St. Michael’s Church in Marblehead held a listening session following its usual Sunday morning service last weekend after news of a charge of aggravated felonious assault against former priest Richard Losch was first reported in the Marblehead Current. Losch, a former priest at St. Michael’s Church, will be going on trial in summer 2024 after […]
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 Katerina Karakatsanis, 19, of Dedham was arrested on charges of […]
The Select Board gave a green signal to Town Engineer Lisa DeMeo to apply for the Shared Streets and Spaces grant to improve pedestrian safety in the town during its meeting this week. According to the Commonwealth’s website, the Shared Streets and Spaces grant program is administered by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) and is […]
LYNN — Classical High School is carrying on a more-than-a-decade-old tradition this Christmas season. The faculty and staff are providing Christmas gifts to 90 children from 38 families in the school district as part of “Coula Christmas.” History teacher Mike Curley, one of the program’s coordinators, said that the recipients are from five different elementary […]
Joey Barrett December 20, 2023 by Joey Barrett Joey Barrett is the Daily Item’s sports editor, covering stories about local high schools, colleges, and more. Prior to his current position, he worked for UMass Athletics, the Cape Cod Baseball League, and Gannett Media among others. Barrett was also sports editor at Endicott College, and treasurer […]
The Saugus Board of Selectmen voted unanimously in favor of Town Manager Scott Crabtree’s appointment of former Department of Environmental Protection Engineer Joseph Dorant, a longtime Saugus resident, to the town’s Board of Health this week. Along with serving at the Commonwealth’s DEP for more than 25 years, Crabtree said Dorant also served on an […]
No home ice, no problem for Swampscott (2-0-1), which handled St. Bernard’s, 3-0, on Wednesday. Will Roddy led the way with two goals, including the empty-netter to seal it. Ryan Frary also scored, while Quinn Hitchcock picked up two assists. Derek Faia, Jackson Bartram, and Greg Balchenkoff all picked up helpers, and Dom Pappalardo made […]
A young mother is struggling to make ends meet with her minimum-wage job. In the current economic climate, finding work with adequate compensation is a challenge for virtually everyone. The nationwide inflation hits even harder in a state with one of the highest costs of living. With the holiday season being the most expensive time […]
Paul Thornton Every time I rip open a lovingly wrapped gift (and plenty of us will be doing a lot of that soon), one thing pops into my mind: trash. The wrapping paper, trash. The package hidden underneath it, trash. And the gift itself, in most cases, future trash, given enough time. Too harsh? […]
The Town of Saugus announces that trash and recycling collection will run on one-day delays for the Christmas and New Year’s Day holidays. Trash and recycling will not be collected on Monday, Dec. 25, 2023 or Monday, Jan. 1, 2024 due to the holidays. Collection will resume on one-day delays on Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2023 […]
