Featured
News
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…
Marblehead hosts first AAPI Heritage Month celebration
Ryan Vermette | May 5
MARBLEHEAD— It was a vibrant afternoon inside the Marblehead High School fieldhouse Saturday as the town…
Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive welcomes local community to participate
Brianna McCadden | May 5
On Saturday, May 11, there will be a Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive, where local carriers will come to Lynn,…
Swampscott residents get their zoning questions answered
Benjamin Pierce | May 5
SWAMPSCOTT— The Planning Board held a public forum regarding the four proposed amendments to the town’s…
Nine graduate from School of Hard Knocks
Brianna McCadden | May 3
LYNN — The first nine graduates of the School of Hard Knocks course, which is designed to empower people…
More news »
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…
More sports »
Special Sections
More Special Sections »
Sponsored Content
Government
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…
Lynn to hold Veterans Affairs Clinic celebration Thursday
For the Item | April 23
The City of Lynn will celebrate the extension of the lease on the Veterans Affairs Clinic at 225 Boston St….
Moulton wants quick resolution in aid bill
Sidnee Short | April 15
Following Iran’s attack on Israel, U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton released a statement calling for Congress to come…
More government »
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…
More education »
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…
More entertainment »
Business
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 –…
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…
More business »
Opinion
How robots making your burger and fries can lead to greater income inequality
Guest Commentary | May 3
Brian Justie On April 1, more than half a million fast-food workers in California got a raise, with…
The Trump prosecution has a Michael Cohen problem — and a plan to solve it
Guest Commentary | May 3
Harry Litman Since the opening of Donald Trump’s New York trial — when the former…
Shribman: There’s nothing biblical about Trump cozying up to DeSantis
David M. Shribman | May 3
VERO BEACH, Fla. — The lion has lain down with the lamb. The lion, of course, is the presumptive…
Deeb: Let’s talk about the ‘Star Wars’ sequels…
Sam Deeb | May 3
Happy May 4. Aka, “Star Wars” Day. Like Chewbacca losing in space checkers, I’m about to get angry. When…
More opinion »
Magazines
More Magazines »
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…