The Saugus Fire Department responded to a fire at 66 Holland St. early Thursday morning. Shortly before 4 a.m., the department received a report of a house fire. According to TMGorman Photography, a Facebook account that publishes photographs of firefighters, police officers, and other first responders in action, the fire was visible on the right […]
The Peabody Health Department’s Division of Social Services recently submitted a grant application to the Lahey Medical Center, requesting $258,000 so that the department can hire bilingual case navigators to help immigrant families sheltering in hotels in the city. According to Sara Grinnell, the division’s director, the grant application indicated a need for navigators who […]
LYNN — Public service members from Swampscott, Lynn, and Peabody lined up outside of Solimine Funeral Home on Thursday afternoon, awaiting the funeral procession of Swampscott Police Officer Thomas Lucas. Lucas died on Thursday, Feb. 29 at the age of 48 after a battle with throat cancer. He served with the Swampscott Police Department for […]
The Swampscott Select Board discussed discrimination complaints lobbied against Town Administrator Sean Fitzgerald at its latest meeting. Police Officer Briana Sanchez and former Community Development Office Manager Maureen Shultz have filed complaints with the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination, the Commonwealth’s primary discrimination-enforcement agency, alleging that Fitzgerald discriminated against them due to their sex and age, […]
The town of Marblehead had plenty to cheer about in basketball gymnasiums this winter. The boys – helmed by coach Mike Giardi – finished with a 13-7 record, while Paul Moran’s girls team checked out at 14-8. Let’s start with the girls. Led by senior captains Kate Burns and Kathryn Pyne, the Magicians had lots […]
Here are the headlines for March 8, 2024. SUFFOLK TIMES Trustee Nick Krupski appointed provisional solid waste coordinator After winning county crown, Tuckers fall in Long Island final RIVERHEAD NEWS-REVIEW Riverhead town board approves retail cannabis plan Riverhead’s old electric plant is safe, for now SHELTER ISLAND REPORTER Thiele sums up preservation funds: Shelter Island […]
Steven Rosenfeld It is an article of faith among those who do not believe Donald Trump lost in 2020 that mailing ballots to voters increases illegal voting — often called voter fraud. “Before the machines were introduced, vote riggers needed a way to cheat and it always involved generating LOOSE BALLOTS,” read a recent post […]
Marblehead Public Schools interim Superintendent Theresa McGuinness announced in a statement that two reports have found that educators at the Glover Elementary School used restraint mechanisms that were not in accordance with the law or MPS policy. The reports were conducted by external firm Comprehensive Investigations and Consulting and the Massachusetts Department of Children and […]
F. Willis Johnson The historical significance of Women’s History Month should not be understated. It was born out of the need to acknowledge the often-overlooked achievements of women that have been integral to the fabric of society. This commemorative month, which began March 1, traces its roots to the mid-19th century, a time marked by […]
To the editor: To reporter Sidnee Short: I wish you had done your due diligence on your story in The Daily Item on March 5, 2024 titled “Much ado about… what, exactly?” If you had, you would have found out that the resident-only parking near Shoemaker School is mandated by zoning laws as a result […]
