SALEM – Today, an Essex County jury found Josef Guillen, 23 of Lawrence, guilty of murder in the first degree of 21-year-old Jeffrey Ruiz of Lowell, Essex County District Attorney Paul F. Tucker confirms. The Superior Court jury also found…

Firefighters From left, Firefighter/Paramedic Nicholas Meyers, Mayor Greg Verga, and Firefighter/EMT Tyler Rogers stand together after Meyers and Rogers were sworn in as members of the Gloucester Fire Department. (Photo Courtesy Gloucester Fire Department) GLOUCESTER — The Gloucester Fire Department…

S&P Global Ratings affirms City’s historic AA bond rating SALEM – S&P Global Ratings, a municipal bond credit rating agency, has affirmed the City of Salem’s long-term rating of ‘AA’. The rating agency positively cited the city’s proactive management of elevated…