For some, it will be hard to believe that the 9/11 terrorist attacks are already two decades in the past. It's a wound that is still fresh for those who lost a loved one in the horrific … [Read more...] about 20 years later, 9/11 still vivid for Jalbert family
Past & Present
Responders to Ground Zero reflect on 20 years
Those who responded to the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center in 2001 still remember the devastation, smells, chaos, and heartbreak that filled Manhattan. Killing 2,977 people, … [Read more...] about Responders to Ground Zero reflect on 20 years
Little island, big history
If you stand on the shore of Marblehead, Swampscott, Lynn or Nahant and look out to sea to the northeast, you’ll see a small nondescript island about a mile away. That three-acre piece of land — … [Read more...] about Little island, big history
Who was the man behind the town’s seal?
What does $12 buy you? How about the original design used in the town seal seen on signs, badges, and official documents? Already a Civil War hero and famous illustrator, Charles Wellington … [Read more...] about Who was the man behind the town’s seal?
Pisano had a hand in history
In August, a formal reveal of the Frederick Douglass sculpture by 99-year old Nahant artist Reno ‘Ray’ Pisano highlighted the official dedication of a new Lynn park named after the prominent … [Read more...] about Pisano had a hand in history