The Daily Item

SAUGUS - Traffic on Route 1 North was down to one lane again Thursday as Department of Public Works crews patched an area of the road that has been hampered by a water main break since Tuesday night. Full Story »

LYNN - Two alleged purse snatchers, who were nabbed by a police officer working a detail last week, have been released on personal recognizance. Full Story »

LYNN - A Chatham Street couple working with relatives allegedly stole Homeland Security workers' identities and sold them to people who used the personal information to set up telephone service and other accounts. Full Story »

SAUGUS - With a newly renovated landing under his feet, Harbormaster Thomas Falasca is hoping to turn his job into a little bit more than just a title. Full Story »

PEABODY - A group of resident knitters who live at Brooksby Village known as the "Busy Fingers" have painstakingly knit hundreds of items for the needy. Full Story »

MARBLEHEAD - Stay tuned. That's the advice of Public Health Director Wayne Attridge today as he prepares for Saturday's H1N1 Flu Clinic - the clinic will be Marblehead's first and it also might be Marblehead's last. Full Story »

SAUGUS - Just when drivers thought they had seen the last of detours and roadwork along Hamilton Street, the gas company has stepped in to prolong the pain. Full Story »

LYNN - A man was shot three times around 7:20 p.m. Thursday in the vicinity of 25 Pleasant St., according to Lynn police. Officers responded to the area after numerous reports of gunshots. According to one report, as many as five shots were heard at the scene. Full Story »

LYNN - There's something magical about Christmas and being a 7-year-old. Full Story »

PEABODY - A Lynn man's share of a candlepin bowling scoring world record will not stand, officials said Thursday. Matt Penkul, 31, who bowled a 514 in three strings of candlepin Tuesday at MetroBowl on Foster Street in Peabody, would have tied the world record had his score stood. Full Story »

LYNN - Local government officials and educators, including Lynn Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Catherine Latham, on Thursday voiced severe opposition to two proposed area charter schools at a public hearing to review the schools' proposals. Full Story »

SALEM - A Lynn woman who stole $1.2 million from her Ipswich employer to finance a high-end lifestyle of travel, home décor, designer clothes and luxury goods will be spending at least five years behind bars and was ordered to pay $500,000 in restitution. Full Story »

SWAMPSCOTT - Chanukah begins at sundown today and Thursday a very different kind of menorah was being made at Chabad Lubavitch of the North Shore. Full Story »

Chabad Lubavitch students David Soolkin, 12, and Vanessa Freedman, 11, create a ‘canorah’ Thursday, a menorah made of cans, which will be donated to a homeless shelter. Full Story »

LYNNFIELD - The race to replace Senate Minority Leader and lieutenant governor candidate Richard Tisei is shaping up. Full Story »

MARBLEHEAD - After nearly 60 minutes of testimony and questions, selectmen couldn't quite put the blame on The Landing for overserving a customer Nov. 9. Full Story »

MARBLEHEAD - The Special Education Advisory Council of Marblehead (SEACOM) found few surprises in its first parent survey - the first systematic parent survey in the program's history. Full Story »

SWAMPSCOTT - A new restaurant could be opening in Vinnin Square in the near future. Full Story »

NAHANT - The Community Preservation Committee held a public hearing Monday but due to a glitch only one potential applicant showed. Full Story »

MARBLEHEAD - Two dozen Marbleheaders braved the pouring rain Wednesday morning to make their way to the Eveleth School auditorium for a public forum on the future of the Glover and Eveleth elementary schools. Full Story »

SAUGUS - Senator Thomas McGee looked out at the white caps in the Saugus River and the rain coming down sideways and said it takes a day like Wednesday to appreciate the renovations of Lobsterman's Landing. Full Story »

SAUGUS - Residents along Adams and Elmwood avenues lost another bid to have a four-way stop sign installed at that intersection. The Selectmen voted 4-0, with Michael Kelleher absent, to deny the request for a stop sign. Full Story »

SAUGUS - A Tuesday night water break along Route 1 north tied up traffic for nearly 12 hours and required off-and -n repairs and patching jobs well into Wednesday morning. Full Story »

SALEM - A Lynn man has been indicted for brazenly shooting out the back window of a car on Munroe Street in Peabody last month by an Essex County grand jury. Full Story »

SALEM - A Superior Court judge Wednesday agreed to continue $15,000 cash bail for a Lynn felon caught again with a firearm in his home on Marianna Street. Full Story »