Lynn in good hands with Pickering project manager By The Editors | May 5, 2022 5:33 PM Once the new Pickering Middle School is built, Lynn Stapleton deserves a plaque inside the building. A project executive with
Tales of horror and resources for hope By The Editors | April 29, 2022 6:03 PM The Item‘s six-story, multi-page deep-dive on abuse (April 28) boiled down to equating one word with the hundreds of words
Can the city come to grips with an elusive nuisance? By The Editors | April 27, 2022 10:19 PM Packs of teenagers speeding, weaving in and out of traffic, and popping wheelies on motorized scooters, undersized motorcycles and “pocket
Calling all town residents — it’s civic duty time By The Editors | April 25, 2022 6:07 PM For roughly a month every year, as trees blossom and bees hustle from flower to flower, Town Meeting and town
It’s time for the MBTA to get on board with commuter-rail electrification By The Editors | April 19, 2022 6:01 PM State Sen. Brendan P. Crighton and fellow Lynn state legislative delegation members are not going to be stopped in their
Letter: Formulate opinions about Swampscott candidates by weighing truths By The Editors | April 18, 2022 5:23 PM To the editor: I’m disappointed that The Item (April 14) published Alex Jafarzadeh’s letter, as it is not based in
Vecchione establishing himself as Saugus’ forward thinker By The Editors | April 15, 2022 7:26 PM No question about it — Saugus Planning Board member Joseph Vecchione has established a reputation as a forward-thinking civic-minded town
Lynn School Committee should get out of superintendent’s way By The Editors | April 12, 2022 8:37 PM During his nearly-four-year tenure leading Massachusetts’ fifth-largest public school district, Lynn Superintendent of Schools Dr. Patrick Tutwiler has repeatedly stated
Let’s invest in Lynn’s history to enrich future generations By The Editors | April 8, 2022 6:01 PM Asked on Wednesday if the city plans to spend money on repairing the historic Grand Army of the Republic (GAR)
An alternative to eminent domain for 2 State St. By The Editors | April 4, 2022 7:15 PM The City of Lynn is making a beeline to court with Mayor Jared C. Nicholson and the City Council insisting
Setting the record straight on incorrect rDNA coverage By The Editors | April 1, 2022 9:42 PM Due to a reporter’s errors, the March 23 article, “Lynn City Council tables rDNA decision,” that appeared on Page 1
Shining a light on COVID-19’s student mental-health impact By The Editors | March 31, 2022 6:33 PM Dawn Trainor, Saugus Public Schools’ executive director of pupil personnel services, did not mince words when she described COVID-19’s collateral
In Swampscott, a bridge built out of empathy and insight By The Editors | March 29, 2022 7:17 PM At a time when war, political division, and a lurking pandemic have us on edge, four Swampscott High School students
Opponents’ misinformation need not hold up Lynn life-science vision By The Editors | March 25, 2022 6:14 PM We share Lynn City Council President Jay Walsh’s frustration with the council’s vote on Tuesday to not act on the
Saugus schools’ journey to excellence can pass through the Iron Works By The Editors | March 24, 2022 4:40 PM Call it a happy confluence: The National Park Service has launched a restoration project at the Saugus Iron Works National
We are Green with envy By The Editors | March 22, 2022 6:39 PM The new Green Line extension inaugurated on Monday in Somerville marks the first time in 35 years the Massachusetts Bay
Lynn must fight to keep veterans health care local By The Editors | March 16, 2022 6:35 PM Like a steamroller fueled by federal tax dollars and marauding across the North Shore, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Let the sun shine in on open government and freedom of information By The Editors | March 16, 2022 6:33 PM We join the New England Newspaper & Press Association and New England First Amendment Coalition in marking “Sunshine Week” focused
It’s time for Saugus to move on from court battles and treat WIN like a good neighbor By The Editors | March 14, 2022 5:50 PM After a state Appeals Court ruling yet again affirmed WIN Waste Innovations’ right to deposit ash in its Saugus landfill,
Salem’s Tucker has a strong vision for Essex District Attorney’s office By The Editors | March 7, 2022 6:51 PM Salem state Rep. Paul F. Tucker said he can ” . . . set a standard; set a vision” for
