Salem wants to hear from its residents By Guthrie Scrimgeour | December 25, 2020 7:46 PM SALEM — Two surveys were released this week in a citywide effort to reach out to residents on some of
Christmas Day: What’s Open, What’s Closed By Guthrie Scrimgeour | December 23, 2020 5:21 PM The Daily Item will not print a paper on Christmas day. WHAT’S OPEN: All MBTA routes will run a Sunday
First Moderna Vaccines Administered at Lynn Community Health Center By Guthrie Scrimgeour | December 23, 2020 5:05 PM LYNN — The shot took less than five seconds to administer, but it will save Anna Perez from months of
Local leaders ask the state for small business assistance By Guthrie Scrimgeour | December 22, 2020 5:29 PM A letter signed by more than 50 municipal leaders, including several mayors and town administrators from the North Shore urged
64 New Cases in Lynn Possible Sign Of Slowing Post-Thanksgiving Surge By Guthrie Scrimgeour | December 21, 2020 8:43 PM Lynn reported 64 additional coronavirus cases Monday, while new cases were also reported in Lynnfield and Revere. Lynn’s 64 new
Salem Extends COVID Testing Through March By Guthrie Scrimgeour | December 21, 2020 8:19 PM SALEM — The state announced Monday that the “Stop the Spread” COVID-19 testing program will be extended through March 31,
Health Care Service with Lynn Branch Settles for $10 Million By Guthrie Scrimgeour | December 21, 2020 8:11 PM BOSTON — Maestro-Connections Health Systems, a home health care company with a branch in Lynn, and company CEO George Kiongera
Salem Launches Affordable Rideshare Service By Guthrie Scrimgeour | December 20, 2020 5:20 PM SALEM — The city launched the Salem Skipper rideshare service this week which it hopes can provide affordable transit for
Lynn Raises Nearly $10,000 for Warren Street Fire Victims By Guthrie Scrimgeour | December 20, 2020 5:14 PM LYNN — The City showed what it is made of this past week, when it raised more than $8,000 to
Swampscott expands Animal Control By Guthrie Scrimgeour | December 17, 2020 6:53 PM SWAMPSCOTT — The Select Board voted unanimously Wednesday to make the position of Animal Control Officer full-time instead of part-time
Even snow days are affected by COVID By Gayla Cawley | December 16, 2020 7:13 PM The coronavirus pandemic has caused school districts to reimagine how curriculum is delivered — remotely in many instances — and
Marblehead Cop Resigns After Swastika Incident By Guthrie Scrimgeour | December 16, 2020 5:57 PM MARBLEHEAD — A police officer resigned Wednesday after being put on paid administrative leave for allegedly scratching a swastika into
Swampscott COVID testing increases in post-Thanksgiving spike By Guthrie Scrimgeour | December 15, 2020 6:54 PM SWAMPSCOTT — The new drive-through COVID-19 testing location at the Veterans Memorial Field House on 585 Humphrey St. has seen a
Swampscott High returns to remote learning until next year By Guthrie Scrimgeour | December 15, 2020 6:33 PM SWAMPSCOTT — In response to COVID-related staffing issues, Swampscott High School has gone remote for the week leading up to
Judge denies request to banish counterprotester accused of assaulting an elderly woman By Guthrie Scrimgeour | December 15, 2020 5:59 PM LYNN — Ernst Jean-Jacques, 32, of Haverhill, was arraigned at Lynn District Court Monday on a charge of assault and
Lynn Independent Film Gets Prime Distribution Deal By Guthrie Scrimgeour | December 14, 2020 6:17 PM LYNN — “The Process,” the first feature length project by local filmmaker Jake Fay, made a splash this weekend when
Former SSU President Nancy Harrington Passes Away By Guthrie Scrimgeour | December 14, 2020 1:36 PM SALEM — Nancy Harrington, who spent more than half-century on the Salem State University campus as a student, dean, and
Man Charged With Assaulting An Elderly Woman At Swampscott Trump Rally By Guthrie Scrimgeour | December 13, 2020 5:59 PM SWAMPSCOTT — The weekly Monument Square Trump rallies, which appeared to have cooled down in recent weeks, were back in
Salem bar renting out entire arcade By Guthrie Scrimgeour | December 11, 2020 7:44 PM SALEM — In an effort to adapt to the COVID-19 pandemic, Bit Bar is allowing customers to rent out their
Don’t let this boy get ‘cold rock’ By Guthrie Scrimgeour | December 11, 2020 5:50 PM A Lynn woman’s 4-year-old son is very focused on staying on Santa’s good side this year. “After Thanksgiving, Santa’s coming