Letter to the Editor: Mark Cullinan for selectman — Nahant needs a leader, not a participant By fhiggins | January 27, 2020 11:00 PM Former Nahant Town Administrator (TA) Mark Cullinan is running for selectman in the upcoming Special Town Election, to be held
Letter to the Editor: An unfair tax By Ryan York | November 4, 2019 11:00 PM Here’s why the owner-occupied home real property tax is unfair. Owners work hard to save money left over from paying
Who is your person of the year? By Daily Item Staff | November 1, 2019 9:51 PM Who had the most positive impact in your city or town this year? The Essex Media Group, which publishes The
Turcotte: Farewell, Item By Bridget Turcotte | October 1, 2019 11:03 PM As a college student, I briefly considered becoming a geologist or following in Jane Goodall’s steps studying chimpanzees. But I
Bridging a gap in Nahant By Carlisle Pond | May 7, 2019 7:41 PM Ellingwood Chapel’s restoration is good news for Nahant residents and it underscores their love for town history. But Town Administrator
Nahant wetlands bylaw must stand By Carlisle Pond | April 25, 2019 7:03 PM We urge Nahant residents attending Town Meeting on Saturday to pay close attention to Article 27 on the warrant and
Nahant’s got a big question to answer By Carlisle Pond | April 4, 2019 7:56 PM Summer is a ways off, but April 27 brings town residents together for a day of democracy that also serves
Jourgensen: Enigmatic Egg Rock By Thor Jourgensen | March 28, 2019 6:43 PM What is it about Egg Rock that lends the stone lump jutting out of the ocean an air of inscrutability?
Jourgensen: Tapping into history By Thor Jourgensen | March 21, 2019 6:19 PM History is everywhere. It’s right around the corner or right in our faces, reminding us that the past constantly informs
Letter to the editor: Congratulations to The Item’s photographers By Zachary Cotto | February 28, 2019 9:06 PM A note to congratulate you and the local photographers whose work you publish in The Daily Item. Spenser Hasak and
Editorial: Talking override in Nahant By Zachary Cotto | February 20, 2019 7:43 PM If there is one word elected officials in Nahant should be leery about letting slip past their lips, it is
Jourgensen: Legacy is gone, but a gateway remains By Thor Jourgensen | December 20, 2018 6:10 PM What could be a more fitting tribute to a family that, through hard work and dedication, stamped a corner of
Letter to the editor: Thinking about the Blue Line By Daily Item Staff | December 3, 2018 7:12 PM I enjoyed your Blue Line commentary (Item, Nov. 30). It’s my understanding that in the 1950s when the Blue Line
Editorial: George H.W Bush led with wisdom By Daily Item Staff | December 3, 2018 6:44 PM It is tempting to dismiss the presidency of George Herbert Walker Bush as a fast-moving blip across the American political
Turcotte: How I was rejected for a job as a mall elf By Bridget Turcotte | November 30, 2018 6:02 PM It’s the first of December and children across the country are lining up at their local malls to sit on
Op-Ed: Time to reform Massachusetts housing courts By Daily Item Staff | November 30, 2018 5:56 PM Massachusetts Housing Court is the Wild West. Landlords are stereotyped time and time again as the villains. They are portrayed
Editorial: As midterm dust settles, voter verdict on Trumpism becomes clear By Daily Item Staff | November 29, 2018 6:22 PM By The St. Louis Post-Dispatch Editorial Board. Now that the recounts are mostly done, it’s clear that the 2018 midterms
Letter to the editor: Principal deserves credit for Nahant Rock Fair success By Daily Item Staff | November 28, 2018 8:18 PM Thank you so much for your article about the Johnson Elementary School Inaugural Rock Fair, (Item, Nov. 28) held in
Letter to the editor: Carrolee Moore’s column on homelessness hit home By Daily Item Staff | November 28, 2018 8:14 PM I wanted to let you know how very much I enjoyed reading the outstanding article written by Ms. Carrolee Moore
Editorial: Betsy DeVos almost gets it right By Daily Item Staff | November 26, 2018 8:26 PM By the New York Daily News Editorial Board. Federal law prohibits gender discrimination, including sexual harassment and assault, on campus.
