Stephen Mihm It’s been a tough few months in the spotlight for America’s elite universities. But while controversy around DEI policies and campus responses to the Israel-Hamas war have grabbed headlines, another challenge has gotten less attention: a class-action lawsuit alleging that 17 of the nation’s top universities created a “price-fixing cartel” that set financial […]
Tyler Fisher and Carlo Macomber Last week, Nevada voters went to the polls to cast ballots in the state’s presidential primaries — well, those voters who were allowed to, at least. Because Nevada holds “closed” primaries for all offices, only voters registered with the Democratic or Republican parties can participate in the state’s taxpayer-funded primary […]
The Saugus Planning Board defended its conduct regarding the proposed development at 1631-1639 Broadway after a Daily Item article found 42 conditions had been added to the board’s decision approving the development after it was voted on. The “Maddy’s Place” development, proposed by the Wong family, will see a pair of buildings constructed on the […]
The 2024 Greenport Fire Department Washington’s Day Parade kicked off with snow falling all over town. (photo credit: Jeremy Garretson) Despite snowy conditions, the Greenport Fire Department Washington’s Day Parade kicked off at 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 17 in Greenport village. The long-running tradition, organized by the Greenport Fire Department, drew departments from across Long Island […]
Environmental roundtable held Feb. 8 in Riverhead. (photo credit: Steve Wick) There was considerable talk about the region’s critical environmental issues at last week’s roundtable convened by state Sen. Anthony Palumbo (R-New Suffolk) and attended by other key officials and scores of important stakeholders. This roundtable began more than two decades ago and allows those […]
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The weekend’s Spartan Classic high school basketball tournament was fun and games – for winners, at least – at St. Mary’s High School in Lynn. With two days down and two to go, here’s how Lynn teams have fared in the largest co-ed tournament in Massachusetts thus far: Just hours after the English boys’ heroic, […]
Marblehead’s boys basketball team took care of Bishop Fenwick, 74-67, in the Larry McIntire IAABO Board 130 Classic as Nicholas Lemmond (22), Scott Campbell (17) and Ryan Commoss (16) combined for 55 points for the host Magicians (13-6). They’ll try to win their third Classic in a row Monday (6 p.m.) when they play Bedford […]
Members of the E-Team Machinist Training Program graduation class at Lynn Vocational Technical Institute are now equipped with new skills they can utilize in the workforce. The E-Team is a nonprofit training program based at Lynn Tech. Program Director Anthony Dunn said the latest class has 29 graduates who received their National Institute for Metalworking […]
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 Thomas Hennenberry, 34, of Conestoga Road, Lexington, was arrested and […]
