Melrose News

A Wakefield woman's quick thinking saved a 2-year-old boy from drowning Wednesday at Pearce Lake in Breakheart Reservation, firefighters said.

Two fires broke out within less than an hour in Chelsea and Melrose yesterday, gutting two multifamily houses and dividing firefighter assistance from surrounding communities.

Both fires broke out about 12:40 p.m., when the mercury soared well past 80 degrees, a threshold that forces more manpower since fire departments must cycle jakes to the front lines more quickly to avoid heat ...

One earmark targeted for child safety is actually being used by Everett Mayor Carlo DeMaria Jr.

The verdict watch in Neil Entwistle's double-murder trial occurs outside Courtroom 430 on wood benches, where a dozen reporters and courthouse regulars are sprawled out with laptops, newspapers, library books, ...

Starting next Tuesday, Malden officials will issue monthly water bills to local property owners.

Talk of selling ads for police cruisers came to a halt this week when selectmen nixed the idea after a recommendation by Police Chief William Mulligan.

The following items were recorded in the Newburyport police log: r Sean R. McElroy, 19, of 20 Bayberry Road, Newburyport, and Gina M. Santosuosso, of 3 Cedarwood Lane, Melrose, were arrested at 10:55 p.m. ...

At least two drownings have occurred in Massachusetts since the start of the current heat wave.

A Lynn Vocational Technical Institute student drowned while swimming with friends Monday at Pearce Lake in the Breakheart Reservation, authorities said.

NEWBURYPORT: The following jury-waived case was recorded on Wednesday, May 28, in Newburyport District Court, with Judge Peter Doyle presiding: Stephen Pesce, 19, of 24 Pleasant St., Everett; assault and ...

After months of searching and interviews, the last of Andover's open principal positions has been filled.

The following items were recorded in the Newburyport police log: r A 16-year-old juvenile was issued a summons Friday at 11:16 p.m., charged with leaving the scene of an accident.

Call it what you will - plug, stopper, lid seal - a spiffy little item that the coffee-chain colossus has dubbed its "splash stick" rolled out last month with nary a splash.

“Correctional Officers Week is a chance to recognize and pay tribute to an often unheralded group of public servants”

Lt. Gordon Clark has been serving and protecting for more than 30 years, but he found his calling as a K-9 officer trainer. via Pepperell Free Press

“So the . . . re-use of areas has been a focus.”

Melrose is hoping a newly adopted zoning tool will bring fresh vitality to an old mill area. via Boston.com

Cambridge, Mass. Reverend John Nagy- internationally acclaimed author and lecturer on a Course in Miracles, will be the guest minister Unity Cambridge at the Auditorium of the Morse School on Sunday May 18, ... via WebWire

“There is some 10-karat and some 14-karat”

Record price and slow economy find many parting with jewelry It's a Friday afternoon in Everett and Andrew Hagen steers his Ford F-150 truck into a parking lot and walks into the Gold N' Oldies jewelry store. via Boston Globe

“Each time a person registers a dog in one of our 21 communities, they will get an educational brochure about not dumping dog poop in storm drains”

Matt Shuman has trudged through some miserable weather, inched down icy rocks, and wrapped numb fingers around carefully collected samples of frigid river water as a volunteer foot soldier in a regionwide ... via Boston.com

A local teen is in trouble, accused of driving drunk and crashing his car with four other teens inside. via Cw56.com