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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…
Lynnfield car theft leads to crash in Saugus
Richelle Melad | May 14
A Lynnfield resident’s brand-new Mercedes was stolen outside her home and crashed in Saugus on…
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…
Whale carcass reemerges in Swampscott
Benjamin Pierce | May 14
SWAMPSCOTT — A dead humpback whale was discovered on the shore of Phillips Beach on Tuesday morning. The…
My Brother’s Table soon to be back in service
Sophia Harris | May 14
LYNN — My Brother’s Table, a soup kitchen on Willow Street, has announced it will reopen on Friday at 4…
Hey, Peabody, you’re on candid camera
Richelle Melad | May 13
PEABODY — City officials, speaking outside Higgins Middle School on Monday, expressed concern over an…
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Sports
ROUNDUP: Swampscott girls lacrosse pours it on
Joey Barrett | May 14
Swampscott’s girls lacrosse team (10-2) reached the 10-win mark with a 17-3 victory against Saugus on enemy…
Classical softball takes bragging rights over English
Mark Aboyoun | May 14
LYNN — Lynn English and Lynn Classical. One of the top softball rivalries in the area made its way to…
ROUNDUP: Prep tennis serves up conference title
Mark Aboyoun | May 13
For the 30th time in 34 years, the St. John’s Prep Eagles are Catholic Conference champions. Head coach…
Peabody rising up the ladder on and off the court
Anne Marie Tobin | May 13
PEABODY – When it comes to excellence it doesn’t get much better than the Peabody High girls tennis team,…
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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
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…
Branch Railroad had Saugonians chugging along
Kelan Flynn | May 13
SAUGUS — Before it ceased operating in 1958, the Saugus Branch Railroad provided easy transportation…
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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
Nature in the Neighborhood: A chance to restore paradise at the Hawthorne property
Guest Commentary | May 14
The Swampscott Conservancy “Don’t it always seem to go / That you don’t know what you’ve got til…
The coming attacks on nonprofits
Guest Commentary | May 14
Rachel Kleinfeld There is a scene in the first “Star Wars” where the heroes find themselves in a…
LTE: A fine example from Marblehead’s Town Meeting
To The Editor | May 14
To the editor: As the dust settles from Marblehead’s Town Meeting, a few thoughts on the debate on…
The Hawthorne site process in Swampscott is inept
Guest Commentary | May 13
Brian T. Watson Almost exactly one year ago in this newspaper, I wrote a combined status report and…
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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…