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Everything you need to know about Halloween season in Salem
Everything to know about visiting Salem in October, including parking info, the best restaurants, Salem Witch Trials activities, and a full guide to Halloween celebrations. If you’re looking for a festive, seasonally appropriate day trip this month, you’d be hard-pressed to find a New England destination that celebrates Halloween as thoroughly as Salem.
Veterans groups catch big donations
For the ItemTwo veterans organizations received checks for $10,000 on Tuesday. The money was raised through the fourth Freedom Fish Lynn, which was held July 20 and sponsored by Mayor Jared Nicholson, the Department of Veterans Services, the Economic Development and Industrial Corporation of Lynn (EDIC/Lynn), and the Lynn Housing Authority and Neighborhood Development (LHAND). Freedom Fish […] The post Veterans groups catch big donations appeared first on Itemlive.
Town and state officials review needs in Swampscott
Benjamin PierceSWAMPSCOTT — State Sen. Brendan Crighton and State Rep. Jenny Armini met with the Select Board and Town Administrator Sean Fitzgerald to discuss how certain state-wide efforts impact Swampscott. Strategies for combating beach pollution was one topic that was discussed at length. Crighton, Armini and Fitzgerald are all members of the King’s Beach Steering Committee, […] The post Town and state officials review needs in Swampscott appeared first on Itemlive.
‘We’re a very different town’: Arlington asks for improved bus service, Red Line stop decades after town blocked it
A local leader from Arlington told the MBTA that bus service has deteriorated and that the MBTA should "dust off" its Red Line extension plans. When the Town of Arlington said no to its own Red Line stop nearly 50 years ago, the MBTA scrapped its plans for an extension from Harvard Square to Lexington and ended the line at Alewife in Cambridge.
Lynn Disability Commission ponders distribution of funds
Emily RosenbergLYNN — The Lynn Disability Commission is considering ways to allocate $213,517 that is under its jurisdiction. The commission has currently made no expenditures for fiscal year 2025. Chair Joseph Thornton said he would like to see a subcommittee established that focuses on taking in and approving funding requests, similar to how the cultural council […] The post Lynn Disability Commission ponders distribution of funds appeared first on Itemlive.
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