract art photos and has also been known to enjoy a nice landscape photo if the opportunity presents itself.
Spenser Hasak can be reached at shasak@itemlive.com
Spenser Hasak can be reached at shasak@itemlive.com
