ESSEX – The Essex Police Department in conjunction with the Essex Fire Department and the Essex Harbormaster is currently accepting applications for the position of Public Safety Administrative Clerk. The position is, by its very nature, a position requiring confidentiality…

NEWBURYPORT — The City of Newburyport announces that all beaches on Plum Island will be reopened for swimming after water testing showed significantly reduced bacteria levels. The reopening is effective Sunday, July 23, at 9 a.m. The City closed all…

NEWBURYPORT – The City of Newburyport announced on Friday, July 21st that the Plum Island beachfront accessed through the pathway at 55th Street has been reopened to swimming effective immediately. Plum Island Point Beach and the beach at 55th Street,…

BEVERLY (Podcast) Jamie Zarella is running for Mayor in Beverly. Zarella has never run for political office. The owner of Big Jim’s Auto Body has expressed concerns over the closing of the Hall-Whitaker Bridge, the condition of the city streets,…

One person was shot and another suffered a fatal apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound at a pair of sites in Lawrence on Thursday, Essex County District Attorney Paul F. Tucker announced. The initial shooting occurred about 6:45 p.m. outside 324 Prospect…