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Next generation of artists on display
Ryan Vermette | May 16
MARBLEHEAD — Hundreds of artistic pieces lined the auditorium on the second floor of Abbot Hall on Tuesday…
Lynn school budget is a complicated equation
Richelle Melad | May 16
LYNN — The School Committee at a recent meeting expressed concerns over the proposed fiscal year 2025…
Lynnfield hears METCO student update
Richelle Melad | May 15
LYNNFIELD — METCO Director Curtis Blyden gave members of the town’s School Committee an update on how…
Capping rents is focus of Boston rally
Sidnee Short | May 15
BOSTON — The demand for lower housing costs and wage increases continues with hundreds of participants…
BinStar stuns Saugus with new discount store
Kelan Flynn | May 15
SAUGUS — BinStar, a store that provides customers with an opportunity to shop for discounted and…
Seismic study into Swampscott sand
Benjamin Pierce | May 15
SWAMPSCOTT — A unique vessel can be spotted off the shore of Fisherman’s Beach this week. The Seismic…
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Sports
One pitch at a time for strong-starting Spartans
Mark Aboyoun | May 15
Blink, and you just might have missed an 11-0 start from St. Mary’s baseball team. Granted, the…
Big first half gives Marblehead its Senior Day win
Mark Aboyoun | May 15
MARBLEHEAD — By name, Vikings are meant to conquer. But Wednesday evening at Marblehead High school, they…
Lynnfield vs. Prep tennis sees friends become foes
Anne Marie Tobin | May 15
There’s one thing you need to know when it comes to Thursday’s non-conference match between tennis…
ROUNDUP: Make it back-to-back titles for Peabody’s Michelle Roach
Joey Barrett | May 15
For Michelle Roach, who coaches both the Peabody girls lacrosse and Peabody-Lynnfield-North Reading girls…
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Government
Landfill closure up for debate in Saugus
Kelan Flynn | May 14
SAUGUS — Town Meeting members voted unanimously to form a closure committee for the landfill at the WIN…
Lynn cashes in on Healey infrastructure bill
Sidnee Short | May 9
LYNN — Gov. Maura Healey has signed legislation authorizing $1,513,008 for the city to fund bridge and road…
Nothing surprising at Saugus Town Meeting
Kelan Flynn | May 7
SAUGUS — All articles heard at the first night of Town Meeting passed with unanimous support, although a…
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Education
Lynn Rotary installs a ‘Buddy Bench’ at Fallon Elementary
Sidnee Short | May 15
LYNN — The Lynn Rotary introduced a new initiative, the “Buddy Bench/Happy to Chat Bench,” at Fallon…
Nahant School Committee reorganizes its roles
Benjamin Pierce | May 14
NAHANT — The School Committee officially reorganized its roles during its meeting on Tuesday night. The…
Swampscott school officials displeased with budget
Benjamin Pierce | May 13
SWAMPSCOTT — The Swampscott Education Association has released a statement expressing its displeasure with…
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Entertainment
North Shore Music Theatre presents ‘Fiddler on the Roof’
For the Item | May 14
BEVERLY — For the first time in more than two decades, Bill Hanney’s award-winning North Shore Music…
‘Jersey Boys:’ Tony-winning musical resurfaces globally
For the Item | May 9
They were just four guys from Jersey, until they sang their very first note. They had a sound nobody had…
The Road to Oz runs through Exchange Street
For the Item | May 7
Dorothy and Toto may not be in Kansas anymore, but they will be in downtown Lynn this week. The Boys &…
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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
Talk to children: Addiction info provides emergency first aid
Guest Commentary | May 16
Elizabeth Massa Hoiem Recent government support to aid families impacted by substance use is heartening….
Struggling to find meaning and happiness at work? Here’s where you may have gone wrong.
Guest Commentary | May 16
Jodi Wellman Once upon a time, work was work: We endured it so that we could eat. But today, too many of…
Trump and Big Oil are a match made in climate hell
Guest Commentary | May 15
Mark Gongloff If you are still uncertain about Donald Trump’s stance on climate change, then the fact…
Schools should protect trans youth, not ‘out’ them
Guest Commentary | May 15
Yasemin Smallens Young people from California to Alabama are under threat due to a growing number of…
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Lifestyle
Short: Mother’s Day times six
Sidnee Short | May 10
Ever since being enclosed in my mom’s stomach, I’ve been quite literally surrounded by mothers. In…
Sun: Kay and her Strawberry Fairies
Emilia Sun | May 9
As a 27-year-old mom with a 3-year-old girl, it is not always easy to make a little kid understand and…
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…