Salem News

Fast Pitches: Quartet of local teams ready for this weekend's Corning Tournament

With the regular season in its final days, four of our local teams will play perhaps their most meaningful games of this season this weekend ...
Salem News

Local sports schedule

TODAY'S SPORTS HIGH SCHOOL Baseball -- Newburyport at Beverly (4:15) ...
Salem News

Thursday's area roundup: St. John's volleyball opens postseason with win

agateHed:VOLLEYBALL St. John's Prep 3, Greater Lowell 0: The Eagles took the first step on what they hope is a long postseason journey, topping Greater Lowell 25-13, 25-10, 25-14 in a Division 1 North first round match ...
Boston Globe

Pilot program lets bikes board rush-hour commuter trains between some Newburyport-Rockport stations

The MBTA launched a pilot program this month that allows passengers to bring bikes aboard commuter rail trains between certain stations on the Newburyport-Rockport line during morning and afternoon rush hour travel times.
Boston Globe

JCC Preschoolers Host Their Moms for a Tea Party

JCC Preschoolers host their moms for a Mother
North Shore Dish

Let Us Eat Cake

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!) ...
Boston Globe

Obituary: William Charles Beckert

BECKERT, William Charles "Bill" Of Sarasota, Florida; formerly of Swampscott and Marblehead, MA; age 94, beloved husband, father, and grandfather, died on May 4, 2013 after a brief illness ...
Boston Globe

JCC preschoolers celebrate Mother's Day

Preschoolers from Marblehead's JCC of the North Shore celebrated Mother's Day this morning with a festive tea party entailing singing, muffins, and tea, of course ...
North Shore Locavore

"Top Picks" for the weekend, May 10-12

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 ...
Boston Globe

Obituary: Kathleen Joy Goldberg

GOLDBERG, Kathleen Joy (Danzer) Of Swampscott. Entered into rest May 9, 2013 at the age of 87 years ...
North Shore Locavore

5 Gifts You Can Buy Right Now for the Locavore Mom You Love

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 ...
North Shore Dish

From Lunch to Brunch to Gourmet Dinners, We’ve Got Plenty of Ways to Celebrate Mom

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 ...
Boston Globe

Two-alarm Salem blaze kills one

A 53-year-old man was killed early Sunday morning after a fire engulfed a Salem home, according to Salem Fire Department ...
Boston Globe

Obituary: Maynard J. Axelrod

AXELROD, Maynard J. Entrepreneur, executive & business owner of Swampscott ...
Boston Globe

Top 10 best locations to live in Mass.

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 ...
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Cheapest places to live in Massachusetts

Here's a slideshow of the 10 towns with the cheapest home values in Massachusetts ...
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Top 10 Most Fun Places to Live 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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Top 10 towns with best schools in Massachusetts

Calculate your ideal Massachusetts community using our Dreamtown Finder ...
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Top 10 hipster places in Massachusetts

Calculate your ideal Massachusetts community using our Dreamtown Finder ...
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