GLOUCESTER — (Photo) Chief Eric Smith reports that the Gloucester Fire Department quickly extinguished a fire overnight in an apartment building. At 1 a.m. Thursday, crews received a report of a fire at 59 Prospect St., at the intersection with…

NEWBURYPORT — Fire Chief Stephen H. Bradbury III reports that Newburyport Fire Department has overseen the final removal of reactive chemicals from the Seqens plant on Opportunity Way Wednesday. The facility will now be turned over the private contractors, under…

Nearly 20 North Shore law enforcement officials, including Ipswich Police Chief Paul Nikas, recently visited the U.S. Holocaust Museum in Washington. (Courtesy Lappin Foundation) IPSWICH — Chief Paul Nikas of the Ipswich Police Department was one of nearly 20 North…

  NEWBURYPORT — Fire Chief Stephen H. Bradbury III reports that the first of two large chemical storage containers was fully drained late Tuesday, and operations to drain the second/final tank began at 8 a.m. Wednesday. Municipal, state and federal…

SALEM – Brian Vanden Heuvel, PhD, of Marblehead, has been named dean of the Salem State University College of Arts and Sciences. The appointment is effective as of July 2, 2023. “I look forward to Dr. Vanden Heuvel bringing his…

SALEM (Podcast) Essex County District Attorney Paul Tucker was sworn into office in January and now been on the job for just over four months. In this podcast interview Tucker shares several of the stories that he sought from employees…

GLOUCESTER – Workers continue to clean up Gloucester City Hall after a small fire closed the building on Thursday and Friday.  In the message below, Mayor Greg Verga outlines procedures around the continued closing on Monday and Tuesday. Gloucester Mayor…