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CAI Inc. is suing National Grid in Salem Superior Court for negligence, claiming the gas company and its predecessors were liable for failing to keep natural gas from seeping into its chemical plant and causing a massive explosion in Danversport three years ago.

A speed networking event will be held from 5 to 7:30 p.m. at Rosario 1859 House, 12 Hampshire St.

The boards are battling in Groveland. Last year, selectmen pushed for passage of an article at Town Meeting that changed the Planning Board from being elected by voters to being appointed by selectmen.

Police received a report at 4:50 p.m. of a car break-in at Latitude Sports Club parking lot on Route 1 south.

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For Jumbos who have waited eagerly to see Tufts finally climb to the top of the college rankings, the day has finally come - but this is probably not exactly what they had in mind.

ThursDAY, Nov. 12 HHS chorus, drama performance: Haverhill High School Chorus & Drama Parents Association presents Agatha Christie's "The Mousetrap" at 7 p.m. in the school auditorium, 137 Monument St.

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.