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Three percent turnout at pollsOf the 5,268 registered voters in Middleton, only 164, or 3 percent, showed up at the polls on Monday, May 14 for the annual own Election at Fuller Meadow School. Lynn Murphy was voted in as the new town moderator with a total of 129 votes. Kosta Prentakis was a write-in candidate for the 2-year appointment on the Regional School Committee and received 17 votes. Linda Richards was re-elected to a 3-year Regional School Committee position. — Wicked Local Middleton Lynn Margolis: Executive function issue may look like lazinessAs the school year comes to a close, parents are reviewing their children’s performance, thinking about how to address children’s needs in the coming year, and scheduling testing for learning issues. Everyone talks about “executive functions,” though it’s not always understood what exactly it means or how to help. — Wicked Local Newton
Fresh start: Under new ownership, North Shore Navigators are set to begin life in a new leagueWhen Patrick Salvi bought the Lynn-based North Shore Navigators baseball team and moved them out of the New England Collegiate Baseball League and into the Futures Collegiate Baseball League earlier this year, he wasn’t looking for a one-stop ride on the train. — Wicked Local Georgetown Mass. appeals court lengthens man's sentenceSalem, Mass. (AP) — A man convicted of attacking and robbing three men in 2006 asked a state appeals court last week to reduce his 10- to 15-year prison term. — Daily Times Chronicle Thursday, May 17, 2012 11:23 AM Update: Saugus Chamber of Commerce ExpoThe Lynn Area and Saugus Chambers of Commerce is hosting the fourth annual Business to Business Expo and After Hours this Thursday, May 17, at the Holiday Inn grand ballroom, Route 1 North, from 5-8 p.m. — Wicked Local Saugus Recalling Salem’s Lambert & Tristan da CunhaIn January, we noted 2012 marks the Bicentennial of the War of 1812, and 10th anniversary of the Bowditch Bicentennial of 2002. We neglected to note that May 17, 2012 also marks the 200th anniversary of the death of Salem’s adventurous seafarer, Jonathan Lambert. But who was he? Although Jonathan Lambert (1772? -1812) has been mostly forgotten here in his birthplace, Lambert is well known as one of the earliest settlers of the remote South Atlantic island of Tristan da Cunha, now an English-speaking territory of the U.K. — Wicked Local Salem Ehrlich to meet with constituents in Swampscott on May 18State Rep. Lori Ehrlich will hold district office hours on Friday, May 18, at the Swampscott Town Hall, 22 Monument Ave., from 10 a.m. until noon. — Wicked Local Swampscott Saugus Town Meeting kicks offTown Meeting members accepted several streets in order to increase Chapter 90 state aid and dispatched of a handful of articles that weren’t properly submitted on the warrant during the first annual Town Meeting session. — Wicked Local Saugus
Swampscott voter registration deadline is April 6The Swampscott Town Clerk’s Office in Town Hall at 22 Monument Ave. will remain open for a voter registration session on Wednesday, April 6 until 8 p.m. — Wicked Local Swampscott Principals hired at Saugus Veterans Memorial Elementary School and Oaklandvale Elementary SchoolSuperintendent of Schools Richard Langlois appointed Jean Perry as principal at Veterans Memorial Elementary School and Eric Jones as principal at Oaklandvale Elementary School. — Wicked Local Saugus
‘Strong Women at The Gables’ Lecture Series continues in SalemThe next lecture in the “Strong Women at The Gables” Lecture Series is titled “Catharine Maria Sedgwick’s Literary Legacy” and will be delivered by Lucinda L. Damon-Bach, Ph.D. on Wednesday, May 16, at 7 p.m. at The House of Seven Gables, 115 Derby St. Internationally acclaimed in the 19th century and admired by her U.S. contemporaries, Catharine Maria Sedgwick’s life and works inspired male and female readers alike. This lecture will focus on Sedgwick’s early novels, friendships, and interactions with fellow authors (including James Fenimore Cooper, Lydia Maria Child, Ralph Waldo Emerson and Nathaniel Hawthorne), exploring her role as a founder of American literature. — Wicked Local Salem
Extra In Your Paper: Swampscott Reporter, May 17-23The print edition of the Swampscott Reporter hits newsstands and your mailbox every Thursday. Here are just some of the things you'll find exclusively in the print edition of the newspaper this week: — Wicked Local Swampscott More News
