[ad_1] PEABODY — Peabody Municipal Light Plant is warning its customers to be on the alert about a scam that dupes customers into making a direct payment or risk having their electric service turned off immediately due to a delinquent account. “Obviously, we don’t want people to be scammed and it is so frustrating,” PMLP […]

[ad_1] LYNN — The Fire Department responded to a report of a brush fire off of Fays Avenue on the Lynn and Salem line on Thursday afternoon, District Chief Joseph Zukas said. A neighbor called and reported the brush fire approximately a quarter to a half-mile away into the woods from Fays Avenue, he said. […]

[ad_1] LYNN — Sean Reid has received additional endorsements in his campaign for State Representative of the 11th Essex District, covering West Lynn and Nahant, just ahead of election day this upcoming Tuesday. The School Committee Member has received backing from two labor coalitions, the North Shore Labor Council, AFL-CIO and the North Shore Building […]

[ad_1] PEABODY — When No. 32 Peabody hosted No. 33 Brockton in Thursday’s Division 1 action, it was bound to be a close match. In the end, the teams needed five sets to determine the winner with the Tanners escaping in scores of 24-26, 25-16, 19-25. 25-20, and 15-13.  Junior Yorna Demiri sets up a […]

[ad_1] All address information, particularly arrests, reflects police records. In the event of a perceived inaccuracy, it is the sole responsibility of the concerned party to contact the relevant police department and have the department issue a notice of correction to The Daily Item. LYNN Arrests Ismael Diaz, 46, of 275 Summer St., was arrested […]

[ad_1] LYNN — You could say there’s nothing like the state tournament – it’s when all of that hard work is put to the ultimate test. The No. 15 St. Mary’s field hockey team (13-4-1) will be hosting a first-round game at 3:30 p.m this Saturday. The opponent: No. 18 Blackstone Valley RVT (14-3-1). Spartans’ […]

[ad_1] You know what I’ve been thinking? Like Forrest Gump running past the end zone and into the locker room, some people just have a knack for running. And, like Forrest, no one was close behind. Marblehead’s cross country superstar, Marrietta O’Connell, repeated as individual champion of the Northeastern Conference this past weekend. At Stage […]

[ad_1] JOEY BARRETT – ITEM SPORTS EDITOR Overall: 57-18Last Week: 6-5 Lynn Tech 34Nashoba 31 Saugus 20Chelsea 6 St. John’s Prep 28BC High 24 Bishop Feehan 24St. Mary’s 14 Lynnfield 42Hamilton-Wenham 12 Marblehead 38Danvers 17 Swampscott 31Salem 10 KIPP 36Whittier 12 Bishop Fenwick 49Arlington Catholic 0 Peabody 28Beverly 14 Lynn Classical 18Somerville 10 MARK ABOYOUN […]

[ad_1] Credit: Adobe Stock photo It’s playoff time as several teams from Mattituck, Southold and Greenport are vying for Suffolk County glory and beyond in soccer, volleyball, cross country and (likely) in football. Here’s a quick look at what is in store for the North Fork high school squads: BOYS SOCCER CLASS B Mattituck (9-5-2), […]

[ad_1] All address information, particularly arrests, reflects police records. In the event of a perceived inaccuracy, it is the sole responsibility of the concerned party to contact the relevant police department and have the department issue a notice of correction to The Daily Item. LYNN Arrests Wilmer Yoc Mendez, 23, of Sagamore Street, was arrested […]