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COLUMN: The Patriots and the No. 3 pick

The NFL season is officially over, with the Kansas City Chiefs winning their second Super Bowl in as many years. Now, teams and fans are either blessed – or cursed – to confront their offseasons. This year, the Patriots hold the No. 3 pick of the draft, something they haven’t held since 1994 when they […]

Updated: Feb 13, 2024
Lynnfield running at a record-setting pace

LYNNFIELD — Without an indoor track facility or field house, the indoor track program at Lynnfield High has always had to make the most of things. The teams fly under the radar, practicing most days in the basement of the building. When it’s warm enough (as in, anything 35 degrees or more), the kids head […]

Updated: Feb 13, 2024
Police Log 02/14/24 – Itemlive

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 William Finn, of Cleveland Avenue in Saugus, was arrested and […]

Updated: Feb 13, 2024
Anticipated snowstorm much ado about nothing

Residents of Essex County were told to expect a blinding white coat of snow covering the ground when they woke up Tuesday morning. However, the supposed “storm” turned out to be nothing more than a late-morning flurry of snowfall that did not stick. Numerous meteorologists predicted between 6 inches and one foot of snow to […]

Updated: Feb 13, 2024
Peabody City Council considering snow removal ordinance

The Peabody City Council’s Legal Affairs Committee began discussing the possibility of instituting a citywide sidewalk snow and ice removal ordinance during a special meeting but opted not to take any action pending further consultation with department heads. Ward 3 Councilor and Council President Stephanie Peach made a motion that the city consider drafting such […]

Updated: Feb 13, 2024
Swampscott Select Board feels Clearview gave them a clear view of Hadley Hotel

SWAMPSCOTT — The Select Board voted unanimously to designate Clearview Investment Management Inc. as the developer for the Hadley School Hotel project. Along with the Noannet Group and the Drew Company, Clearview was one of three finalists who presented to the Select Board and the public on Jan. 30, when the firm’s founder and CEO […]

Updated: Feb 13, 2024
Team of the Week – Lynn English boys basketball

You know what I’ve been thinking? For three games – across just five nights – the Lynn English boys basketball team (15-3) showed off its explosive offense en route to three wins. The Bulldogs’ biggest test came Friday against the Brockton Boxers. In a game that went down to the wire, English executed down the […]

Updated: Feb 13, 2024
US must prevent a new humanitarian disaster in Gaza

Trudy Rubin Israel is poised to inflict the largest humanitarian catastrophe yet on desperate Palestinian civilians in Gaza, as its planes strike and troops push into Rafah, the last urban refuge for families fleeing the fighting. Roughly half of Gaza’s population is now trapped in the southern city up against the Egyptian border — having […]

Updated: Feb 13, 2024
Lynn continues clean up at King’s beach

Water and Sewer Commission Executive Director Dan O’Neill said that the city is investing $1.1 million to make sure that King’s Beach is in good standing by beach season. The city will be using a camera to survey 21 miles of the drainage system at King’s Beach, O’Neill said. Every foot of the drainage system […]

Updated: Feb 13, 2024
PLNR comes up empty against Winthrop

WINTHROP — When two of the top 10 teams in Division I girls hockey go head-to-head fans are in for a show. On Monday evening Winthrop (11-2-2) welcomed rivals Peabody-Lynnfield-North Reading (PLNR) (13-3) to its home and walked out with a 1-0 victory.  In the second period, PLNR thought it scored the opening goal of […]

Updated: Feb 13, 2024