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Women Who Win in Lynnfield
Brianna McCadden | March 29
Shaleen Sheth, one of the co-founders of the nonprofit media group Women Who Win, said that the group aims…
Greater Lynn Chamber of Commerce mixes business with pleasure
Benjamin Pierce | March 29
DANVERS — 300 registered guests arrived at the Danversport Yacht Club for the Greater Lynn Chamber of…
Gull rescued from roof of St. Pius V Church
Emma Fringuelli | March 29
LYNN — A gull is alive and safely in the hands of wildlife rehabilitators after being rescued from a spike…
EMS Teresa Collins brings Wreaths Across America to Marblehead
Brianna McCadden | March 29
EMS dispatcher Teresa Collins, who brought the Wreaths Across America program to Marblehead, described the…
Nahant celebrates Vietnam veterans with first-hand stories
Benjamin Pierce | March 29
NAHANT — Residents gathered at the Life Saving Station for the town’s Vietnam Veterans Day celebration…
State leaders give thanks to Vietnam Veterans in Swampscott
Benjamin Pierce | March 29
SWAMPSCOTT — The Disabled American Veterans welcomed residents to the Senior Center to honor the town’s…
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Sports
ROUNDUP: Saugus girls lax defends home turf
Joey Barrett | March 29
Just hours after its season-opening loss against Swampscott Thursday evening, it was a happy Friday for…
Swampscott on deck and ready to swing
Mark Aboyoun | March 29
Last season, Swampscott’s baseball team – at times – showed its youth. This spring, although the Big…
Teamwork the key for Classical baseball
Joey Barrett | March 29
Teamwork makes the dream work, if you ask first-year Lynn Classical baseball coach Leon Elwell, who’s just…
Item All-Stars come out in Lynn City Hall
Joey Barrett | March 28
LYNN — Above and beyond. The best of the best. Whatever you’d like to say, these student-athletes and…
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Government
Peabody Municipal Light Plant announces rate increase in electric bills
For the Item | March 29
Effective April 1, 2024, Peabody Municipal Light Plant (PMLP) electric customers will see their monthly…
Swampscott Contributory Retirement Board to hold public forum
For the Item | March 22
The Swampscott Contributory Retirement Board will be holding a hybrid live and virtual educational forum to…
Saugus faces grave dilemma
Stuart Foster | March 22
SAUGUS — The town’s effort to expand its cemetery space has hit a snag, as the Cemetery Commission…
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Education
Girls Inc. hosts annual Smart Girls Summit
Sidnee Short | March 27
KIPP student Arlenny Xaltipa learns how to use a micropipette during the “Science and the Sea!” workshop at…
Super role model in Lynn
Sidnee Short | March 27
LYNN — Dr. Evonne Alvarez is Lynn’s Public School District’s first-ever Latina woman Superintendent, a…
NSCC receives federal funding to upgrade labs
Sidnee Short | March 26
LYNN — North Shore Community College’s laboratories are receiving an upgrade as a result of the $1 million…
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Business
Peabody Municipal Light Plant announces rate increase in electric bills
For the Item | March 29
Effective April 1, 2024, Peabody Municipal Light Plant (PMLP) electric customers will see their monthly…
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 –…
Sagan Harborside Sotheby’s International Realty welcomes Leigh Stimolo to its team
For the Item | March 15
SWAMPSCOTT — Sagan Harborside has introduced Leigh Stimolo, its newest addition to the team of real…
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Opinion
The Supreme Court tackles abortion again. How much will it hurt Republicans in 2024?
Guest Commentary | March 28
Jackie Calmes To the dismay of Republicans, and the advantage of Democrats, abortion rights remain a…
The US just fired a first diplomatic shot at Israel
Guest Commentary | March 28
Andreas Kluth “Abstention” is a deceptively diplomatic word, implying some sort of bureaucratic…
Raising the retirement age won’t help anyone
Guest Commentary | March 27
Matthew Yglesias It’s budget season in Washington, which means the politicians are delivering their…
Mass purges are the new voter suppression
Guest Commentary | March 27
Michael Waldman The United States still has one of the world’s most decentralized voter registration…
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Lifestyle
Stand Up Stick up celebrates one-year anniversary
Sidnee Short | March 29
LYNN — The Vault Theater was filled with laughter Thursday night, as the monthly show Stand Up Stick Up…
Aghahowa puts Lynn front and center
Matteo Valente | March 28
Years ago, I stumbled upon the work of an artist on Instagram that captured my eye. I didn’t know much…
Lynn Music Foundation introduces new workshops
Sidnee Short | March 28
LYNN — The Lynn Music Foundation is launching four new workshops this spring, designed for young…
Panel discusses Women’s History Month with Carrigan on ‘The American Dream’
Stuart Foster | March 27
LYNN — Five prominent women from the area joined James J. Carrigan on his LCTV show, “The American Dream,”…