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Few and far between are the people who don't love chocolate. So why not savor a little history along with the that rich, sweet treat? You'll get your chance at 7 tonight, when author Anthony Sammarco gives a lecture at the Buttonwoods Museum in Haverhill about The Baker's Chocolate Company, founded in Dorchester in 1765, and the history of ...

Tufts University is the state's most expensive school and is the twentieth most expensive school in the country, according to the Tufts Daily .

For the first time in recent years, Community Action Inc. Heating Assistance appointments are available in downtown Newburyport at the YWCA, 13 Federal St.

The Governor's Academy Faire continues this weekend in the Peter R. Remis Lobby Art Gallery in the Performing Arts Center on the school's Byfield campus at 1 Elm St.

Wednesday, Nov. 11, at 10 a.m. Units will form in front of fire headquarters at 9:30 a.m. The parade will begin at 10 a.m. and proceed to Huntington Square down Main Street to the grounds of the middle school, where the ceremonies will take place.

The Rowley Fire Department will dedicate its newest fire truck, an emergency one typhoon pumper truck, during a brief ceremony on Saturday, Nov.

Bruce P. Nichols, 21, of 76 North St., Georgetown, had assault and battery charges continued without a finding for six months in Gloucester District Court yesterday.

School officials have sent out notices to all parents notifying them of the district's response to the H1N1 virus.

What would happen to the emergency needs of the public if an epidemic or catastrophe sickens police officers and shuts down local police stations? Who responds to the roadside emergency 911 call if the local department's officers are all out with the H1N1 flu? With flu, swine and seasonal, striking in historic proportions, decimating school ...

"This is a necessity for children," said Lee, whose two sons rely on $4,000-a-pair aids to hear.

With upward of 60 Massachusetts school districts seeking new leadership, school leaders lamented last night that it's a tough year to be looking for a superintendent.

Share + Nov 2, 2009 7:33 pm US/Eastern Reporting Dawn Hasbrouck HAVERHILL A Haverhill woman is still reeling after she was arrested for what she says is a court clerk's mistake.

When Karyn Meunier saw the blue police lights in her rear-view mirror as she drove through Georgetown on her way to work last month, she was perplexed.

The following items were recorded in the Newburyport police log: Julian C. Sosa, 21, 22 Johnson St., Newburyport, was arrested Friday at 1:11 a.m. and charged with assault and battery and malicious destruction of property over $250. Officers Dani Michalek, Steve Chaisson and William Steeves made the arrest on Middle Street.

They are as diverse as the photos they shoot - a medical event planner, research and development director at Hood Dairy, executive vice president for a chain of music stores, calligrapher and even full-time photographers.

The Massachusetts Historical Commission is providing consultant services to assist the Georgetown Historical Commission to document more than 50 historic properties along Elm and East Main streets.

The Georgetown Senior Center is at the First Congregational Church on Andover Street.

Masconomet senior Michael Doherty Jr. and his friend Evan Wiendczak were speeding along a narrow street Sunday when their car veered out of control, hit three trees and threw Doherty from the passenger seat into the road, police said.

Voters will be asked to fund a new highway garage, ambulance, dump truck and landfill work at a special town meeting set for 7 p.m. tomorrow at Charlton Middle School.

Merrimack Valley Elderly Nutrition Program lunches are served in Amesbury, Georgetown, Groveland, Newburyport, Merrimac, Salisbury and West Newbury.