Bishop Fenwick partners with Saint Mary of the Annunciation School
DANVERS — Starting this fall, Bishop Fenwick High School will partner with Saint Mary of the Annunciation School. Officials provided few details on Wednesday,... Read more.
Peabody Police need your help finding a breaking and entering suspect
PEABODY — Police are seeking the public’s help in finding a suspect matching the description of a man accused of breaking and entering. Peabody police said... Read more.
NECCO’s abrupt closing leaves a sour taste in Revere
REVERE — The city is smarting from the abrupt closure of the New England Confectionery Co. (Necco) manufacturing plant. Round Hill Investments LLC said Tuesday... Read more.
Peabody teachers sign on the dotted line of their new contracts
Peabody teachers have a new contract. The three-year deal provides a 2 percent raise each year. “Things went well,” said Cara Murtagh, superintendent,... Read more.
Peabody is now second city in the North Shore to allow medical marijuana
Peabody became the second city on the North Shore Thursday night to allow medical marijuana. But recreational pot smokers will have to go elsewhere to buy it. Wellness... Read more.
Design and construction team have been hired for the $80 million luxury apartment project in downtown Lynn
LYNN — The luxury apartment project for the downtown is one step closer to reality as a construction and design team have been hired for the $80 million project.... Read more.
Hunger Series: An unfortunate dilemma — buy food or pay rent?
The Bay State’s unemployment rate may be at a 15-year low, but not having enough food on the table is a big problem, according to a Project Bread study. One... Read more.
Hunger Series: Revere woman struggles just to go shopping
REVERE — There’s not much in Janice Dumas’ refrigerator. On the day we visited her Walnut Avenue apartment, the 57-year-old former occupational safety... Read more.
Hunger Series: Divorce, disability caused downturn
LYNN — Evelyn Lawson never thought about where her next meal would come from. But that all changed when her marriage collapsed. She lost her home to foreclosure... Read more.
Hunger Series: Choosing between tuition and food
LYNN — Frederick Kamara knows what it’s like to be hungry. While the recent North Shore Community College Liberal Arts graduate and parent of two works full-time... Read more.