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'$5 Million' Gap: Marblehead Seeks State Help In Teacher Contract Deal
The Marblehead Education Association said increased funding is necessary to combat the "crisis" in Marblehead Public Schools.

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The Marblehead Education Association said increased funding is necessary to combat the "crisis" in Marblehead Public Schools.

The School Committee meeting discussion generally focused more on how, not if, to switch Saltonstall Middle School grades to Collins.
The Danvers Fire Department said the use of all fire pits, chimeras, outdoor fireplaces and outdoor cooking fires are now prohibited.
The Peabody representative received the award from the Massachusetts Coalition of Police.
Salem is one of eight cities across Massachusetts where the Justice Department will have monitors to watch for voting rights violations.
More than a million Massachusetts voters got a head start on Tuesday's state general election through early and mail-in voting.
Persistent fires continue to send smoke across the North Shore, forcing sports and other activities indoors.
Residents are invited to bring hordes of gourds for composting in the "destruction zone" at a fun, family-friendly event.
The state Department of Transportation will host the virtual public forum on the Bridge Street repairs on Nov. 7 at 6:30 p.m.
The victim told police he was punched and stabbed while waiting for a bus on Mount Auburn Street on Oct. 22.
School Committee Chair Rachael Abell told Patch the sides remain "many millions of dollars apart" in wage proposals.
State Sen. Joan Lovely announced the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources food infrastructure grants this week.
The Danvers Department of Public Works is seeking nominations for this year's town Christmas tree.
The North Shore is part of the 13 percent of Massachusetts now considered in a "severe" drought, according to the latest monitor updates.
To help you brush up on all the races before polls open Tuesday, we've put together a guide to the ballot and where to vote.
To help you brush up on all the races before polls open Tuesday, we've put together a guide to the ballot and where to vote.
To help you brush up on all the races before polls open Tuesday, we've put together a guide to the ballot and where to vote.
To help you brush up on all the races before polls open Tuesday, we've put together a guide to the ballot and where to vote.
To help you brush up on all the races before polls open Tuesday, we've put together a guide to the ballot and where to vote.
To help you brush up on all the races before polls open Tuesday, we've put together a guide to the ballot and where to vote.