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Lynn Tech graduates 29 from E-Team

Members of the E-Team Machinist Training Program graduation class at Lynn Vocational Technical Institute are now equipped with new skills they can utilize in the workforce. The E-Team is a nonprofit training program based at Lynn Tech. Program Director Anthony Dunn said the latest class has 29 graduates who received their National Institute for Metalworking […]

Updated: Feb 19, 2024
Police Log 02/19/24 – 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 Thomas Hennenberry, 34, of Conestoga Road, Lexington, was arrested and […]

Updated: Feb 19, 2024
Community Calendar Feb. 20 – Feb 24

LYNN  Tuesday, Feb. 20 Community Flu Vaccine Clinic, City Hall, 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Black History Month Panel, Lynn Auditorium, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Municipal License Commission meeting, City Hall Room 302, 4 p.m. Grand Army of the Republic Hall and Museum meeting, City Hall Room Room 106A, 5 p.m. Human Rights Commission […]

Updated: Feb 19, 2024
Lynnfield icemen close out regular season with Vineyard victory

MARTHA’S VINEYARD — The Lynnfield boys hockey team (10-9-1) inched its way back above the .500 mark this weekend with a win at the annual Fairleigh S. Dickinson Tournament at Martha’s Vineyard Arena. After defeating league rival Essex Tech 3-2 in overtime Saturday, the Pioneers clinched the championship with a 7-2 win over Hopkinton on […]

Updated: Feb 19, 2024
Athlete of the Week – Alex Jackson

You know what I’ve been thinking? Celtics’ broadcaster Mike Gorman once said that Larry Bird did one thing per game that “really spun your head around.” Well, that’s Alex Jackson in track and field meets. The Peabody Tanner did it again in the MIAA Division 2 Track and Field Championship this past Friday at Reggie […]

Updated: Feb 19, 2024
MASC recommends long term interim super for Marblehead

The Massachusetts Association of School Committees has recommended that the Marblehead School Committee begin looking for a long-term interim superintendent rather than attempt to bring in a permanent role at the end of the school year. In a memorandum sent to the committee, MASC Executive Director Glenn Koocher stated that he strongly recommends the School […]

Updated: Feb 18, 2024
Saugus’ Fantasia celebrates a century

SAUGUS — Louis Fantasia’s life has taken him from Somerville to the Philippines and, eventually, to this town over the course of a century. On Sunday, Fantasia’s family gathered at the Saugus Rehabilitation and Nursing Center to celebrate his centenary and the last living member of a generation. Fantasia is one of six children, the […]

Updated: Feb 18, 2024
Skeletal remains found in Saugus woods

Authorities are investigating after evidence of human skeletal remains was found in the woods off David Drive in Saugus, Essex County District Attorney Paul Tucker’s office said. An individual walking their dog discovered the remains in the area and notified police shortly after 10 a.m. Sunday, Tucker’s office said in a statement. The remains were […]

Updated: Feb 18, 2024
Airbnb drives up housing costs for all of us. Let’s regulate it

Sonali Kolhatkar Americans have been on a vacation binge since the easing of COVID-19 restrictions. In particular, the vacation rental company Airbnb is thriving. Late last year, the company posted its highest-ever profits. Meanwhile cities are seeing rising rents, unaffordable home prices, and increased homelessness. Authorities are now linking these crises in part to Airbnb […]

Updated: Feb 18, 2024
Many Americans believe migrants bring fentanyl across the border. That’s wrong and dangerous

Susan Benesch and Catherine Buerger Two unrelated facts combined with a lie form a powerful and dangerous piece of misinformation that is spreading virally. The facts are that a drug overdose epidemic is killing more than 100,000 Americans a year and that far more migrants are crossing the country’s southern border than ever before. The […]

Updated: Feb 18, 2024