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SALEM -- Six weeks after city councilors urged the mayor to keep up with reappointments to city boards and committees, the council has stalled four of Mayor Kim Driscoll's suggested reappointments in committee ...

PEABODY -- For five innings Peabody's David Apostolides kept Bishop Fenwick batters guessing ...

The Endicott baseball team had lost to Southern Maine twice earlier this season, but the Gulls picked the perfect time to grab a victory ...

PEABODY -- Peabody girls lacrosse coach Dennis Desroches knew that if his girls could take control of the faceoffs against Salem yesterday, the Tanners could distance themselves from the Witches ...

The Peabody School Committee announced recently announced that longtime educator, Tracy Smith, will take the reigns as principal of the city's largest elementary school, effective August 1 ...

Salem State University will hold two undergraduate commencement ceremonies for the class of 2013 ...

This is your last chance to experience what everyone's been talking about! See three of Nick Cave's one-of-a-kind Soundsuits, which are part sculpture, part costume and part performance ...

Two disabled Massachusetts residents are one step closer to obtaining a wheelchair accessible van that would ease obstacles in transportation for them and their caretakers ...

Local and state officials announced earlier this week that the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency has awarded the city of Salem a million grant for flood mitigation work on Canal Street ...

For the fourth year in a row, teens from the YMCA of the North Shore traveled to the Gulf Coast to rebuild homes lost during Hurricanes Katrina and Rita ...

The fourth annual Watch City Festival in Waltham, which celebrates all things steampunk, brought in 12,000 visitors this past weekend over the three-day event - a number far from a record high, but still impressive considering the weather and the quasi-underground nature of the movement ...

Watching In the Heights, the Tony-Award winning musical at Boston's SpeakEasy Stage Company through June 16, I came to realize it's not all that different from wandering through the Point neighborhood of Salem ...

Raw Art Works (RAW) will be hosting its annual BASH: Party with a Purpose fundraiser onSaturday May 18th, from 7:30-11:30pm, at their gallery and studio space at 37 Central Squarein Downtown Lynn ...

Aiming to encourage healthy lifestyles, the Salem Chamber of Commerce and Salem Renewable Energy Task Force are hosting the sixth annual Living Green and Renewable Energy Fair ...

One of our readers wrote to us about Buttermilk Baking Company, saying we had to get ourselves to Newburyport to try their pastries (thanks, Laura!) ...

Harvest time is almost here, June 13 to October 24 ...

After a truly groundbreaking and eclectic lineup, the Salem Theatre Company end their tenth season triumphantly with A Delicate Balance ...

Salem State University will celebrate the life of Sean A ...

Okay, here's the thing. We're going to tell you about a wonderful pizza place, but you have to promise not to go too often, or we'll never be able to get a table ...

...And I hope you like jammin' too. TheBob Marley Ensemblewill share their music and message Saturday, May 11th as part of the Salem Jazz and Soul Festival/Berklee College of Music Summer Series ...

The Salem Jazz and Soul Festival is kicking off its summer concert series with a performance by the Bob Marley Ensemble from Berklee College of Music ...

We all know that calories are moot on Mother's Day, so be sure to follow up that breakfast-in-bed with brunch, lunch or dinner at one of Salem's wonderful restaurants ...

Every week, the North Shore Locavore email newsletter not only contains a summary of the week's blog posts, but also you'll find my "Top Picks" for the upcoming weekend's local-food events on (or near) the North Shore ...

The Salem State University has announced the winners of its ninth annual North of Boston Business Plan competition, which helps start-up companies develop their businesses.

If you're looking for a great restaurant to take Mom out to eat for brunch or lunch on Mother's Day this Sunday, I'll let my friends at North Shore Dish provide you with some can't-miss recommendations ...

Forgot Mother’s Day is this Sunday and scrambling to make plans? We’ve got a quick round-up of brunch ideas as well as some less traditional options ...

Amesbury's Cider Hill Farm opens it's farm stand for the 2013 season today, and according to farmer Glenn Cook the fruit trees are not only looking great this year, but also they're are right on schedule ...

North Andover's Smolak Farms is the first of three North Shore farm stands to swing open their doors for the 2013 season this week and next ...

If you were to move to any Massachusetts community, where should you go? We analyzed and ranked each towns crime rateincluding violent and property crime,the number of public transit options, the number of historical sites per resident, the percentage of acres that are open space, and the number of grocery stores ...

Here's a slideshow of the 10 towns with the cheapest home values in Massachusetts ...

How fun is your town? We ranked the top 10 most fun communities in Massachusetts by analyzing the number of restaurants, theaters, and museums, using Tripadvisor and other online sources, per population data provided by the US Census ...

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