Matteo Valente November 30, 2023 by Matteo Valente Source link

NAHANT — The town is using $50,000 in funding allocated from the Commonwealth’s fiscal year 2024 budget to make safety and security improvements at Johnson Elementary School, such as enhanced security-camera surveillance, fencing, and door locks. Superintendent of Schools Tony Pierantozzi said he assembled a committee comprising Johnson School employees, police officers, School Committee members, […]

All address information, particularly arrests, reflects police records. In the event of a perceived inaccuracy, it is the sole responsibility of the concerned party to contact the relevant police department and have the department issue a notice of correction to The Daily Item. LYNN Arrests Mario Acosta, 66, of Lafayette Park, was arrested on charges […]

Courtesy Elite Long Island Outfitters On October 19, a deer hunter sitting in a tree stand on a tract of farmland in Orient watched as what looked like someone’s dog approached his stand. The hunter took his cell phone out and a shot a video – of a healthy male coyote. “We knew it was […]

Every now and then, you come across that one person who made a difference wherever he or she went. For many in Swampscott, that was John Hoffman, who passed away Wednesday. “I can’t believe he’s gone and I’m here. It doesn’t seem right,” said Hoffman’s uncle John, of Lynn. “He had a really great life. […]

SWAMPSCOTT — The Climate Action Plan Committee and Renewable Energy Committee both voted unanimously to recommend several environmental design standards for Vinnin Square’s redevelopment. Town Meeting voted to rezone Vinnin Square, the lot of land between Essex Street and Paradise Road, for use as a mixed-use residential and commercial hub in May. In October, Metropolitan […]

FOXBOROUGH — No. 8 Fairhaven played the role of the villain in No. 3 Salem’s first Super Bowl appearance since 1999, defeating the Witches, 26-22, at Gillette Stadium Thursday afternoon. The Blue Devils scored 2:59 into the game, and never slowed down. Justin Marques – who scored four touchdowns – put a lid on it […]

It doesn’t take a detective to figure out why parents choose Lynnfield as the community to raise their children in. There might be a couple or two who settle on the town for its proximity to Boston (or MarketStreet), but for most families, the only two words that move the needle are “school” and “system.” […]

LYNNFIELD — In her first public comment addressing last week’s bombardment of complaints and public outcry, Superintendent Kristen Vogel announced a proposal to make amends between administration and community stakeholders during a School Committee meeting this week. The proposal: A teacher’s raffle. The prize: The chance to have the superintendent take over their class “duties” […]

LYNN — City councilors are not happy with how streets are being maintained while numerous trenching projects are happening around the city. There was a lively discussion at Tuesday’s council meeting, hitting on the topics of steel plates covering trenches, repaving trenched areas, and the storage of project supplies. Council President John Walsh called it […]