Thousands of veterans were honored across the region this weekend as a part of National Wreaths Across America Day, which sets out to honor the lives of fallen heroes ahead of the holidays. Founded in 2007, Wreaths Across America now holds thousands of wreath-laying ceremonies across the country. This year, Lynn, Marblehead, Saugus, and Swampscott […]
LYNNFIELD — Last week, in a resolution presented by the members of the Lynnfield Teachers Association, teachers and educators demanded that the school committee “maintain the current class size policy and include it in the collective bargaining agreement with the LTA as a side-letter” among other directives. According to Lynnfield Public Schools’ policy, the optimal […]
Saugus Select Board received the police report detailing the events of the Nov. 23 brawl that took place at Kowloon restaurant. The report by Lt. Shawn Flynn was sent to the board on Dec. 14 by Chief Michael Ricciardelli. Though the full report was not released as the investigation is still open, Ricciardelli wrote to […]
Jackie Calmes House Republicans plan to flee the Capitol this week for the holidays after almost 12 months in power. And flee they should: If they had any shame, they would be feeling plenty of it after the year they’ve had. They’ve done nothing when it comes to the two issues that helped them […]
It had to happen someday. When I started working at The Daily Item in February, one of my first questions was a critically important one: Where can I park? I was given both an official answer and a practical one. The official answer was that we could park in the lot designated for the Edison […]
To the editor: I read with great interest “Methinks they doth protest too much” in the Dec. 14 edition of The Daily Item. Well written and reasoned. “Advocates?” Are they homeowners in Lynn? If yes, then they should sell their homes below market rates for those that need them. Will they do that? Nope. They […]
With funding approved for the Pickering Middle School project last week, the Lynn School Committee is starting to look at its next major building project. At its Thursday meeting, the committee took the first steps toward overhauling its plan for elementary school facilities. “We talked about this project last year and the funding that we […]
The classic 1946 Christmas movie “It’s a Wonderful Life” follows the life of George Bailey, a character who, on Christmas Eve, is whittled down by such significant financial stress that he considers ending his life. After an angel convinces him to continue living, Bailey comes home on Christmas Eve to find that his entire community […]
PEABODY — It may not have been the prettiest win, but thanks to an outstanding performance from goalie Michael Marenghi, the Lynnfield Pioneers outlasted Cape Ann League newcomer Essex Tech 3-0 Saturday at McVann O’Keefe Memorial Ice Rink. Marenghi did it all in this one. He turned away 31 Hawks’ shots, survived three five-on-three shorthanded […]
Will Roddy of Swampscott’s boys hockey team was the hero on Saturday, scoring in overtime from Frankie Pappalardo and Derek Faia to defeat Rockport, 2-1, at Salem State’s O’Keefe Center. Swampscott’s other goal came on the power play as Faia tucked one from Roddy and Pappalardo. BOYS HOCKEY Somerville 9Lynn 3 The Lynn Jets (0-2) […]
