Mayor Jared C. Nicholson   Lynn’s history is one of welcoming people from all corners of the world to build their lives and families in our neighborhoods. Our embrace of diversity is to be celebrated, especially as we continue to witness alarming spikes in anti-Semitism and Islamophobia around the globe. Even here, many of our […]

The field hockey Magicians wrapped up their season, finishing with a 4-14 record, but under first-year coach Mia Maccario, a new culture may have found its roots. “Everything was brand new. When they stepped on that field and they all showed up, they gave it their all,” said Maccario, who has been involved with the […]

SAUGUS — A sprawling report produced by law firm Arrowood LLP following an investigation into former Superintendent Erin McMahon’s conduct reveals both the reasons why the School Committee felt it necessary to terminate McMahon in the third year of a five-year contract and the origins of the investigation that ultimately proved to be the downfall […]

LYNN – Commuters will get a boost next month when the Lynn MBTA Commuter Rail station’s temporary platform opens nine months ahead of schedule. In a Monday interview with The Item, Gov. Maura Healey said that the temporary platform at the Lynn station would open on Dec. 18. MBTA spokesperson Lisa Battiston confirmed the opening […]

BOSTON — Sgt. James Ridley, of Lynn, who has spent more than 19 years working at Middleton Jail for the Essex County Sheriff’s Department, was recognized as correctional supervisor of the year at the Statehouse Tuesday morning. Ridley was recognized for numerous acts of heroism and service this year, including administering life-saving Naloxone spray to […]

LYNN — Mayor Jared Nicholson unveiled a massive $450 million development plan for the South Harbor site on Tuesday. The plan calls for constructing an 850-unit apartment complex with a first-floor retail space. The project traces its origins back four years when former Mayor Tom McGee and Economic Development & Industrial Corporation of Lynn (EDIC/Lynn) […]

Roughly 100 Johnson Elementary students walked to school Tuesday morning, some sporting armbands decorated with the words “justice,” “equity,” and “inclusion” at the town’s first-ever Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day. On Nov. 14, 1960, 6-year-old Ruby Bridges walked to William Frantz Elementary in Louisiana, becoming the first Black student to attend the formerly white-only […]

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LEOMINSTER — Goals, celebrations, memories, you name it – this season had it all. But the journey ended for the No. 4 Lynnfield girls soccer team Wednesday night, losing to top-seeded South Hadley in penalties, 4-3. The Pioneers were down three times, but never gave up at Doyle Field, finding an equalizer each time. “It […]

SWAMPSCOTT — The Solid Waste Advisory Committee voted unanimously to approve the final draft of a proposed bylaw that would strongly regulate the use of plastics commonly used for takeout containers, straws, and single-use utensils. If passed, the Regulations on Plastic Containers and Food Establishments bylaw would prohibit food establishments, or businesses that prepare and […]