SWAMPSCOTT — As the Planning Board works on drafting new zoning bylaws allowing for multifamily housing, it is trying to balance studio or one-bedroom apartments with “missing middle” housing, such as townhouses and courtyard buildings. To comply with Section 3A of Massachusetts’ 2021 Zoning Act, MBTA communities or municipalities located half a mile from an […]

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LYNN — Alongside Mayor Jared Nicholson, Gov. Maura Healey and Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll visited the Lynn Business Partnership and heard its members advocate for improved transportation, equity, and affordability in the region Monday morning. Comprising the senior executive officers of the top three dozen firms doing business in Lynn, the Partnership’s mission, since 1992, […]

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 Arrest Jose Barrios, 26, of Laighton Street, was arrested for operation […]

SAUGUS — The seven cannabis companies seeking to open in town will have to wait a little longer to learn their fates. The Board of Selectmen will not meet on Tuesday, Nov. 14, to resume the cannabis hearings that began in September. With members short of a quorum on that date, new Chair Debra Panetta […]

Stephen L. Carter   Last month, a federal court reinstated a former Yale student’s defamation lawsuit against another student, whose accusation of rape led to his dismissal. The ruling has reverberated across academia — and is likely to have implications for other organizations, including private companies. The case of Khan v. Yale University has traveled […]

Sarah Green Carmichael   Ohio voters on Tuesday passed a measure enshrining the right to abortion in the state’s constitution. The outcome, the latest in a string of ballot-measure victories for reproductive freedom in conservative-leaning states, was an affirmation of women’s right to make decisions about their own bodies. The people who read political tea […]

Las Vegas Review-Journal Editorial Board   “Office Space” may be a comedy classic, but the government’s version is no laughing matter. Last month, the U.S. Government Accountability Office released a report on how federal agencies use — or don’t use — their headquarters. It examined 24 agencies, including the departments of Justice, Education and Transportation. […]

SALEM — Plummer Youth Promise celebrated the groundbreaking of its new trauma-informed residential building on Sunday, Nov. 12. Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll, state Rep. Manny Cruz, state Sen. Joan Lovely, and Salem Mayor Dominick Pangallo all offered remarks to mark the occasion.  Former Plummer resident Jonathan Flores closed out the speaking agenda, sharing how the […]

Mary Leah Brophy of New Suffolk passed away peacefully on Saturday, Nov. 4, at her home surrounded by her family. She was just shy of her 103rd birthday. Leah was kind, caring and loved by all who knew her. She is predeceased by her husband, Frank, and son Michael. She leaves behind her children Kristin […]