The MBTA has announced service changes that will take effect in March on the Commuter Rail’s Newburyport/Rockport line as a result of ongoing repair work to improve reliability across the system as a whole.  Both the Newburyport and Rockport branches of the line will be suspended during the weekend of Saturday, March 23. Both branches pass […]

In its regular season finale, KIPP’s boys basketball team put on a show en route to a 62-49 victory against Greater Lowell Tech. The host – and very versatile – Panthers were led by four players in double-figures. Leading the charge were Tolu Abosede (16 points), Viccee Howard (15), Trosky Peña (10), and Caleb Bior […]

LYNN — There’s one rhyme that Schuyler Hogan, an attorney with Cherry Tree Legal, is sick of hearing. “Lynn, Lynn, the city of sin, you never come out the way you come in.”  Hogan, who was raised in the city, said people who are not from Lynn often say the phrase to him. He wants […]

THE SUFFOLK TIMES Paul Drum chosen as St. Patrick’s Day Parade grand marshal Community Calendar: Feb. 22, 2024 RIVERHEAD NEWS-REVIEW Kate Fullam steps down from East End Food Victory for PBMC nurses new contracts approved, averting strike SHELTER ISLAND REPORTER Shelter Island Comprehensive Plan project passes milestone NORTHFORKER My Favorite Things: Chris Dowling, One Love […]

As you stepped into the vibrant halls of 25 Exchange St., on Feb. 17, you were immediately enveloped in a cacophony of warm welcomes and offers of pizza slices. Right next to the age-old wooden staircase, the fifth Annual Black History Paint Workshop unfolded—a beacon of creativity and unity. This community paint night, brimming with […]

When Sam Pogosov was looking to expand his Phinix brand with the opening of a new restaurant, Lynn immediately popped up on his radar.  Pogosov, who owns Phinix Virtual Kitchens Group, started his business in 2015 to make tasty, health-conscious Mediterranean fare that is also accessible. The company evolved from catering to delivering meals to […]

Victor Shopov’s college “hobby” of acting has continued long after he graduated. The Swampscott resident of more than two decades has a featured role in the Hub Theatre Company of Boston’s upcoming production of “Burn This” by Lanford Wilson. A native of Rochester, N.Y., Shopov and his family first moved to the town in 2000. […]

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 Jamal Bernard, 29, of Leston Street in Mattapan, was arrested […]

Police Chief Nick Secatore presented the Police Department’s budget request for fiscal year 2025 at a recent Select Board meeting. The department’s requests would result in a 6.4% budget increase compared to FY24 if approved for a total of $3,567,793, not including capital requests. “I just don’t know how that fits with the overall scheme […]

To the editor: Recently, in one of those news segments that warn of disturbing footage, I saw a young Ukrainian mother walking along a street with her 4-year-old child. In the very next frame, they were lying dead on the pavement, the victims of a Russian missile attack. In another, there was pictured an enormously […]