Elijah Francisco meets Santa Claus for the first time during the Baby’s First Christmas and Holidays Celebration on Friday. SAUGUS — A group of infants celebrated their first Christmas with their families Friday. Lynn Women’s Health hosted its annual Baby’s First Christmas and Holidays Celebration at the Fox Hill Yacht Club on Friday afternoon. “It’s […]
The Marblehead Select Board voted unanimously in support of a renovation project at the Council on Aging center. COA Executive Director Lisa Hooper approached the board, along with architect Walter Jacobs, to explain the details of the renovations. “We’ve spent the last year coming up with this really nice design of taking the lounge library […]
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 LIbar Hernandez Merillo, 24, was arrested on a charge of […]
2024 could bring Louisiana-style fried chicken to Saugus, as the rapidly expanding fried chicken restaurant chain Raising Cane’s seeks to open its fifth Massachusetts location in town. The Saugus Board of Selectmen will vote Tuesday whether to grant the owners of 799 Broadway a special permit, allowing them to open a Raising Cane’s restaurant with […]
SWAMPSCOTT — A new collaboration between the high school and Council on Aging is providing seniors living with dementia and high-school students a chance to connect through art. Seniors and Swampscott High School students lined the halls of the Senior Center on Friday morning, gazing upon an array of vibrant-colored abstract art pieces that they […]
Commuter Rail service is returning to Lynn. The Lynn MBTA Commuter Rail station’s temporary platform will open Monday morning. When the opening was announced last month, Mayor Jared Nicholson welcomed the news. “This platform will provide the necessary transportation our residents deserve, and it couldn’t have happened without the collaboration of the city, state delegation, […]
The Marblehead Police Department is asking residents of Pickwick, Trager, and Leicester roads to contact it with any information that could help in the investigation of a suspected break-in that took place Friday morning between the hours of 9:30 and 11:20 a.m. The incident took place at a home bordering the old railroad right-of-way, which […]
On Thursday, a four-piece ensemble from Lynn Vocational Technical Institute entertained Lynn Rotary Club members with holiday selections. The director of music for the City, Julie Carroll, said “it means a lot to the music programs to have the students perform in front of a live audience and receive applause. They can practice and rehearse […]
Sometimes, there isn’t much to say. Beneath the glitz and glamor of commercials that depict families receiving expensive cars, jewelry, electronic devices, and vacations to the Caribbean, there are people who are happy just to get the basics. There are no diamond necklaces for these folks. They aren’t going outside on Christmas morning and seeing […]
Adam Minter For decades, the National Collegiate Athletic Association fought proposals that would’ve allowed schools to pay athletes. It went to court; it went to Congress. Whenever possible, it extolled the moral and financial benefits of amateurism. Then, last week, the NCAA abruptly changed its mind. Charlie Baker, the association’s president, released a proposal […]
