The Gloucester Fire Department extinguished a car fire in an auto repair shop on Friday, July 14. (Photo courtesy Gloucester Fire Department) GLOUCESTER — Chief Eric Smith reports that the Gloucester Fire Department extinguished a car fire in an auto…

NEWBURY – One man was killed and another charged with operating under the influence after their motorcycles collided on Route 1 in Newbury on Thursday night, Essex County District Attorney Paul F. Tucker and Newbury Police Chief Patricia Fisher announced.…

. MELLO IS TRANSITIONING TO AN AUTOMATED TRASH PICKUP SYSTEM SIMILAR TO AMESBURY’S CURRENT RECYCLING PICK UP. NEW BROWN TRASH CARTS WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO RESIDENTS. Trash is collected weekly, with the exception of the Downtown Business District. Only trash…

Please note that two Salem beaches: the beach at the end of Willow Avenue, and Pioneer Beach (the beach immediately adjacent to Pioneer Village at Forest River Park), are closed to swimming due to the results of water quality testing.…

BEVERLY/SALEM – In this addition of From the Newsroom, Salem News journalists Dustin Luca and Paul Leighton report on how local aid has been dispatched to both Ukraine and Vermont; they give updates on Lifebridge in Salem and Mission Boathouse…