Press Releases
ROUNDUP: Saugus, Peabody girls clinch tournament spots

In girls basketball action on Friday, Peabody (10-4) topped Gloucester, 67-37, at home to clinch its spot in the MIAA Division 1 state tournament. Do-it-all Logan Lomasney scored 23 points and tracked down 10 rebounds. Sophia Coburn added 16 points to go with eight boards, while Abby Bettencourt (9 points, 11 rebounds, 9 assists, 6 […]

Updated: Feb 3, 2024
Lynn Tech serves up revenge against Shawsheen

LYNN — Simply put, if there’s a basketball game being played at Lynn Tech High School, Tigers fans usually find a way to get there. Riding an electric atmosphere from tip-off to the final buzzer, Tech’s boys basketball team (11-2) rose to the occasion and avenged an early-season loss (70-65 in December) to Shawsheen Tech, […]

Updated: Feb 3, 2024
Lynnfield lacrosse standout Chiaradonna keeping it local

LYNNFIELD —  It’s official. A.J. Chiaradonna is taking his lacrosse talent to Salem State University. In front of several family members and an enthusiastic group of friends and teammates in the Lynnfield High gymnasium, Chiardonna signed a letter of commitment Friday afternoon. “It was great having my friends and teammates here to share this,” Chiaradonna […]

Updated: Feb 3, 2024
Police Log 2/3/24 – 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 Arrest Ivanny Tavarez, 21, was arrested for trespassing at 12:47 a.m. […]

Updated: Feb 3, 2024
Swampscott announces early voting schedule

The Town of Swampscott has announced six dates for residents to vote early ahead of the annual town election on April 30. The first early voting opportunity will be on Saturday, April 20 from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. Early voting will continue from Monday, April 22 through Thursday, April 25 from 8 a.m. to […]

Updated: Feb 2, 2024
North Shore gang leader sentenced to 40 years in prison

A leader of the Tiny Rascals Gang, one of the largest and deadliest street gang networks in the country, was sentenced for leading a large-scale drug trafficking conspiracy across the North Shore and into Maine, according to a press release from the United States Attorney’s Office. Armani Minier-Tejada, also known as “Shotz,” and “Gustavo,” was […]

Updated: Feb 2, 2024
Closing of Satur Farms’ packaging plant another sign of challenges facing North Fork farmers

Eberhard Muller and Paulette Satur at their recently closed processing plant in Calverton. (Steve Wick photo) More than 25 years ago, Paulette Satur and her husband, Eberhard Muller, an acclaimed chef at iconic Manhattan restaurants like Le Bernardin and Lutece, bought an 18-acre farm in Cutchogue where potatoes had once been grown. Their idea was […]

Updated: Feb 2, 2024
Local communities receive grants for cybersecurity training

Saugus, Marblehead, Swampscott Public Schools among grant recipients. Charlie McKenna February 2, 2024 by Charlie McKenna The Towns of Saugus and Marblehead, along with Swampscott Public Schools, have received a grant from the Healey-Driscoll administration to facilitate cybersecurity awareness training. The program, which is administered by the Executive Office of Technology Services and Security and […]

Updated: Feb 2, 2024
Editorial: Mayor and city show resolve

During his second State of the City address, Mayor Jared Nicholson focused on the challenges Lynn faces and the steps it is taking to overcome them. This is especially relevant following the shootings that shook the city at the end of December. While Lynn has made significant cultural and economic progress over the last decade, […]

Updated: Feb 2, 2024
Shribman: Is Biden the future of the Democratic Party?

Maybe now is the moment to buck every indicator in American politics. Maybe, as the presidential campaign moves into South Carolina, which four years ago upended every assumption of every political professional, it is time to reconsider the conventional wisdom. Maybe all the loud voices are not necessarily the smart voices.  Maybe sleepy Joe Biden […]

Updated: Feb 2, 2024