The recent sinking of the 72-foot fishing boat Lily Jean and deaths of all seven aboard calls to mind the tragic loss of the Andrea Gail also out of Gloucester ...

Those unfamiliar with the Masconomet and St. Mary’s boys basketball squads might look at the teams standing at attention for the National Anthem and miss arguably the best player on ...

Two powerhouses will clash Sunday at 4 p.m. at Lowell’s Tsongas Center when top-ranked Bishop Fenwick faces No. 2 Pittsfield for the Division 3 state title. In terms of star power, play style and ...

Endicott 8, Salem State 3: A 3-run triple by Kyle Grabowski highlighted a 5-run eighth inning for the Gulls (2-4), who rallied by the Vikings late Wednesday night. Salem State (0-1) had a 3-2 lead as ...

The City Council gave its support Thursday night to amend its Sanctuary for Peace ordinance to update some outdated language and remove an apparent exemption for Salem police ...

The Danvers Police Department and Essex County District Attorney’s Office were investigating a homicide in Danvers Thursday night.

SALEM — The city recently received a $12.15 million Hazard Mitigation Grant to relocate the hazardous Willow Avenue sewer pipe from the wooden piles it currently sits on within Salem Harbor’s tidal ...

Two Lynn men have pleaded guilty to killing 20-year-old Brian Gomez, of Salem, in a shooting behind Lynn English High School four years ago.

A man armed with a rifle rammed a vehicle into a major synagogue in a Detroit suburb and was fatally shot by security. That’s according to a person familiar with ...

Firefighters from Newbury, Rowley and West Newbury were among 34 recruits who recently graduated from the Massachusetts Firefighting Academy’s Call/Volunteer Recruit Firefighter Training Program.

Dear Toni,My husband, Jason, is a retired veteran and never enrolled in Medicare because he uses the VA for his medical care and does not have to pay the Medicare ...

The failure of colleges of education to teach behavior management is creating PK-12 schools that, through no fault of their own, are in chaos. This chaos is leading to schools ...