Jourgensen: When home was on the hill By Thor Jourgensen | November 22, 2018 7:21 PM They were razed and turned into housing subdivisions years ago, but the Tower Hill convalescent home and Joseph Devlin public
Letter to editor: Thank a smoker who is trying to quit By Daily Item Staff | November 16, 2018 6:57 PM This Thanksgiving season, I’d like to remind readers to thank a co-worker, friend or family member who has quit smoking,
Jourgensen: Let the lights shine and the music play By Thor Jourgensen | November 15, 2018 7:27 PM I love this story an informed source told me about the speakers on top of the old Item building playing
Letter to the editor: Our sissy president By Daily Item Staff | November 13, 2018 6:42 PM President Trump, our sissy president, flew across the Atlantic Ocean to France to participate in ceremonies honoring the military personnel
Jourgensen: Stories retold never grow old By Thor Jourgensen | November 8, 2018 7:47 PM The incomparable Patty Flaherty gifted me with a treasure trove of Lynn history contained in a book titled, “History Stories
Charles: Let the chewing continue By Cheryl Charles | November 7, 2018 6:39 PM So, have those waistbands started feeling a little snug yet? No? Well, good. Congratulations on completing the first leg of
Our opinion: Tuesday’s midterm elections By Daily Item Staff | November 4, 2018 10:30 PM We believe these are the best choices on Tuesday’s ballot Tuesday is Election Day, with polls open from 7
Letter to Editor: Wong defines debate stance By Daily Item Staff | November 2, 2018 7:09 PM To the Editor: I would like to respond to an editorial published in the Item on Oct. 23. The editorial
Jourgensen: Don’t knock it until you try it By Thor Jourgensen | November 1, 2018 7:56 PM Another All Hallow’s Eve is in the books and a resident expert reminded me on Wednesday how he would make
Brotherton: Fathers, sons, and baseball By Bill Brotherton | October 29, 2018 6:32 PM My dad never got to celebrate a Red Sox world championship. He passed away at age 75 in 1997, a
Jourgensen: Looking through time’s lens By Thor Jourgensen | October 25, 2018 6:14 PM Charlie Griffin’s been a police officer for 32 years and you can find him more often than not working a
With the Red Sox back in the World Series, here’s a reminder of why we root for the home team By Steve Krause | October 22, 2018 7:01 PM When the United States competes in the Olympics, I want it to win. It doesn’t matter what sport or whether
Rock and Roll Hall of “Lame” By Bill Brotherton | October 15, 2018 6:41 PM The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has deservedly been ridiculed for some of the lame-o acts that have been
Jourgensen: Savoring the unexpected By Thor Jourgensen | September 13, 2018 10:24 PM It’s fun to stumble across a place you didn’t expect to find, especially one with an air of mystery about
Jourgensen: Like it or not, change is here By Thor Jourgensen | May 31, 2018 9:35 PM Change. We talk about it. We try to anticipate it, but somehow it always rattles us for good or ill
EMG Persons of the Year: They’ve gone above and beyond By Roberto Scalese | March 7, 2018 11:46 PM Earlier this year, Essex Media Group’s editors and writers asked a simple question: Who are the people in Lynn and
Taking nature’s hit By Ryan York | March 6, 2018 8:38 PM The focus will be on shovels, snow blowers and plows for the next two days as another New England snowstorm
Neighborliness in Nahant By Ryan York | February 27, 2018 10:07 PM The Center yanked a plan to significantly increase seawater flow into its East Point research science facility after loud objections
Nahant stands tall By Ryan York | January 24, 2018 11:50 PM It’s a small town sticking out into the ocean but size didn’t stop more than 200 Nahant residents from launching
Nahant Person of the Year: Thomas P. Costin Jr. By Thomas Grillo | January 13, 2018 12:01 AM NAHANT — Thomas P. Costin Jr. has been named Person of the Year for Nahant, but it would be just
