Setting up a home office that fuels productivity
(BPT) – One of the biggest mistakes businesspeople make is assuming that working from home will automatically result in a higher level of productivity. Unless... Read more.

Lynn girl, 9, already a charity champ
LYNN — Nine-year-old Samantha Parker has gotten a taste of philanthropy, and she likes it. When the fourth-grader was told by her teacher that the Shoemaker... Read more.

As fishing cuts loom, local catch shrinking
BOSTON — New England fishermen and federal data reports are telling the same story this year: The catch is way down. Two-thirds of the way through the 2012 fishing... Read more.

Ask the Expert: How to Get a Good Night’s Sleep
(NewsUSA) – According to the National Sleep Foundation, if you have trouble falling and staying asleep at night, or you wake up feeling unrefreshed in the... Read more.

Couple robbed in Route 1 parking lot
SAUGUS — Police said they are seeking a white male in his early 30s suspected in the alleged armed robbery of an elderly couple in the Continental Restaurant... Read more.

Hockey: St. Mary’s boys shus down Matignon, 3-0
St. Mary’s had little to show for its efforts through the first three weeks of this season. That changed Saturday night as the Spartans shut out Matignon,... Read more.

AG fines National Grid for delay in storm pay
BOSTON — National Grid has been hit with a $270,000 fine for delays in paying hundreds of Massachusetts workers after Hurricane Sandy. Attorney General Martha... Read more.

Don’t Be Embarrassed to Discuss It
(NewsUSA) – Do you or someone you know take a medication to alleviate a condition like chronic pain, or perhaps to treat high cholesterol or high blood pressure?... Read more.

Speaker McGee warmly remembered by hundreds at memorial service
The line of people paying their respects to the family of former Speaker Thomas W. McGee at St. Mary’s Church in Lynn on Saturday ran out the door. (Item Photo... Read more.

Peabody Police seek Lynn man in shooting
PEABODY — Peabody Police are seeking a 21-year-old Lynn man they said is responsible for a shooting on Washington Street in Peabody this week, according to a... Read more.