Peabody City Council approves plan to turn former coffee shop into studio apartments
PEABODY — In a lengthy debate where tempers flared, the City Council reversed itself and approved a plan to turn a former coffee shop into eight low-cost studio... Read more.
Local businesses do their part for federal employees affected by government shutdown
Local businesses are pitching in to help federal employees who have gone without paychecks in the month-long U.S. government shutdown. Restaurants, lenders and others,... Read more.
Median home prices rose in most North Shore communities in 2018
BOSTON — The year-end median sale price for single-family homes on the North Shore reached record levels last year as low inventories continued to push prices... Read more.
Trooper and tow driver injured on Route 95
A Massachusetts State Police Trooper and a tow truck driver were struck by a car on Route 95 in Wakefield early Tuesday morning. They were taken by ambulance to... Read more.
Lynnfield Center Water District in hot water with selectmen over rate hike
LYNNFIELD — The tension between the Board of Selectmen and the Lynnfield Center Water District (LCWD) has reached a boiling point. The selectmen have filed a public... Read more.
Peabody mayor backs proposal to turn coffee shop into apartments
PEABODY — Mayor Edward A. Bettencourt Jr. is backing a proposal to turn a former coffee shop into eight low-cost apartments, but some city councilors are opposed.... Read more.
Q & A: Meet Lynnfield’s new library director, Jennifer Inglis
LYNNFIELD — Jennifer Inglis never expected to work in a library. The self-described nerd said she wanted to be a teacher since childhood and taught social studies... Read more.
Peabody students collaborate with Rob Surette to create Lego portrait of Tom Brady, Bill Belichick
PEABODY — Oddsmakers have Kansas City beating the Patriots by three points as the Chiefs host the AFC Championship on Sunday, the last stop before Super Bowl LIII.... Read more.
Lynnfield residents demand to know why their water bills have skyrocketed
LYNNFIELD — Joe Marotta came to the Lynnfield Center Water District (LCWD) meeting Monday night armed with a stack of water bills to ask how the price could rise... Read more.
6 Peabody High students briefly hospitalized after encountering classroom odor
PEABODY — Six Veterans Memorial High School students were treated and released from a hospital Monday after they were exposed to an unknown classroom odor. A student... Read more.