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GloucesterTimes.com, Gloucester, MA
Children's Library on track for Storytime Train
Manchester Public Library is taking some new steps forward this week to help children get on board with summer reading.
GloucesterTimes.com, Gloucester, MA
The Fire Department responded to Crow Island for a fire alarm activation at 12:07 p.m. Thursday, but authorities found it to be accidentally set off by the alarm company and simply reset the system.
GloucesterTimes.com, Gloucester, MA
Fireworks, the Fourth and 'Horribles'
The red, white and blue and a whole lot of colorful "horribles" will be on parade in Gloucester and other Cape Ann communities beginning tomorrow, when residents throughout the region celebrate our nation's independence with parades and fireworks, and even a performance by a former "American Idol" hopeful.
GloucesterTimes.com, Gloucester, MA
The fire department received a call for medial aid at 9:59 p.m. Friday to 102 Summer St.
State to nix extra charges to towns
A state overseer is putting a stop to increased fees the Essex Regional Retirement Board has been charging local towns after it attempted to unilaterally reclassify police and fire dispatchers.
GloucesterTimes.com, Gloucester, MA
Town Talk: Essex Seafood hosting breast cancer benefit event
Geneva Beaudry, a Wenham resident, has put together a fund-raiser slated for Wednesday at Essex Seafood from 11 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. to benefit the Boston Breast Cancer 3-Day Series, where thousands of men and women will walk 60 miles over three days to raise money for the National Philanthropic Trust Breast Cancer Fund and Susan G. Komen for the ...
A Bedford Co. Creates Jobs With Federal Stimulus
Earlier this month, the White House listed 100 projects where federal stimulus money has already created jobs.
Massachusetts Sea Kayaking: Chubb Island, Manchester and Beverly Farms
Manchester, Massachusetts sea kayaking Chubb Island scenic area/West Beach put-in Chubb Island's shallows and perimeter are a scenic spot you'll pass on the way to West Beach from inner Manchester harbor or during the trip to West Beach from Kettle Island off Magnolia.
EagleTribune.com, North Andover, MA
Essex Regional Retirement Board had worst investment performance
Selectmen were not happy to hear that the Essex Regional Retirement Board saw its investments plunge by 33 percent in 2008 - the worst of 107 retirement systems in Massachusetts.
GloucesterTimes.com, Gloucester, MA
Older drivers face challenge: Proving they can still drive
A series of accidents involving elderly drivers, tragically culminating in the death of a 4-year-old girl in Stoughton over the weekend, has prompted several North Shore legislators to throw their support behind a bill that would require mandatory testing at 85.
GloucesterTimes.com, Gloucester, MA
Town Talk: Last Dance down memory lane at Manchester Essex High
Looking for one last chance to stroll the halls of the Manchester Essex Regional Junior Senior High School before the walls come tumbling down? The Last Dance Event could give you that opportunity.
Before by-the-sea was added to its name, the coastal town of Manchester was the summer home for Charles Hopkinson , best known as the "dean" of American portrait painters.
GloucesterTimes.com, Gloucester, MA
Police received a report of a swimming pool in the middle of the Route 128 between the Pine and School streets exits at 12:15 a.m. Saturday.
GloucesterTimes.com, Gloucester, MA
Cape Ann Animal Aid cruise for a cause
An effort to raise funds for Cape Ann Animal Aid is taking to the seas this weekend.
GloucesterTimes.com, Gloucester, MA
Trooper punched, dragged in Manchester chase
A state police trooper trying to stop a repeat drunken driver was punched, dragged and nearly run over Wednesday night along Route 128 in Manchester, police said.
GloucesterTimes.com, Gloucester, MA
Manchester added to 'Images of America'
Since Roger Conant settled the first colony on Cape Ann in 1623, relatives of Stephen Roberts Holt have been the architectural minds behind many homes and buildings in Manchester.
Shore Country Day School honor roll
The following students from North Shore towns were named to the honor roll for the second trimester of 2008-2009 at Shore Country Day School: HONORS Grade six: Aisling Batchelder and Duncan Lechner of Manchester; Christopher Brady, Matt Sheridan and Ali Sledge of Marblehead; Samantha Brainard of Wenham; James Burr, Carter Daume, Lizzie Flynn, Lily ...
GloucesterTimes.com, Gloucester, MA
Children's author to host tea party at Manchester Public Library
Renowned children's author Sarah Dillard will be traveling from Vermont to the Manchester Public Library to have a tea party with children and read some passages from her newest book, "Perfectly Arugula," on Saturday, June 13, at 2 p.m. "We encourage everyone to bring a friend, stuffed animal, or parent and wear their favorite tea party clothes, be ...
GloucesterTimes.com, Gloucester, MA
James Wright, 30, of 48 Bridge St. in Salem was arrested at 10:30 p.m. Wednesday on a charge of operating with a suspended license.
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