Lynn News

Look for foofy hair, corduroys, leisure suits and American cars in American Hustle, a highly acclaimed David O. Russell movie due in theaters Dec. 20. Oh yeah, and look for Swampscott and Lynn.

6:40 p.m. A caller reported a person fell getting out of a car on Foster Street near Petrillo's.

7:01 p.m. Report of a road rage incident at the Liberty Tree Mall. A caller said a male punched her car.

Lynnfield Police responded to these and other calls for service between Friday, December 13 and Sunday, December 15. On Friday, December 13 at 9:12 a.m. an Apple Hill Lane resident reported a man in the woods had been looking into her window.

The Daily Item of Lynn reported that the auction happened Saturday at the landmark restaurant on Route 1 in Saugus, which closed Oct. 20. The cows sold for as much as $1,800 each.

Friday, Dec. 13 8:24 a.m., a semi-conscious seventh-grader was transported to the hospital from West Shore Drive.

She said said she was having a problem with parents picking up children and parking illegal areas, blocking fire hydrants and residents' driveways.

Tewksbury Police announced a Lawrence man and Lynn man were arrested earlier this week on drug trafficking charges following separate incidents on Tuesday and Wednesday.

A suspect believed to be involved in a one-man crime spree robbing banks in and around Boston has been brought into Malden District Court Friday.

Police arrested two men this week for allegedly dealing drugs in Tewksbury, charging one with dealing cocaine and oxycodone pills and the other with dealing heroin, according to police.

The state's new watchdog agency for health costs said Friday that it will investigate the impact on the North Shore of Partners HealthCare System's plan to acquire Hallmark Health System, which operates Melrose-Wakefield Hospital and Lawrence Memorial Hospital in Medford.

The Salem Police Department announced Thursday that Marlborough Road from Osborne Hill to Rockdale Avenue will be closed to all traffic tonight from 9 to 11 p.m. to perform an accident reconstruction with the State Police Department.

At 4:46 p.m., police responded to a report of a suspicious item found in an apartment on First Street.

Revere, Mass. Mayor Daniel Rizzo speaks to reporters during a news conference in Lynn, Mass., Monday, Dec. 9, 2013, next to a rendering of a proposed casino development by Mohegan Sun in Revere, Mass.

Lynn firefighters work a 3 alarm fire at 139 Chestnut St. today December 10, 2013.

In her Winthrop living room, she is silent in her pink, comfy chair. Just moments before, Daria Casinelli, a licensed acupuncturist, inserted 14 needles in Woods' wrists, feet, and ears to help reduce the pain she feels in her feet and stomach, and to allow the 80-year-old former nurse to breathe easier.

Area leaders, from left, Revere Mayor Daniel Rizzo, Lynn Mayor Judith Flanagan Kennedy, Salem Mayor Kim Driscoll, Saugus Town Manager Scott Crabtree and Chelsea City Manager Jay Ash, stand beside a rendering of a proposed casino development by Mohegan Sun in Revere, during a news conference in Lynn, Mass., Monday, Dec. 9, 2013.

An officer said the house was "struck with chocolate." 2:17 p.m. A caller on Lisburn Street complained about a blue Escalade from Walden Hill Drive.

A Lynn man charged with fatally beating his girlfriend's 3-month-old son is now facing a murder charge.

Florence Greville marked her 100th birthday with a party at The Lodge at Old Trail Nov. 19. A lifelong piano player, Greville decided to take up jazz piano at age 98 and enjoyed a jazz piano concert at the party.