Xiao Wang and Michael P. Bellis   Who interprets the Constitution? For many decades, the answer to this question was almost always the U.S. Supreme Court. But in the past few years, a dramatic shift has started taking place. Increasingly, voters are taking constitutional interpretation into their own hands — and our democracy is better […]

Julie Marsh, Miguel Casar Rodriguez, and Pedro Noguera   School boards across America are under attack. We have all seen the disruptions at school-board meetings triggered by clashes over controversial policies regarding the teaching of race and racism, ethnic and gender studies, and LGBTQ+ inclusion. What we may not have noticed, however, is that these […]

MARBLEHEAD — The Marblehead girls ice hockey team is under new direction with first-year head coach Hadley Woodfin taking over the program. Woodfin, a Marblehead graduate (Class of 2016), said she is “really excited” about the upcoming season. Woodfin knew ever since she was young that coaching was in her future. “Sports have always been […]

SAUGUS — The School Committee on Thursday approved School Improvement Plans for each of the district’s three school buildings crafted by building principals and modeled on the District Improvement Plan committee members approved earlier this year. Each plan was approved unanimously by committee members, after hearing from the principals at each school building — Veterans […]

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 Adam Cochrane, 35, was arrested on charges of assault and […]

NORTH CONWAY, N.H. — The snow, soft and silent, fell overnight, leaving this old ski village covered in white, recasting the landscape, altering the view, adjusting the mood, transforming the outlook. Now we know why the Aubuchon Hardware store over in nearby Center Ossipee has been advertising snow blowers, shovels, firewood, and heating-stove pellets on […]

LYNN — Seventy-five members of the Lynn Classical Rams Pop Warner football and cheerleading teams advanced to the national finals in Florida, which has has prompted the School Committee to begin discussions about revamping the district’s attendance policy. At the heart of the issue is that, because the Rams are a non-Lynn Public Schools organization, […]

NEWBURYPORT — The Newburyport Choral Society (NCS) will perform its annual Winter Concert on Saturday evening, Dec. 9, at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday afternoon, Dec. 10, at 2:30 p.m. at the Belleville Congregational Church.   “A Celebration of Unity: Holiday Songs from Around the World” will present music from different cultures and countries expressing the joy […]

MARBLEHEAD — Despite being an ocean apart, one school in town has not let that deter it from helping families in need during a time of war. Since the Israel-Hamas war broke out in October, Epstein Hillel School has been taking in students and families from war-torn parts of Israel, and is doing what it […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, an unwavering voice of moderate conservatism and the first woman to serve on the nation’s highest court, died Friday. She was 93. O’Connor died in Phoenix, of complications related to advanced dementia and a respiratory illness, the Supreme Court said in a news release. Chief […]