By Joyce Erekson It’s time to button up Manning Field and bring the show inside. The high school basketball season unofficially kicks off this weekend with the 30th annual Dr. Elmo Benedetto Boys Basketball Jamboree Friday at English High and…
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Baker-Polito Administration Announces Advanced Manufacturing Training Grant Awards
The Baker-Polito Administration awarded $1.5 million in Advanced Manufacturing Training Program Workforce Development Grants to ten workforce development teams from across the Commonwealth. Governor Charlie Baker visited Lynn Tech to announce the grants in a ceremony Dec. 3 at the…
School Committee Jared Nicholson Opposes the Plan for Central Square Charter School
School Committee Jared Nicholson spoke against the proposed Central Square charter school during a hearing Tuesday. Following is the text of Nicholson’s remarks: We will hear a lot of good reasons why the Board should reject the application. I am…
NSCC Corporate and Community Education Division Moving to Danvers
North Shore Community College will relocate its Corporate Training and Community Education division from the Cummings Center in Beverly to its Danvers campus in January 2016. The division will be housed in the Math and Science Building, which is easily…
My Brother’s Table Is Sponsoring a Sweater Drive
My Brother’s Table (MBT), the North Shore’s largest soup kitchen, is in need of NEW sweaters and sweatshirts to distribute to its guests on Christmas Day. Men’s, women’s and children’s sweaters/sweatshirts in all sizes are needed, but the biggest demand…
Thanksgiving Dinner at Brothers Deli
Brothers Deli owner George Markos,far left, and some of his staff including Jadi Pizarro, Mike Ciaramello, Mauro Chavez and Randy Jackson, helped make Thanksgiving special for hundreds of people, including many families, who stopped by the Market Street restaurant for…
Community Development Bill Championed by Rep.Crighton Moves Closer to a Vote
By Joseph Domelowicz Jr. The Massachusetts Legislature’s Joint Committee on Community Development and Small Businesses reported favorably last week on House Bill 144 — “An Act Establishing Community Benefit Districts,” clearing the first major hurdle on its way to a…
Fantastic Finish:St.Mary’s Senior Hennessey Soared in MIAA Tournament
Dan Hennessey was but a half of soccer away from being an instant, certified St. Mary’s High School sports legend. The 5-foot, 8-inch senior striker had scored two goals in an MIAA state semifinal 2-0 victory over CCL rival Archbishop…
St. Mary’s Sports
NOT TO BE: St. Mary’s receiver Calvin Johnson is denied a long pass reception in the first quarter of Saturday’s semifinal playoff game by East Bridgewater defensive back Jake Peterson. The Spartans fought hard and had life at the…
An Historic Day for Lynn:Gov.Baker,Cong. Moulton, Sec. Ash Join Mayor Kennedy for Kickoff of Lynn Economic Team
By Cary Shuman Governor Charlie Baker, Congressman Seth Moulton, and Mass. Housing and Economic Sec. Jay Ash joined Mayor Judith Flanagan Kennedy, city officials, and leaders in the business community at a kickoff ceremony for the formation of the Lynn…