Good morning, everyone, in particular to our newly elected City Councillors and School Committee members. In a city as historic as ours with a lot of firsts, I’m saddened that the times demand that this be our “first” virtual inauguration.…

SALEM, MA – The City of Salem will again offer free COVID-19 PCR tests for Salem residents only starting on Saturday January 1, 2022, with the intention of continuing the free testing on Saturdays for several additional weeks through the…

At approximately 2:00 am on December 29, 2021 Swampscott Police, Fire and Atlantic Ambulance responded to a fatal single motor vehicle crash in the area 245 Paradise Rd.  A 2005 Honda Accord, traveling northbound on Rt. 1A (Paradise Road) in Swampscott, reportedly…

IPSWICH – Terri Murphy is the Executive Director of the Northeast Massachusetts Youth Orchestras.  According to www.nmyo.org., Northeast Massachusetts Youth Orchestras.offers musical ensemble training and experience to young musicians from more than 50 North Shore, Cape Ann, Merrimack Valley, and…

A Lynn man was ordered held without bail pending a dangerousness hearing at his arraignment in Lynn District Court this afternoon. Bruce Maiben, 44, of Lynn, was arraigned on Larceny over $1200, Tampering with Evidence and Obstruction.  The charges arose…

Westwood, MA, December 27, 2021 — Massachusetts’s average gas price is down 1 cent from last week ($3.39), averaging $3.38 per gallon. Today’s price is 4 cents lower than a month ago ($3.42), and $1.19 higher than December 27, 2020…

The MBTA has announced that single-track service over the Gloucester Drawbridge is expected to be restored by May 2022, allowing Commuter Rail service to resume to Gloucester and Rockport Stations. While replacement construction continues, the disruption in service has provided…

Salem, MA – Tonight the Salem Board of Health voted unanimously to adopt measures that re-establish the city-wide indoor mask requirement immediately and establish a proof-of-vaccination requirement for entry into certain high-risk businesses on the schedule detailed below. These policies…

The boyfriend of a woman found dead in Saugus earlier this week is in custody and is expected to be arraigned in Lynn District Court today. Bruce Maiben, 44, of Lynn, has been charged with Larceny over $1200, Tampering with…