MARTHA’S VINEYARD — The Lynnfield boys hockey team (10-9-1) inched its way back above the .500 mark this weekend with a win at the annual Fairleigh S. Dickinson Tournament at Martha’s Vineyard Arena. After defeating league rival Essex Tech 3-2 in overtime Saturday, the Pioneers clinched the championship with a 7-2 win over Hopkinton on […]

You know what I’ve been thinking? Celtics’ broadcaster Mike Gorman once said that Larry Bird did one thing per game that “really spun your head around.” Well, that’s Alex Jackson in track and field meets. The Peabody Tanner did it again in the MIAA Division 2 Track and Field Championship this past Friday at Reggie […]

LYNN  Tuesday, Feb. 20 Community Flu Vaccine Clinic, City Hall, 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Black History Month Panel, Lynn Auditorium, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Municipal License Commission meeting, City Hall Room 302, 4 p.m. Grand Army of the Republic Hall and Museum meeting, City Hall Room Room 106A, 5 p.m. Human Rights Commission […]

The Massachusetts Association of School Committees has recommended that the Marblehead School Committee begin looking for a long-term interim superintendent rather than attempt to bring in a permanent role at the end of the school year. In a memorandum sent to the committee, MASC Executive Director Glenn Koocher stated that he strongly recommends the School […]

SAUGUS — Louis Fantasia’s life has taken him from Somerville to the Philippines and, eventually, to this town over the course of a century. On Sunday, Fantasia’s family gathered at the Saugus Rehabilitation and Nursing Center to celebrate his centenary and the last living member of a generation. Fantasia is one of six children, the […]

Authorities are investigating after evidence of human skeletal remains was found in the woods off David Drive in Saugus, Essex County District Attorney Paul Tucker’s office said. An individual walking their dog discovered the remains in the area and notified police shortly after 10 a.m. Sunday, Tucker’s office said in a statement. The remains were […]

Sonali Kolhatkar Americans have been on a vacation binge since the easing of COVID-19 restrictions. In particular, the vacation rental company Airbnb is thriving. Late last year, the company posted its highest-ever profits. Meanwhile cities are seeing rising rents, unaffordable home prices, and increased homelessness. Authorities are now linking these crises in part to Airbnb […]

Susan Benesch and Catherine Buerger Two unrelated facts combined with a lie form a powerful and dangerous piece of misinformation that is spreading virally. The facts are that a drug overdose epidemic is killing more than 100,000 Americans a year and that far more migrants are crossing the country’s southern border than ever before. The […]

Stacy Torres Age matters, but so do words. While pundits debate President Joe Biden’s cognitive fitness for office and the possible motivations behind prejudicial language contained in special counsel Robert K. Hur’s classified documents report, the rest of us have a different problem: the “elderly.” Older people themselves aren’t the issue, but the way we […]

Lynnfield Fire Chief Glenn Davis presented his budget requests for the 2025 fiscal year at the Select Board meeting late last month, and the increase in requests shows a desperate need for new firefighters to help with higher call volumes. Despite hiring eight new call firefighters in the past 18 months, they’ve lost 14 members. […]