SALEM — With day one of the MIAA All-State Wrestling Tournament in the books, St. John’s Prep is right in the thick of things in the race for the team title. The Eagles stand in fourth place with 55 points, just five points behind Haverhill and Tewksbury who share the lead with 60 points. A […]

MARBLEHEAD — Local and state leaders gathered along the town’s coast to welcome state Climate Chief Melissa Hoffer for a discussion about the region’s coastal resiliency efforts on Friday. Hoffer was appointed to the role in April 2023 by Gov. Maura Healey. Not only is she the first climate chief in Massachusetts, but the position […]

Lynn’s Aiven Cabral once suited up for the St. Mary’s Spartans, but Friday afternoon at JetBlue Park in Fort Myers, Florida, the sophomore pitcher started for Northeastern in its exhibition game against the Boston Red Sox. In Boston’s 7-2 win, the right-handed pitcher tossed two innings, allowing three hits and one earned run against seven […]

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 Jean Croft, 25, of Carnes Street, was arrested and charged […]

A GoFundMe created to help the family of John Lawler, a man from Haverhill whose body was found in Saugus after he had been missing for seven months, has raised more than $7,800 as of Friday afternoon. Lawler, 53, had been staying at the Salvation Army Adult Rehabilitation Center on Route 1 in Saugus prior […]

PEABODY — The City Council voted to increase Mayor Ted Bettencourt’s salary by 3%, raising it from $135,000 to $139,000. Each year in February, the council is required to discuss the mayor’s salary by statute. Councilor-at-Large Tom Gould started the discussion by talking about the salaries of mayors and town managers in nearby municipalities. Gould […]

Edna Mae Christie of Laurel passed away on Friday, February 23, 2024. She was 101. The family will receive friends Wednesday, Feb. 28 from 9 to 10:30 a.m. at the DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home in Mattituck. The Liturgy of Christian Burial will be celebrated following the visitation at 11 a.m. at Our Lady of Good Counsel […]

Antonio “Tony” Brogna, the longtime owner of Tony’s Pizza in Marblehead, died at the age of 70 on Feb. 11 following a long battle with dementia. Born in Castello del Lago, Avellino, Italy in 1953, Brogna immigrated to the United States at the age of 16 in 1969. For more than a decade, he worked […]

Note: The interviews for this article were conducted in Russian. The responses have been translated into English and lightly edited for clarity. LYNN — The frontlines of the Russia-Ukraine War might be thousands of miles away, but for Ukrainians living in the United States, those battles are personal and ever-present. Feb. 24, 2024 marks the […]

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