Scott Souza is a Patch field editor covering Beverly, Danvers, Marblehead, Peabody, Salem and Swampscott. He can be reached at Scott.Souza@Patch.com. Twitter: @Scott_Souza.
Anne Manning-Martin said she had considered stepping away from public service after 25 years but "realized now is not the time to leave."
Nearly a dozen dogs were found running loose in traffic at a Charleston, South Carolina intersection and were expected to arrive on Tuesday.
A fire at the Standley Street Yard Waste Compost site closed the site on Tuesday.
The Salem landmark was chosen in the annual Newsweek Readers' Choice poll.
Residents of Lynn and Swampscott were urged to avoid the water for 48 hours following the Saturday night discharge.
The cornhole tournament is in memory of eighth-grader Jason Bernard, who took his own life while experiencing bullying last year.
The 11-year-old humpback whale washed ashore at Preston Beach in May 2024 and was later buried in the town.
Union Square Donuts is one of four new stores and shops opening at MarketStreet in Lynnfield this fall.
Peabody's International Festival, Beverly's Harbor Fest and Swamptober Fest are all moved to this coming weekend.
City officials cited the cost of repairing broken parking lot kiosks for the move to fully mobile technology
The event featuring Barry Goudreau of the classic rock band Boston is Saturday on the Town Hall lawn.
Saturday's drawing is expected to be the second-largest in U.S. lottery history.
The city spent $8 million in 2023 for what was described as a "friendly taking" of the building and adjacent parking lots.
Gov. Healey on Thursday issued a bulletin that will require Massachusetts insurance companies to cover COVID-19 boosters and other vaccines.
State Police will conduct the checkpoint at an undisclosed location in Essex County this weekend.
The Old Farmer's Almanac has checked in with its forecast for the upcoming winter season.
Teamsters Local Union 25 said more than of the 400 workers voted against the offer as talks resumed amid a two-month work stoppage.
The human case comes after two batches of mosquitoes in Danvers recently tested positive for WNV.
Peabody retailers sold two of the four $50,000 winners in Massachusetts, while no one hit the jackpot nationwide.
The Attorney General's Office said 44 proposals advance to the next step of appearing on the 2026 statewide ballot.
