Garelick Farms plant purchased for $9.9 Million By Guthrie Scrimgeour | January 5, 2021 6:38 PM LYNN — The Garelick Farms site on the Lynnway is now officially under new ownership. A.W. Perry, a real estate
Lynn English Performers Shift to Film for “Three In One” By Guthrie Scrimgeour | January 4, 2021 6:14 PM LYNN — Performers at Lynn English High School have had to transition from the stage to film in order to
Bittersweet Brigade battles invasive species in Salem By Guthrie Scrimgeour | January 4, 2021 6:11 PM SALEM — A crew of 16, including two city council members, were hard at work in front of the Horace
State minimum wage raised By Guthrie Scrimgeour | January 3, 2021 6:03 PM With the New Year, the state minimum wage increased from $12.75 an hour to $13.50 while the minimum wage for
Guests evacuated after fire at the new Hampton Inn in Salem By Guthrie Scrimgeour | December 31, 2020 3:49 PM SALEM — Hampton Inn guests were unpleasantly surprised at around 1:30 p.m. Thursday when they had to evacuate the new
Black Lives Matter shaped the nation and the north shore in 2020 By Guthrie Scrimgeour | December 30, 2020 5:20 PM The police killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor sparked a massive social movement calling for police reform and racial
New Year’s Day: What’s Open, What’s Closed By Guthrie Scrimgeour | December 30, 2020 5:12 PM The Item will not print a paper on New Year’s Day. WHAT’S OPEN: Liquor stores may be open on New
A SURE thing for Swampscott By Guthrie Scrimgeour | December 29, 2020 6:26 PM SWAMPSCOTT — This year, the Swampscott Unites Respects and Embraces Diversity Committee (SURE) has partnered with the Swampscott Library to
New Year’s polar plunge at Nahant Beach canceled By Guthrie Scrimgeour | December 29, 2020 5:56 PM NAHANT — Short Beach will feel oddly empty Friday, as the annual New Year’s Day Polar Plunge has been canceled
Year in Review: A COVID-19 Halloween in Salem By Guthrie Scrimgeour | December 29, 2020 5:39 PM SALEM — It was a quiet Halloween season in Salem this year as the city took several measures to dissuade
Year in Review: Swampscott Protests Sparked Resentment By Guthrie Scrimgeour | December 29, 2020 5:31 PM SWAMPSCOTT — All the animosity of this year’s contentious election visited the small town of Swampscott each Thursday in the
Lynn Artists Receive NEFA Grants By Guthrie Scrimgeour | December 29, 2020 5:18 PM LYNN — Four Lynn groups have received New England Foundation for the Arts (NEFA) Spatial Justice grants as part of
Salem Board of Health to vote on closing indoor dining By Guthrie Scrimgeour | December 28, 2020 6:55 PM SALEM — The city’s Board of Health will vote Wednesday on rolling back COVID-19 restrictions to Phase Two, Step One
2020 persons of the year: Salem’s John Andrews gets creative with COVID-19 solutions By Guthrie Scrimgeour | December 28, 2020 6:14 PM SALEM — In a year that has been particularly hard on the Salem arts community, John Andrews of the Creative
2020 Persons of the Year: Swampscott’s Alyce Deveau makes S.U.R.E. racism is addressed By Guthrie Scrimgeour | December 28, 2020 6:09 PM SWAMPSCOTT — A town library should be a place of community, where people can learn from the words those who
Water main break floods South Common Street By Guthrie Scrimgeour | December 28, 2020 4:14 PM LYNN — A water main break at around noon Monday left a block on South Common Street under several inches
Three face charges in weekend Swampscott demonstration By Thor Jourgensen | December 27, 2020 5:58 PM SWAMPSCOTT — Punches were thrown at a Boxing Day pro-President Trump demonstration in Swampscott Saturday, and police reported that three
Irma Rubin Retires As Swampscott Matron After 40 Years of Service By Guthrie Scrimgeour | December 27, 2020 5:11 PM SWAMPSCOTT — Irma Rubin, who served the town of Swampscott for 40 years, first as a crossing guard and then
One dead, five hurt in Lynn shooting By Guthrie Scrimgeour | December 26, 2020 7:16 PM LYNN — A shooting in Lynn at around 5:35 p.m. Saturday on Quincy Terrace left a man dead and five
Community steps up for 13 Lynn fire victims By Guthrie Scrimgeour | December 26, 2020 5:30 PM LYNN — The City showed what it is made of this past week, when it raised more than $8,000 to