LYNN — It was decision time for one of the best runners in the state and St. Mary’s own Kyle Kwiatek, signed his National Letter of Intent to run at Stonehill College. When asked why Stonehill, Kwiatek spoke about the similarities between Stonehill and St. Mary’s. “When going through the college process, I was really […]
Troop 82559 of the Lynnfield Girl Scouts ran the “Bottle & Can Drive” at the Zero Waste Recycling Event, which was organized by the Department of Public Works on Saturday morning. Charlotte Beccia and Anna Ralavicus were among the troop members who volunteered. According to Diane Courtney, service coordinator for the Lynnfield Girl Scouts, event […]
DANVERS — Five North Shore Community College faculty and staff members earned 2023 National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD) Excellence Awards for doing extraordinary work and demonstrating outstanding commitment and contributions to their students and colleagues. Excellence Award recipients were recognized and honored at NISOD’s annual conference, held in Austin, Texas in May. […]
LYNN — North Shore Community College (NSCC) has been awarded $199,621 to fund the accreditation of its Nutritional Science & Diet Technology Degree (NSD) program and attract more Hispanic students to it within the next four years. The grant comes from the federal Hispanic-serving Institutions (HSI) Education Grants Program, administered by the U.S. Department of […]
SAUGUS — As the nation reflects on Veterans Day, the Parson Roby Chapter of the Daughters of the American Republic is urging residents to sponsor a wreath to be placed on a veteran’s grave during its annual Wreaths Across America ceremony. The ceremony is set for Dec. 16 at Riverside Cemetery and will begin at […]
LYNNFIELD — As the world gets ready to celebrate Diwali this weekend, festivities in Lynnfield kicked off early as the town gathered to celebrate the Festival of Lights at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. According to Sanjay Aurora, who helped manage the event, about 150 people from the area were in attendance. […]
LYNN — Todd Flannery has new services to offer with the opening of his latest business at 111 Locust Street Flannery’s Handymen, his moving company, has been serving the community for more than 20 years, and Flannery has now added his brand-new storage facility, Boston Street Self Storage, to his portfolio. The property where the […]
In Wednesday’s edition of The Daily Item, we ran the unofficial, preliminary results of Tuesday’s elections in Lynn, Peabody, and Saugus. Readers will have noticed that we ran the results again in Thursday’s paper — and they were not the same. While the newer numbers did not impact which candidates won or lost their races, […]
To the editor: A wonderful Veterans Day celebration was held at the Peter Torigian Senior Center in Peabody Friday, Nov. 9. Children from the Peabody schools wrote special cards of thanksgiving to all attending veterans, thanking them for their service to our country. Music was World War II vintage, provided by the volunteer Golden Echoes […]
By their words the world knows them. One word: Nuts! (Gen. Anthony McAuliffe’s written response to the German ultimatum that he surrender American troops during the Battle of the Bulge, 1944) Two words: Not guilty. (Former President Donald Trump’s repeated pleas in response to legal charges against him, 2023) Three words: Date of infamy (President […]
