Rabbi Shmuly Yanklowitz There is a lot to be angry about. Our political systems are dysfunctional and rife with hateful rhetoric. Headlines about multiple wars abroad are competing for our attention, while at home, we are fighting ideological wars for our basic rights or to protect our communities. A devastating pandemic is grinding through […]
Will Freeman Peru’s last dictator, Alberto Fujimori, has pulled off a jailbreak years in the making — not by tunneling his way out of prison but by the graces of the country’s highest court. His early release in December is part of a broader problem in Latin America, where the line between governments and […]
LYNN — Lynn Classical High School has seen an increased police presence this week to provide additional security in response to the fatal shooting of two teenagers on Camden Avenue last week. The victims, both of whom attended Lynn Classical, were 16-year-old Isaiah Acevedo and 19-year-old Kyle Mel. “We have for a long time and […]
Lynn, Peabody, and State Police arrested 18-year-old Delvin Sanchez for his alleged role in the shooting that severely injured three outside a Pizza Hut on State Street in Lynn on Dec. 26. Sanchez was located at a Peabody address on Wednesday, where law-enforcement officers executed his arrest warrant, charging him with armed assault to murder, […]
Councilor-at-Large Nicole McClain announced the 12 members who will comprise the new Youth and Adolescence Task Force. The members are Lynn English High School students Dania De La Cruz, Zainab Lawal, and Brian Ramos; Lynn district teacher and coach Tristan Smith; East Coast International Church Pastor Jesse Lobato; New American Association of Massachusetts mentoring program […]
Assistant Superintendent of Finance and Operations Michelle Cresta has submitted her resignation to Marblehead Public Schools after accepting a similar role at Manchester Essex Regional School District. Cresta was announced as a finalist for the position late last year. Her resignation will be effective starting March 22. “I am returning to my roots in regional […]
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 Abel Paz, 22, of Parkland Avenue, was arrested on charges […]
LYNN — New year, same Lynn Classical girls basketball team – one that runs and guns it from the first whistle, to the last. But coach Tom Sawyer said he isn’t worried about setting New Year’s resolutions. He’d rather see his team be a better one by the end of the season – that’s it. […]
With head coach Alvin Abreu referring to the opposition as “scrappy,” his Lynn English boys basketball team defeated Chelsea, 78-62, in enemy territory. The Bulldogs moved to 6-2 on the season (losses came against Everett and St. Mary’s) and were led by Louis Ledesma (17 points, 8 rebounds, 3 steals), Denzell Guillén (16 points, 6 […]
SAUGUS — The School Committee is likely to vote to increase pay for substitute nurses later this month to bring the school district in line with many of its neighbors at the recommendation of Nurse Leader Jaqi Bogdanski. Currently, Saugus pays substitute nurses the same rate it pays substitute teachers — $125 per day. But, […]
