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Festival of Trees raises money, brings community together

LYNN — For many in the city, the Lynn Vocational Technical Alumni Association’s annual Festival of Trees marks the beginning of their holiday season. This past week, the school’s annex building played host to the festival. “A lot of people have told us that this is the start to their holiday season,” Association Vice President […]

Updated: Nov 18, 2023
All hands on deck as Prep returns to the Super Bowl

WOBURN — When you’re the No. 1 seed, sometimes, you have to prove you earned it. Friday night, top-seeded St. John’s Prep (11-0) showed everyone why it’s the team to beat in Division 1. The Eagles knocked off No. 4 Andover, 35-7. Prep is going back to Gillette Stadium for the fourth time in five […]

Updated: Nov 18, 2023
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Updated: Nov 18, 2023
King’s Beach ARPA spending stalled in Swampscott

SWAMPSCOTT — After the Select Board was unable to reach an agreement on how to spend the $2.5 million in American Rescue Plan Act funding earmarked for King’s Beach on Wednesday night, the board plans to revisit the topic on Monday. The town is currently sitting on roughly $4.6 million in ARPA funding, $2.5 million […]

Updated: Nov 18, 2023
LTE: A lovely Thanksgiving celebration at the Torigian Center

To the editor: Although this writer was unable to attend, he would like to report on the Thanksgiving Day celebration at the Peter A. Torigian Center in Peabody held on Nov. 16, 2023. It started at 9:30 a.m. with music provided by The Golden Echoes Big Band Dance ensemble for listening and dancing pleasure prior […]

Updated: Nov 18, 2023
Domestic abusers should never have access to guns. Why is this so hard to understand?

Chloe N. Lee   Last month, a man shot a Maryland judge callously and coldly in the judge’s driveway before apparently shooting himself, according to law enforcement; the man’s body was found a week later. The Washington County circuit judge, Andrew Wilkinson, had presided over divorce proceedings involving the suspect, Pedro Argote, mere hours before […]

Updated: Nov 18, 2023
National Perspective: A future canceled

MONTREAL — Forgive me, please, for repeating myself, as people of a certain age often do. I’ve written columns before on major anniversaries of the assassination of John F. Kennedy. But I have just left a remarkable sculpture exhibit in the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts and found myself walking down Avenue du President-Kennedy, remembering […]

Updated: Nov 18, 2023
Nahant may repurpose school library to Council on Aging

NAHANT — With plans to renovate the Council on Aging’s (COA) kitchen exceeding their expected costs, the town is exploring a new option — moving its COA center to the Johnson School’s library. Town Administrator Tony Barletta presented the idea to the School Committee this week, noting that the plan is still in its early […]

Updated: Nov 18, 2023
Mallett seeing Endicott football through the lens

BEVERLY  —  When the Endicott Gulls football team begins its quest for a Division 3 national championship Saturday at noon against No. 11/13 Cortland State, look for a couple of childhood buddies and former Lynnfield High classmates to be playing key roles.  The game may be history-making for the Gulls, as a victory would be […]

Updated: Nov 18, 2023
Police Log 11/18/23 – Itemlive

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 A juvenile was arrested on the charges of breaking and […]

Updated: Nov 18, 2023