SALEM – In Essex County Superior Court in Salem yesterday afternoon, Alan Bernadin, 23, and Nathaniel Mercedat, 23, both of Lynn, pleaded guilty to manslaughter for the killing of 20-year-old Brian Gomez of Salem, Essex County District Attorney Paul F.…

The Manchester-by-the-Sea Fire Department is currently responding to a potential mercury leak at Manchester Essex Regional Middle School. At this time, the rooms affected by the potential leak have been identified, isolated, and ventilated. The cause of the leak was…

LAWRENCE –  In Essex County Superior Court in Lawrence today, Braudys Nunez, 31, of Peabody, was sentenced to 10 to 15 years in state prison to be followed by three years of probation on charges tied to a December 2023…

Read Across America Week Essex Elementary School celebrating Read Across America Week. (Photo Courtesy Manchester Essex Regional School District) MANCHESTER-BY-THE-SEA — During Read Across America Week, Essex Elementary School and Manchester Memorial Elementary School transformed into scenes straight out of…

SALEM – Salem Mayor Dominick Pangallo today announced that Spring street sweeping begins on March 16, 2026 for the Point Neighborhood, March 17, 2026 for the entrance corridors, March 18, 2026 for the Downtown (B5) district, and  March 30, 2026 in Salem’s neighborhoods that will run through April 28.…

BOSTON – Governor Maura Healey sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Bessent demanding a $1,745 refund to every Massachusetts household for the financial harm caused by President Trump’s unconstitutional tariffs. Data from the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee estimates that the Trump Administration’s tariff actions…

LAWRENCE –  In Essex County Superior Court in Lawrence today, a jury found John Carey, 66, guilty of murder in the first degree for the killing of Claire Gravel on June 29, 1986, the Office of Essex County District Attorney…