First-graders salute Memorial Day heroes
ITEM PHOTO BY OWEN O’ROURKE First-grade students from the Aborn Elementary School perform at the Bethany Congregational Church. By MATT DEMIRS LYNN — First graders at Aborn Elementary School put on a...
View ArticleMarshalling a plan for former school building
By GAYLA CAWLEY LYNN — City officials presented a plan to sell the former Thurgood Marshall Middle School on Porter Street on Thursday night, for a potential reuse that could include senior market-rate...
View ArticleHats off to St. Mary’s grads
ITEM PHOTO BY OWEN O’ROURKE The St. Mary’s graduating class of 2017 celebrates. By THOMAS GRILLO LYNN — Rain didn’t stop the 84 St. Mary’s High School graduates as officials, teachers, parents, and...
View ArticleWarren rides the Blue Line into Lynn
ITEM FILE PHOTO This February 2017 file photo shows Newton Mayor Setti Warren on a visit to Lynn. By THOMAS GRILLO LYNN — Democratic candidate for governor Setti Warren promises to extend Blue Line...
View ArticlePolice log: 5-27-2017
All address information, particularly arrests, reflect police records. In the event of a perceived inaccuracy, it is the sole responsibility of the concerned party to contact the relevant police...
View ArticleA spin of a lifetime for ‘Wheel of Fortune’ fan
COURTESY PHOTO James Magner’s episode of “Wheel of Fortune” airs at 7 p.m. May 30. By MATT DEMIRS LYNN — How much does it cost to buy a vowel on the “Wheel of Fortune”? Lynn native James Magner can...
View ArticleWarren campaigns on transportation promise
ITEM PHOTO BY JIM WILSON City Councilor Peter Capano listens as Newton Mayor Setti Warren hold a news conference at the ferry terminal. By THOMAS GRILLO LYNN — With the harbor as a backdrop Friday,...
View ArticlePolice log: 5-28-17
All address information, particularly arrests, reflect police records. In the event of a perceived inaccuracy, it is the sole responsibility of the concerned party to contact the relevant police...
View ArticleNahant police officer assaulted by teen
NAHANT — A Nahant police officer was assaulted by a teenager driving a stolen car on Saturday night. Shortly before 11 p.m., the officer was investigating a suspicious car in the Bass Point area of...
View ArticlePolice log: 5-30-2017
All address information, particularly arrests, reflect police records. In the event of a perceived inaccuracy, it is the sole responsibility of the concerned party to contact the relevant police...
View ArticleSaugus ready to leap
The town is wasting no time in launching one of the most ambitious local public school building projects undertaken in Massachusetts in recent years. With a price tag of $186 million, the three-school...
View ArticleLowell Gray dies at 57
COURTESY PHOTO Lowell Gray leaves behind a wife, brother, and three daughters. Lowell Gray, an entrepreneur, technology executive, restaurateur and real estate developer who turned in the last few...
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Congratulate a graduate in print
Congratulate a student or an entire class on the day their photos appear in The Daily Item and/or La Voz. Take a look at the schools we will be covering this year: Bishop Fenwick* Lynn Classical Lynn...
View ArticleCommunity gathers to remember the fallen
ITEM PHOTO BY OWEN O’ROURKE Kenneth J. Marrin, post commander 507 Lynn VFW 1993-1994 walks the parade. By GAYLA CAWLEY LYNN — A little rain isn’t going to keep the city of Lynn from honoring the...
View ArticleAs Trahant steps down, others step up
ITEM PHOTO BY SPENSER HASAK “I’ll still be around,” longtime City Councilor William Trahant says. By THOMAS GRILLO LYNN — William Trahant knew something was wrong last fall when he was boating on Tripp...
View ArticleCan we have nice things?
ITEM PHOTO BY SPENSER HASAK One Dollar Zone has opened on the Lynnway. By THOMAS GRILLO LYNN — Another dollar store has opened on the Lynnway as the city solidifies its place for discount retailers....
View ArticleIt’s fireworks time again
Summer is unofficially here and the push is on again to raise $30,000 to pay for the annual July 3 fireworks display. Seven fundraising events are planned with the first kicking off on Thursday at Old...
View ArticleState OKs $150K for algae cleanup
By THOMAS GRILLO Lynn and Nahant’s beaches should smell a lot sweeter this summer, thanks to a decision the by the Baker administration to spend $150,000 for algae cleanup. In an effort to balance the...
View ArticleCouncil overrides mayor’s meal tax veto
By THOMAS GRILLO LYNN — Days after Mayor Judith Flanagan Kennedy vetoed the local option meals tax, the City Council overrode the mayor’s action by a 10-1 vote. In a special council meeting Tuesday,...
View ArticleHaving a ball in Swampscott
ITEM PHOTO BY OWEN O’ROURKE Ryan Filipiak, Owen Pulaski, Gabe Bookman, Domenic Cella, Charlie Brogna and Cam Gold act silly with Chomps. By GAYLA CAWLEY SWAMPSCOTT — Following the success of the...
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