The Saugus Board of Appeals heard the case of the owner of 409 Lynn Fells Parkway, which is seeking to change the property’s non-conforming use from allowing floral sales to accommodating tuxedo sales and rentals, during a meeting that saw neighbors express strong opposition to the plan. The owner, Maria Russo, seeks to place a […]

NAHANT — Residents gathered at the Life Saving Station for the town’s Vietnam Veterans Day celebration Friday morning. The ceremony was originally scheduled to take place at the memorial of Vietnam veteran Richard Davis, but was moved due to inclement weather. Nahant American Legion Adjutant Bob Fields spearheaded the event, filling in for Cmdr. Dan […]

EMS dispatcher Teresa Collins, who brought the Wreaths Across America program to Marblehead, described the importance of being a woman in leadership roles.  She said that during the pandemic, she started to figure out her priorities and that it helped her find balance and figure out what mattered most to her. This then helped her […]

Teamwork makes the dream work, if you ask first-year Lynn Classical baseball coach Leon Elwell, who’s just days from coaching his first game of the spring this Thursday. “It’s going to be a collaborative effort and a team effort,” said Elwell, who has coached Greater Lynn Babe Ruth throughout the years. “We’re trying to put […]

Last season, Swampscott’s baseball team – at times – showed its youth. This spring, although the Big Blue are still young, they return all but one senior (Nick Paradise), and head coach Joe Caponigro hopes the team can take steps in its development. “Record-wise, last season was way down. We only had two players who […]

Just hours after its season-opening loss against Swampscott Thursday evening, it was a happy Friday for Saugus’ girls lacrosse team. The Sachems defeated Mystic Valley, 11-5, on home turf to even their record to 1-1.  Starting the spring with a bang, Nina Penachio had five goals and an assist to lead the victors. She was […]

DANVERS — 300 registered guests arrived at the Danversport Yacht Club for the Greater Lynn Chamber of Commerce’s Annual Meeting and Business Excellence Awards. A total of 14 awards were distributed to businesses and individuals from multiple communities. Thursday night’s ceremony was led by the chamber’s Interim Executive Director Ryan Newhall, along with members Christine […]

Trudy Rubin Vladimir Putin and his intelligence agencies are already blaming the hideous ISIS terror attack on a concert venue near Moscow on — you guessed it — Ukraine, the United States, and Great Britain. Putin needs to distract attention from either the incredible failure of his security agencies to prevent the attack or from […]

Down in the polls, facing calls from his own party to step away from the 2024 presidential campaign, and struggling to keep his party together on the Israel-Hamas war, Joe Biden nonetheless may possess a secret weapon. It’s the Republicans. On the surface, the GOP could not be better placed for the fall election. Their […]

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