Superintendent of Schools Pamela Angelakis and Assistant Superintendent of Finance and Operation Cheryl Herrick-Stella met with the Finance Committee to further evaluate the school district’s budget for Fiscal Year 2025. The School Committee voted 3-2 in favor of the proposed district budget of $32,600,554 for fiscal year 2025 at their last meeting on Jan. 30. […]
Because the Patriots are not playing in this year’s Super Bowl, many of us will cheer for San Francisco or Kansas City but pay most attention to our football squares. We hope it will be a good game. No one loves a blowout and the odds are against this happening Sunday. What we also dislike […]
Terrance Mintner “Americans are far too pessimistic about the future,” declared CNN’s Fareed Zakaria in an op-ed published last month. Zakaria focused on economics, arguing that a “profound sense of despair” among many Americans (“around three-quarters of those polled”) does not match up with positive stats – 5.2% growth in the third quarter of last […]
The Healey-Driscoll administration announced $5 million in state grants for fire departments across Massachusetts on Tuesday. More than 300 municipalities throughout the Commonwealth are recipients of the Firefighter Safety Equipment Grant Program, including Lynn, Swampscott, Nahant, Lynnfield, Peabody, and Marblehead. The program reimburses recipients for the purchases of 135 different types of fire equipment. According […]
The Swampscott High School Athletic Department is pleased to announce the appointment of Brittany Coppinger as its new varsity softball coach. Coppinger brings softball coaching experience at various levels, including as a junior varsity and assistant varsity coach for the Big Blue. Coppinger has the innate ability to build a rapport with her players, motivate […]
Peabody High Athletic Hall of Fame member and former Boston Red Sox player Steve Lomasney knows a thing or two about baseball – and softball. This spring, instead of cheering on the Tanners softball team as a parent from the other side of the fence, he will be taking his talents up close and personal, […]
You know what I’ve been thinking? Something really strong is brewing with Marblehead’s boys hockey team. The Headers won another two games this week, making it six in a row and eight of their last 10. In the MIAA Division 3 Power Rankings, Marblehead shot up to No. 6 with its 8-8 record and 0.4 […]
A section of Magnolia Park that has been closed since September will reopen after it was determined that the conditions at the site do not pose an imminent hazard or risk of harm to residents. Last year, the City of Lynn limited access to a portion of Magnolia Park after environmental testing indicated the presence […]
Peabody residents can park for free in metered spots downtown for the rest of February as the city continues to install new parking meters in the area ahead of their official debut in March. The installation of the parking meters marks a key component of the city’s overhaul of its downtown parking ordinance, which was […]
Doris Zito of Charleston, S.C. and formerly of Southold, joined the angels Thursday Feb. 1, 2024, with her family by her side. She was 87. Doris was born Oct. 19, 1936, in Brooklyn to Molly (née Marsarsky) and Joseph Martucci. She was the younger sister to her only sibling, Robert, who predeceased her. On her […]
