Halloween won’t be as much of a Happening in Salem this year By David Mclellan | August 7, 2020 11:10 PM In a normal year, Salem sees roughly 500,000 people flock to the Witch City throughout the month of October. But
Saugus man in custody after three police officers stabbed By David Mclellan | August 6, 2020 10:26 PM SAUGUS — A Saugus man was arraigned in Lynn Thursday after allegedly stabbing three Saugus Police officers while they tried
Swampscott committee OKs school opening plan By David Mclellan | August 6, 2020 10:20 PM SWAMPSCOTT — The Swampscott School Committee has adopted the superintendent’s recommended back-to-school plan. Barring any changes in state or local
Swampscott super asks to keep students home By David Mclellan | August 5, 2020 10:46 PM SWAMPSCOTT — The teachers union and superintendent are in agreement: Bringing students back to school for fully in-person learning the
Teachers unions want phased-in return to bringing students back By David Mclellan | August 4, 2020 10:01 PM “We know that it is not safe to return to in-person learning at this time.” That is a sentence in
Swampscott’s new waste disposal program goes into effect By David Mclellan | August 3, 2020 10:09 PM SWAMPSCOTT — In just one week, wheeled black plastic bins sporting the town seal have become ubiquitous in Swampscott. While
Local Democratic Town Committees hold 6th District congressional race debate By David Mclellan | August 2, 2020 9:20 PM NAHANT — COVID-19, racial violence, and the local economy — Sunday night’s debate of the three candidates running to represent
Ranked-choice voting to appear as ballot question in November By David Mclellan | July 30, 2020 9:09 PM SWAMPSCOTT — During the Nov. 3 election, Massachusetts voters will be asked whether they want to keep the state’s “pick-one”
MarketStreet Lynnfield to hold open-air art, shopping event By David Mclellan | July 30, 2020 9:07 PM LYNNFIELD — Food, fashion, art, and outdoor shopping will all be available in the same place for MarketStreet Lynnfield’s upcoming
Topsfield Fair canceled due to COVID-19 By David Mclellan | July 29, 2020 9:14 PM TOPSFIELD — For only the third time in its two-century history, the Topsfield Fair will be canceled this year. The
Swampscott looking to grant opportunities after school budget cuts By David Mclellan | July 28, 2020 9:14 PM SWAMPSCOTT — When Swampscott’s budget was slashed by more than $600,000 at the annual Town Meeting in June, the majority
Peabody’s Granite Coast Brewing Company hosting charity trivia events By David Mclellan | July 28, 2020 9:12 PM PEABODY — During the COVID-19 pandemic, Granite Coast Brewing Company has tapped into a new role: hosting online charity events.
Effort to recall Swampscott Select Board member Don Hause fails By David Mclellan | July 27, 2020 9:10 PM SWAMPSCOTT — The effort to recall Swampscott Select Board member Don Hause has failed. According to Nick Scibelli, who led
Area representatives split on police-reform bill By David Mclellan | July 26, 2020 9:09 PM A new certification system for police officers, a ban on chokeholds, and limits on the use of no-knock warrants, tear
Swampscott parents weigh in on resumption of school By David Mclellan | July 26, 2020 9:08 PM SWAMPSCOTT — When school resumes this fall, students will either be learning in-person entirely, staying at home and learning remotely,
Lynnfield’s Paleologos takes polls, and politics, to a different level By David Mclellan | July 24, 2020 9:50 PM It was 2002, and Lynnfield resident David Paleologos began taking Massachusetts’ political pulse. Paleologos had been teaching at Suffolk University
COVID causes closure of Marblehead YMCA camp By David Mclellan | July 23, 2020 9:10 PM MARBLEHEAD — A camper at the YMCA’s Children’s Island Day Camp has tested positive for COVID-19, prompting the organization to
A look at Swampscott’s demographics ahead of 2020 census conclusion By David Mclellan | July 23, 2020 9:08 PM SWAMPSCOTT — The most recent data from the U.S. Census Bureau estimates Swampscott has grown by more than 10 percent
Baker visits Lynn Salvation Army, announces $3M in food security grants By David Mclellan | July 22, 2020 9:13 PM LYNN — Just since March, the Lynn Salvation Army has gone from feeding around 70 families a day to around
Centerboard’s We Rise program receives support from Walmart By David Mclellan | July 21, 2020 9:10 PM LYNN — In Essex County, there are more than 150 girls and women who are exploited sexually each year, according
