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Mar 15, 2010 7:06 pm

Governor Deval Patrick has declared a state of emergency in the wake of heavy rains in eastern Massachusetts. Gov. Deval Patrick views the Moody Street Dam on the ...

Wales prepares warrant for annual Town Meeting

Mar 15, 2010 6:47 pm

The biggest issue for the town is the possible purchase of the Tedore's restaurant property to house the Town Hall and library. WALES – Selectme...

Consultant sees room for improvement at Amherst Regional Middle School

Mar 15, 2010 6:37 pm

The school is ‘good,’ a consultant said, but could be ‘great.’ AMHERST – A consultant who studied the workin...

Hughes Academy to appeal loss of its charter beginning March 24

Mar 15, 2010 6:28 pm

The hearings are scheduled to run from March 24 to April 2 in either Boston or Malden. File photo by Mark M. Murray / The RepublicanThe Robert M. Hughes Academy c...

Westover Air Reserve Base to begin 24-hour operation, call up 500 reservists to support Afghanistan surge

Mar 15, 2010 6:24 pm

The 24-hour operation will include additional C-5B flights. File photo by Dave Roback / The Republican A C5-B sits on a runway at Westover Aorce Force Reserve Base...

Easthampton, responding to business complaints, revising sign ordinances

Mar 15, 2010 6:24 pm

A wide variety of signs, ranging from sandwich boards to business flags, are not covered by the current ordinance. EASTHAMPTON – The City Council&a...

Sen. John Kerry touts climate-change legislation during visit to Springfield

Mar 15, 2010 6:14 pm

Massachusetts’ senior senator also pushed the use of compressed natural gas as well as wind and nuclear power. Photo by Don Treeger / The RepublicanU.S....

Easthampton landowners move to 'defend' Route 10 property for possible development

Mar 15, 2010 6:14 pm

Landowners plan steps to make it more difficult for the City Council to change zoning laws. MassLive.com file photoTasty Top ice cream stand, Route 10, Easthampton...

Palmer High School officials tell students staff members are always available to help them if they are being bullied

Mar 15, 2010 6:02 pm

Almost all eighth-graders participated in a survey about bullying. PALMER – High School guidance counselor Frederick G. Dileone recently told eighth-grad...

Average gasoline price increases another 2 cents in Mass.

Mar 15, 2010 5:31 pm

The price has risen seven cents in the past month. File photo / Associated PressThe average gasoline price in Massachusetts rose another two cents last week.BOSTON...

News for Salem, Massachusetts from SalemNews.com

Peabody takes brunt of storm

Mar 15, 2010 9:55 am

PEABODY and mdash; Persistent rain since Saturday forced the closure of much of Peabody Square yesterday as city officials and business owners dealt with a second major flood in less than four years....

'Dexing': Danvers sounds an alert on cough syrup abuse

Mar 15, 2010 9:54 am

DANVERS and mdash; In response to reports some high-school-age teens have been overdosing on over-the-counter cough medications, officials plan to tape a one-hour program later this month to warn par...

Parents lobby on behalf of Salem schools

Mar 15, 2010 9:54 am

SALEM and mdash; Look out unions, look out business and mdash; Salem parents are coming and they want their share of the dwindling public pie. With kids running all over the room, roughly 35 parents...

'He gave a lot for his country'

Mar 15, 2010 9:54 am

DANVERS and mdash; Robert Krisko is not one of the 58,261 names engraved on the wall of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. The Peabody man was part of the Airborne Infantry, and one of...

No tears for this clown

Mar 15, 2010 9:53 am

Everyone's life has a story. In "Lives," we tell some of the stories about North Shore people who have died recently. "Lives" runs Mondays in The Salem News. DANVERS and mdash; Jo...

Masconomet High School honor roll

Mar 15, 2010 9:45 am

BOXFORD and mdash; The following students were named to the honor roll at Masconomet Regional High School for the second quarter of the 2009-2010 school year. HIGH HONORS Grade nine: John Adams, Jon...

Bowditch will perform 'Beauty and the Beast'

Mar 15, 2010 6:00 am

SALEM and mdash; Nathaniel Bowditch School students invite you to "Be Our Guest" at performances of "Beauty and the Beast." The school is staging the popular Disney musical Wednes...

Meeting to tackle affordable-housing trust for Danvers

Mar 15, 2010 6:00 am

DANVERS and mdash; A public workshop tonight could help shape the way affordable housing in Danvers is created in the future. At 7 p.m., the Affordable Housing Committee will host a discussion on the...

Police/fire

Mar 15, 2010 6:00 am

Danvers Saturday Nancy Shay, 43, of 112 Greenleaf St., Quincy, was arrested at 4:17 p.m. and charged with larceny more than $250 following a report of a shoplifting at Kohl's. Salem Friday Moniqu...

Marblehead man plucked from Salem Harbor

Mar 15, 2010 6:00 am

SALEM and mdash; A 39-year-old Marblehead man had to be rescued yesterday after his boat capsized while towing a small float. Brendan Sheehan, owner of Midharbor Marine Mooring Co., was operating an...