Patricia “Pat” Volta died at age 81 on Monday, Feb 17. Volta was a member of Saugus-Everett Elk’s Lodge #642 for 28 years and was a trailblazer. Volta was the first woman to ever serve as secretary of ...

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) held a meeting Tuesday morning in which they voted against the expansion of KIPP Academy six to four. Sen. Brandon ...

The Peabody Area Chamber of Commerce (PACC) held its annual legislative breakfast Tuesday morning, giving local elected officials a forum to speak on recent developments, particularly pertaining to ...

The MBTA has officially announced the start dates for the 2025 ferry season, including significant service upgrades for the Winthrop and Quincy Ferry routes. Key changes include increased service as ...

After a four-year hiatus, the Habitat for Humanity International Food Fair will be officially returning to Swampscott on March 8. Chair of Habitat for Humanity, Swampscott resident Debbie Sawyer, took ...

Editorial written by New York Daily News Board. “Completely bonkers and unconstitutional,” not to mention “really shocking,” is how a lawyer with expertise on First Amendment press freedoms described ...

Reshma Saujani My parents never dreamed of calling Chicago their home, and who could blame them? For two generations, my family lived in Uganda until the dictator Idi Amin shattered their world. An ...

William Cooper The president of the United States should be competent, ethical, and full of vigor. This is obvious given the demands of the job. Yet former President Joe Biden, who’s 82 years old, ...

Holocaust Survivor Helga Melmed will share her powerful story at the Reading High School Auditorium on March 3 at 7 p.m. At just 13 years old, Melmed was deported to the Lodz Ghetto. She endured ...

Mark Aboyoun Mark Aboyoun is a New Jersey born sports writer at The Daily Item. Aboyoun is a graduate of Saint Joseph's University '18 and went on to earn his Juris Doctor at Western New England ...

After strong regular seasons and trips to their respective MIAA state tournaments, the Marblehead and Peabody boys basketball teams suffered similar fates Monday night. Marblehead, ranked No. 36 in ...

The No. 41 Magicians came into enemy territory Monday and had a 7-5 lead after the first quarter against No. 24 Reading Memorial at the Walter Hawkes Field House in the preliminary round of the ...