Krause: Where have all the kids gone? Inside.
This isn’t going to make the people who have been trying — for a half century — to bring the United States into the world of the “Beautiful... Read more.
Friends of murdered Lynn teacher Vanessa McCormack gather for a charity softball tournament
LYNN — Vinnie Masucci looked out at the two baseball fields at Breed Middle School’s Ben Bowzer Complex, both teeming with men and women of all ages... Read more.
Marblehead gears up for the National Offshore One-Design regatta
MARBLEHEAD — Three major yacht clubs contained within the 19.58 square miles of Marblehead ought to tell anyone the degree to which sailing plays a part in... Read more.
Area sports schedule
MONDAY Senior League Softball East Regional Round Lynn vs. Jesse Burkett (at Ty Cobb in Worcester, 9) 12-year-old Softball Regionals Peabody vs. Maine (at Bristol,... Read more.
Krause: Getting away scot-free
All crime, of course, is awful, even the ones that would appear to be victimless (because there’s always a victim, even if it’s yourself). But for reasons... Read more.
An appreciation: Remembering ‘Papa Tom’
LYNN — He was “Papa Tom” to his wife, his six children, his 15 grandchildren, 5 great-grandchildren, and even to people who weren’t related... Read more.
Krause: Where is the outcry for a slain cop?
Whenever a police officer shoots and kills a suspect, the automatic assumption these days is that they have done something wrong. And I get that. Police are law... Read more.
Marblehead native Eric Dolin talks influences and muses for his new book “Black Flags, Blue Waters”
MARBLEHEAD — For a group of people who were often criminals and murderers on the high seas, pirates have always held a firm grasp on our imaginations, sense... Read more.
local sports schedule
MONDAY American Legion Baseball Danvers vs. Saugus (5:30) Middleton/Peabody vs. Newburyport (6) Methuen vs. Andover (7) NSBL Beverly vs. Manchester (6) TUESDAY American... Read more.
Krause: Viva Croatia!
Lord knows I’m no aficionado of “the beautiful game,” also known in this country as soccer. I do my fair share of making fun of it, and have been... Read more.