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For Henry Louis Gates, Jr., NAACP’s Spingarn Medal is ‘one of the greatest honors in my life’
At the recent NAACP Convention in Las Vegas, the storied Spingarn Medal was awarded to Henry Louis Gates, Jr. The Alphonse Fletcher University Professor and director of the Hutchins Center for African & African American Research is the 109th recipient of the prestigious prize, the oldest and most continuous recognition conferred for outstanding achievements by Black Americans.
LCS performs ‘Disney’s Descendants the Musical’
Lynnfield Community Schools performed “Disney’s Descendants the Musical” on July 26, 27, and 28. LCS offers programs for before- and after-school care, “enrichment activities” throughout the year, and a summer program, according to its website. The play was open to rising fourth graders up to...
Dracut Police & Fire Respond to Smoke Grenade
DRACUT — Fire Chief Richard Patterson and Police Chief Peter Bartlett report that the Dracut Fire and Police Departments responded Tuesday to an incident in which a teenager fished a smoke grenade out of Beaver Brook. On Tuesday, July 30, at approximately 11:17 a.m., the Dracut Police and Fire...
School Committee addresses central office opening
The School Committee approved Superintendent Tom Geary’s new contract and presented the Assistant Superintendent Search Committee at its meeting. The committee voted to appoint Geary superintendent at an earlier meeting on July 10. School Committee Chair Kate DePrizio presented Geary’s renegotiated contract, which contained minor grammatical changes and revisions...
After seeing a high-speed, 3-car crash in Vermont, a Temple Hospital resident rushed to aid the people injured
When Kiley Nygren was 13, her brother's best friend was hit by a car in front of their house in Harvard, Massachusetts. "I wished I had known more, and I wished I could have done more in that situation to be able to help at that time," Nygren said. MORE:...
Library Schedule August 1 to August 7
12 p.m. – 1 p.m. Yoga: All Levels Flow. 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. Monday Movies! Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. Board of Library Trustees Meeting. 11:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. The Cure for the Common Show with Byrson Lang. 6 p.m....
Lynnfield to share in $135,000 in cybersecurity grants
State and local officials are celebrating the awarding of nearly $7 million in public safety grants to assist communities, school districts and other state and local government agencies across Massachusetts with addressing their most pressing cybersecurity needs. House Minority Leader Bradley H. Jones, Jr. (R-North Reading) and State Senator Brendan...
Maine teenager arrested, charged after Georgetown SUV crash, police say
A 16-year-old boy from Biddeford, Maine, was arrested and charged with operating a motor vehicle without a license — among other charges — after he crashed a black SUV in Georgetown early Tuesday morning, local police said. Georgetown police said they responded to a report of a crash...
Youth prison escapees carjack woman and abandon car, Maine cops say. They’re apprehended
UPDATE: The 16-year-old escapee was located in Georgetown, Massachusetts, after 5 a.m. on July 30, the South Portland Police Department said in a news release. When he was apprehended, the other escapee, 18-year-old Davyn Flynn, was still at large, according to authorities. Flynn has since been taken into custody, police said in an update on July 30.
Youth, experience aplenty for girls soccer squad
With just a few weeks remaining in the summer, time is winding down for high school student-athletes tuning up for the fall sports season. One Lynnfield team that has been hard at work with captains’ practices and summer league games is the girls soccer team, which is looking to make another deep run in the MIAA Division 4 state tournament and avenge last year’s semifinal, heartbreaking 4-3 loss in penalty kicks to South Hadley.
A Healthy Lynnfield and the Police Department will celebrate national night out
A Healthy Lynnfield, an active community partnership working hard to prevent substance misuse and to ensure those impacted have the help they need, and the Lynnfield Police Department are partnering to celebrate National Night Out. This community-building campaign promotes strong police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie to make neighborhoods safer, more caring places to live and work.
Fisherman arrested after catching 14 oversized fish: 'Caught red-handed'
A Massachusetts man is under arrest after illegally catching and keeping a total of 14 oversized striped bass. Authorities had received tips about the angler not releasing catches from his boat while he fished off of the coast of New Hampshire near New Castle and Rye, the Portsmouth Herald reported.
Swanzey man charged in MA shooting
KEENE, N.H. (MyKeeneNow) – A Swanzey man is facing charges after shooting at another vehicle in Massachusetts. Around 5 AM on July 15th police responded to a report of a shooting in Tewksbury, Massachusetts. According to a news release from Tewksbury police, a blue Nissan Rogue and a silver...
Massachusetts lawyer accused of bringing synthetic cannabis into an RI prison. What we know.
PROVIDENCE – Federal authorities are accusing a Massachusetts lawyer of trying to smuggle synthetic cannabis to two men being held at the Donald W. Wyatt Detention Facility in Central Falls. Federal prosecutors charged Theresa M. DiJoseph, 50, of Woburn, Massachusetts, with conspiracy to commit drug trafficking, possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance, providing a prohibited object to an inmate and making a false statement after her arrest Tuesday morning. ...
Greenbelt’s annual trail run set for Aug. 24
HAMILTON — Essex County Greenbelt is hosting its 16th annual trail run on Saturday, August 24. The event will take place at Vineyard Hill Reservation in Hamilton. The course offers runners the opportunity to experience a variety of different elevations and landscapes as they ascend Vineyard Hill and wind through sections of Bradley Palmer State Park, the Bay Circuit Trail, and Greenbelt’s Shaw Field.