MERRIMAC — Chief Eric M. Shears reports that the Merrimac Police Department is investigating a report that a suspicious man approached and solicited a juvenile this afternoon. At approximately 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Merrimac Police units were dispatched to the area…

MANCHESTER-BY-THE-SEA — Police Chief Todd Fitzgerald and Fire Chief Jason Cleary report that the Town of Manchester-by-the-Sea will, over the next several months, transition its 911 call center and emergency dispatch functions to the North Shore Regional 911 communications center…