Lynnfield defeats $5.5M water treatment plant
LYNNFIELD — In the face of fierce opposition, the Lynnfield Center Water District (LCWD) commissioners withdrew a proposal for a $5.5 million filtration plant.... Read more.
Lynnfield High School students will return to school on Tuesday, one day after a gas leak was detected
LYNNFIELD — Students will return to Lynnfield High School on Tuesday, one day after a gas leak was detected in a ventilation unit, according to Superintendent... Read more.
Taxes to rise for Peabody homeowners next year
PEABODY — Property taxes will rise in the city next year, but multi-family homeowners will be hit especially hard. Rising home values in the city have fueled an... Read more.
Former U.S. District Court judge, Joseph L. Tauro; whose landmark rulings protected people’s rights, has died at the age of 87
Joseph L. Tauro, the first judge to rule a federal law defining marriage as only between a man and a woman was unconstitutional, died at his Marblehead home... Read more.
Lynn District court probation officer arraigned on sexual exploitation of a child charges
BOSTON — An assistant chief probation officer for Lynn District Court was arrested and charged in U.S. District Court with child exploitation, according to the... Read more.
Former Everett police officer charged with criminal harassment in Lynnfield
LYNNFIELD — A former Everett police officer has been charged with criminal harassment. If convicted, Stephen D. Berardino, a Lynnfield resident, faces up to... Read more.
Essex Sheriff won’t appeal judge’s decision to give inmate methadone
In decision that has nationwide implications, Essex County Sheriff Kevin Coppinger will not appeal a federal judge’s ruling that his jail must provide methadone... Read more.
Peabody: Water rates will rise significantly
PEABODY — The City Council has approved a $100 increase in water rates to help pay for $36 million in infrastructure improvements. Acknowledging the city has ignored... Read more.
Coppinger ponders an appeal after a judge orders Essex County jails to provide methadone to an inmate
Essex County Sheriff Kevin Coppinger has until Monday to decide whether to appeal a federal judge’s ruling that his jail must provide methadone to a recovering... Read more.
Charges brought in Lynn homicide
LYNN — A member of the MS-13 gang has been arrested in connection with the brutal killing of a teenager last summer whose body was found in the Highlands, according... Read more.