Marblehead light board OKs rate increases
MARBLEHEAD — The Municipal Light Board on Thursday voted to approve revised utility rates that will gradually increase the fixed base rate that customers pay each... Read more.
Swampscott takes the temperature of residents
SWAMPSCOTT — The town’s Renewable Energy Committee has teamed up with the Conservation Commission and the Open Space and Recreation Committee to create a Climate... Read more.
THE VOTERS HAVE SPOKEN
After hours of rain-soaked vote counting well into Tuesday night, the results of a number of statewide and local races have become clear Wednesday. In the local... Read more.
Nahant seeks presentations on short-term rentals
NAHANT — The Planning Board is seeking members of the public to give five to seven-minute presentations on issues related to short-term rentals, which have quickly... Read more.
OF PRIMARY IMPORTANCE: No contest for others on ballot
On Tuesday, voters across the state headed to the polls, tasked with deciding the results of a number of contested — and uncontested — races up and down the... Read more.
Armini tops Smith in preliminary vote count in Eighth Essex
Voting in Lynn, Swampscott, and Marblehead appeared to give Jenny Armini an edge Tuesday over Tristan Smith in the 8th Essex District race for the Massachusetts... Read more.
Local cities, towns warm to climate grant
Lynn, Saugus, Revere, Malden, and Everett will share more than $150,000 in funding for a Regional Saugus River Watershed Vulnerability and Adaptation Study, part... Read more.
Marblehead approves bond sale
MARBLEHEAD — The Select Board on Thursday voted to approve the award of the sale of more than $12 million in bonds to fund a number of projects approved at Town... Read more.
Officials believe smoking materials sparked Lynn fire
LYNN — Officials believe the improper disposal of smoking materials sparked an Allerton Street blaze Tuesday evening that displaced nine people and caused ‘catastrophic’... Read more.
Tucker leans on law enforcement experience
LYNN — Paul Tucker is taking an unconventional path to the Essex County district attorney’s office. The former Salem police chief and current state representative... Read more.