Salem News

The Great Wide Open: Area boys lacrosse state tournament pairings

Parity seemed to be the common theme stressed by local boys lacrosse coaches when tournament pairings were announced for all three East divisions yesterday ...
Salem News

Fantasy Forecast: Don’t buy into Liriano’s resurgence in Pittsburgh

Yo ho, yo ho, it's a Pirate's life for Francisco Liriano ...
Salem News

On the Run: On warm days, don’t forget to bring water

With Memorial Day weekend upon us, it's finally starting to warm up around here ...
North Shore Dish

Hits and Misses at Pride’s Osteria

Last weekend we finally made our way to Beverly’s Pride’s Osteria, a place that has been generating some serious buzz ...
North Shore Locavore

Patricia A. (Vercellone) Gettings (1939-2013)

I apologize for the recent lack of posts and updates on North Shore Locavore, but my mother, and unofficial Middleton Farmers Market correspondent for the site, passed away last week after a long illness, at the age of 73 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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