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Lynnfield Select Board forms MBTA Communities Law Committee
Richelle Melad | May 6
LYNNFIELD — The Select Board passed a motion forming the MBTA Communities Law Committee on Monday, a step…
Swampscott Commission on Disability eyeing grants
Kelan Flynn | May 6
SWAMPSCOTT — Commission on Disability members discussed the possibility of applying for grants to create…
Lynn community raises more than $1,000 at 16-year-old’s yard sale
Sidnee Short | May 6
LYNN — At 16-year-old Fiona Hyland’s yard sale to raise funds for the Walk for Boston Children’s…
Bank chases Saugus for next location
Kelan Flynn | May 6
SAUGUS — The Planning Board reviewed a site plan for the construction of a Chase Bank at 156-180 Main St….
Lynnfield Moms promote bike safety
Richelle Melad | May 5
LYNNFIELD – With summer coming and May being National Bicycle Safety Month, the Lynnfield Moms Group…
Light shed on low Voke enrollment
Kelan Flynn | May 5
SAUGUS — During a recent Finance Committee meeting, light was shed on the decline in enrollment at…
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Sports
Spartans take second Dick Maag Tournament
Joey Barrett | May 5
The weekend kicked off with the second annual Dick Maag JV Baseball Tournament, ending with the St. Mary’s…
Athlete of the Week – Cam Connolly – Peabody baseball
Joey Barrett | May 5
You know what I’ve been thinking? Peabody’s baseball team has won seven consecutive games, upping its…
WEEKEND ROUNDUP: Have a day, St. Mary’s track
Joey Barrett | May 5
Saturday was an action-packed one for St. Mary’s spring track program, which had its Catholic Central…
Kabongo tips off After The Whistle All-Star Games
Joey Barrett | May 5
He usually spends his time with a camera, interviewing high school sports figures at games before heading…
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Government
Swampscott Commission on Disability eyeing grants
Kelan Flynn | May 6
SWAMPSCOTT — Commission on Disability members discussed the possibility of applying for grants to create…
Housing: The all-encompassing issue – Governor emphasizes business, economy, health, and transportation are impacted
Sidnee Short | May 6
LYNN — As part of a weeklong statewide campaign of the Healey-Driscoll administration, Gov. Maura Healey,…
Senate passes Crighton bill to protect electric-ratepayers
Sidnee Short | April 29
BOSTON — The state Senate has passed a bill that would ban third-party residential electric suppliers as…
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Education
Light shed on low Voke enrollment
Kelan Flynn | May 5
SAUGUS — During a recent Finance Committee meeting, light was shed on the decline in enrollment at…
Belmonte School STEAMs ahead in Saugus
Kelan Flynn | April 30
SAUGUS — A six-week enrichment pilot program at Belmonte STEAM Academy has concluded, and district…
Swampscott school board deals with $47K deficit
Benjamin Pierce | April 29
SWAMPSCOTT — Assistant Superintendent of Finance and Operations Cheryl Herrick-Stella provided an update to…
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Entertainment
Tonal Chaos stuns Saugus with Spring Showcase
Kelan Flynn | April 26
SAUGUS — The high school’s a cappella group, Tonal Chaos, held its inaugural Spring Showcase event, at…
Third-grade history detectives take on Lynn Museum
Kelan Flynn | April 25
LYNN — At the Lynn Museum, for the first time, the History Detectives program served all of the third…
Flynn: In Saugus, it’s Chick N More and more and more
Kelan Flynn | April 19
Item Graphic | Sam Deeb SAUGUS — After the approval of Chick N More during a Board of Selectmen…
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Business
Bank chases Saugus for next location
Kelan Flynn | May 6
SAUGUS — The Planning Board reviewed a site plan for the construction of a Chase Bank at 156-180 Main St….
Saugus staple partners with NH casino
Kelan Flynn | April 9
Famed Saugus restaurant, Kowloon Restaurant, has entered into a collaborative new project with The Brook, a…
Complete Labor and Staffing reopens on Mt. Vernon Street
Sidnee Short | March 22
LYNN — Complete Labor and Staffing got back to work Friday, cutting the bright red ribbon in front of the…
BrightView hosts open house, sheds light on addiction recovery
Sidnee Short | March 15
LYNN — Dan Buhay, a community outreach manager for BrightView — an addiction treatment center in Lynn –…
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Opinion
AI is moving fast; AI regulation needs to catch up
Guest Commentary | May 6
Kislaya Prasad Artificial intelligence is already affecting our lives in many positive ways, automating…
LTE: Cars are far more of a menace to bikes than vice versa
To The Editor | May 6
To the editor: I’m a daily reader of The Item and a cyclist, so you can imagine my shock at the article…
LTE: Trump does not actually subscribe to Christian principles
To The Editor | May 6
To the editor: In religious tradition, all religious tradition, concern for the poor and the weak has been…
LTE: Bicycles are out of control in Nahant
To The Editor | May 6
To the editor: Bicycles are out of control in Nahant. On Aug. 10, I hit a girl, she was on a bike and ran…
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Lifestyle
Short: Bursted seams and broken dreams
Sidnee Short | May 3
Do you ever demolish a plate of nachos, only to wish there were at least five more chips and a little bit of…
Deeb: Living with the two-wheeled menace
Sam Deeb | May 2
I might just be a graphic designer, but topics like this, particularly when I have to deal with them…
Photo essay: A picture perfect commute
Spenser Hasak | May 1
The Lynn Ferry is back up and running for spring and summer. Item Creative Director Spenser Hasak hopped…
Charting Our Course and Connecting Our Communities Exhibit on display
Sidnee Short | April 26
LYNN — Lynn Arts will be displaying the exhibit Charting Our Course and Connecting Our Communities by North…