Lynnfield News

A Middlesex Superior Court judge today issued an order "restraining the defendant from removing the body of Joan Baruffaldi or giving permission for the body to be removed." That means Baruffaldi, 45, a well-known Reading veterinarian, cannot be buried until at least Nov.

It is gratifying to learn that Lynnfield Street is up for some technical changes that will alter the situation where Lynnfield meets the Lynn border.

The family of a Lynnfield woman who was found hanged in her hotel room in the Virgin Islands earlier this month is asking the Massachusetts courts for permission to conduct a second autopsy, saying her death remains suspicious.

A portion of Route 128 northbound in Lynnfield was shut down Tuesday morning after a tractor trailer struck herd of deer, but the road re-opened later in the morning.

A major power outage left most of the town dark between 7:05 and 10 p.m. Police handled only 10 calls during the period, and no crimes were reported.

A reputed New England Mafia underboss, who is also the brother-in-law of convicted former FBI agent John J. Connolly Jr., has been sentenced to more than 22 years in prison.

The Billerica Council on Aging is hosting the town's fourth annual Holistic Health Fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct.

Police have arrested two University of New Hampshire students as a result of an alcohol-related fight at a fraternity house.

Police say a Massachusetts man has been posing as a movie producer and preying on aspiring actresses and models, offering high-paying roles in exchange for sex and hosting fake auditions for seductive scenes.

The RMV yesterday asked Marblehead cops twice for the fatal crash report, which registry officials want in order to determine whether the 18-year-old driver is an "immediate threat," during a probe of the death of Alessandra "Allie" Castner, said registry spokeswoman Ann Dufresne.

A horse from Peabody has been diagnosed with Eastern equine encephalitis, the Department of Public Health announced Thursday.

The president of the Georgetown Club has filed bankruptcy, leaving scores of employees suddenly without work, creditors on the hook for about $10 million and perhaps two dozen brides without a place to hold their wedding receptions.

Are your kids riding dangerous school buses? 7's Hank Phillippi Ryan found dangerous defects in buses across the state.

"TV Diner" host Billy Costa 's marriage to Lisa Fell Costa has hit rough waters and the KISS 108 morning man is hoping to deep-six publicity concerning the tussle over their former love boat.

Voters in Ward 1 will narrow a three-candidate field for ward councilor down to two tomorrow when they head to the polls.

Sunday, Aug. 30, may have been an aberration. From early morning until evening, women were fighting.

Developers broke ground Thursday on a new 85,000-square-foot BJ's Wholesale Club in Quincy, Mass.

Intel's two new Core i7 CPUs are mid-range counterparts to its top-of-the-line Core i7 900-series chips, and initial tests indicate their performance follows suit.

Your humble blogwatcher has selected these bloggy morsels for your enjoyment. Not to mention the Twitter avatar roast... Marco Chiappetta sets us up: With today's launch of their new "Lynnfield" based Core i5 and i7 800 series processors, and the accompanying P55 Express chipset, Intel's current flagship CPU microarchitecture--codenamed ...

The following items were recorded in the log of the Amesbury police: Kenneth M. Valentine, 29, 20 Summer St., Amesbury, was arrested Sunday at 7:55 p.m. on a warrant and also charged with driving after license suspension .