Fathers tend to look over their sons. For Swampscott’s hockey team, this father does it – literally – over the bench. Gino Faia has been coaching the Big Blue for 27 years (24 as head coach), and in the past four, he’s had the privilege of coaching his son, Derek. “It’s definitely a special thing. […]
LYNN — On the upper floor of Todd Gieg’s studio on Prescott Road sits an intricately designed and crafted masterpiece 14 years in the making — a 56-square-foot diorama of Lynn, Revere, and East Boston in 1895. Once a professional photographer, Gieg now spends roughly six hours a day meticulously crafting, painting, and arranging miniature […]
After an investigation, the Swampscott Police Department has determined there was no criminality involved in what some residents thought was an attempted break-in at a home in the vicinity of Valley Road. One Facebook user, Maria Rose, uploaded a 20-second video to “Swampscott Nest,” a Facebook group of more than 19,000 members, on Tuesday showing […]
Newly elected Lynn School Committee member Sean Reid joined Attorney James J. Carrigan on his Lynn Community TV Show, “The American Dream,” this week to discuss what the committee is working on. The show, which airs Tuesdays at 8 p.m., Fridays at 8 p.m., and Saturdays at 7 a.m. on Comcast Channel 3 and Verizon […]
A suspect was arrested in Lynnfield following a high-speed chase that began with a suspected break-in attempt at a Billerica storage facility, according to a press release from the Massachusetts State Police. State troopers apprehended Alexander Encarnacion, 29, of Providence, R.I., after a pursuit that lasted more than an hour. The incident began at around […]
Rob Cuthbert Earlier this month, the Pentagon made a statement regarding U.S. aid to Ukraine: It is out of money. Or, as Pentagon spokesman U.S. Air Force Major Gen. Pat Ryder put it: “We have no more replenishment funds.” As Ryder was speaking, I was finishing a two-week reporting trip to Ukraine, where I […]
Justin Clancy was in the bathroom, about to depart for a tour, when he got the news he had been waiting years for — he was going to play Boston Calling. The Peabody native joins an impressive lineup for the festival including Ed Sheeran, the Killers, and Hozier. Clancy admitted that he “freaked the (expletive) […]
Patricia Lopez The Iowa caucus has become an outdated relic. Like eight-track cassettes and checkbooks, it served a valuable purpose at one time, but no longer. Donald Trump, as he has with so many things, reset the rules of the political game here, essentially turning the state into a backdrop for his brand of […]
William E. Richter of Southold died Jan. 15, 2024. He was 66. The family will receive friends Friday, Jan. 19 from 4 to 7 p.m. at Horton-Mathie Funeral Home in Greenport. A funeral mass is scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 20 at 10 a.m. at St. Agnes R.C. Church with burial following at St. Agnes R.C. […]
Those who have recently been released from incarceration face challenges when it comes to re-entering the workforce and establishing a steady source of income. Many possess skills from previous jobs or that they have obtained while incarcerated as part of the rehabilitation process, and have the potential to start their own business, with the proper […]
