On Monday, June 2 and Tuesday, June 3, 2025, Water Street will be closed heading west from Marlboro Street to Bromfield Street for road construction. The eastbound lane will be open to traffic and roadwork will take place from 7 a.m. to 5…

  Salem Sizzles This Summer with Festivals, Fireworks, and Family Fun Dozens of Events and Activities Fill the Salem 2025 Summer Calendar Corrected Links: Please note the corrected links in the press release below. We apologize for the oversight and appreciate…

BOSTON – A Bloods gang member from Lynn, Mass. pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston to possessing a loaded machinegun that was recovered from his backpack in January 2025 during a motor vehicle stop. Delvyn Liriano, 19, pleaded guilty…

BOSTON – Four former Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (“MBTA”) employees and one current MBTA employee were charged today with allegedly falsifying Red Line track inspection reports. Brain Pfaffinger, 47, of Marshfield; Ronald Gamble, 62, of Dorchester; Jensen Vatel, 42, of…

BOSTON – A Honduran national, residing in Lynn, has pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston to unlawfully reentering the United States after deportation. Douglas Mejia-Romero, 44, pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful reentry of a deported alien. U.S.…

Governor Maura Healey has appointed Maria Vega, from Lynn, to serve a 5-year term as Chair of North Shore Community College’s (NSCC)  Board of Trustees.  She replaces long-time Board Chair Dr. J.D. LaRock. Vega was first appointed by then-governor Charlie…