Gloucester News

Two brothers, as well as a third man suspected in an anti-gay attack in Gloucester, Massachusetts, may end up with sentences of up to 15 years.

For two performances, Rockport actress Nancy Carroll will reprise her role of Joan Didion in "The Year of Magical Thinking" at Gloucester Stage Company.

Three Gloucester boys are each facing a charge of malicious destruction of property after they allegedly broke a window at CVS on Main Street.

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.

A 9-month old baby locked itself in a car with its mother outside calling for help Thursday at 6:13 p.m. in the parking lot of Stop & Shop on Thatcher Road.

Tonight's Fishtown Horribles Parade and the fireworks that will follow will kick off a busy weekend of Fourth of July holiday celebrations.

Gloucester's Rocky Neck is an artistic haven full of quaint galleries, exquisite views, and funky shops and restaurants.

A long shower landed an Atlantic Road man in hot water with his former wife, and then police.

When 47-year-old Barney Cashman decides he doesn't want to be left behind in the sexual revolution of the 1960s, he delves into adultery, three times.

Three Gloucester men were placed on pretrial probation for one year stemming from a March incident where a man was beaten in the Walgreen's parking lot.

The Coast Guard is on the lookout for a 32-foot sailboat stolen from Rockport Harbor earlier this week.

Gloucester police reported several arrests and incidents yesterday related to St.

Donald K. Shatford Jr., 50, of 10 Dalton Ave., Gloucester, was handed a two-year suspended jail sentence after pleading guilty to charges of heroin possession stemming from an August 2008 incident, and on charges of possession of Class B and Class E substances stemming from a September 2008 incident.

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Ronald Gravel, 61, of 38 Summer St., was arrested Monday on an outstanding warrant for a restraining order violation in Lynn District Court.

The owners of Gloucester's fish auction have challenged the federal government's plans to close the auction for 10 days for allegedly keeping a false record about illegally caught cod.

A Gloucester man was sentenced to probation on multiple charges stemming from two motor vehicle theft incidents.

Bruce E. Salley, 37, of 8 Shore Ave., Beverly, was sentenced to 10 days in jail after pleading guilty to charges of driving without a license.

One of New England's best-known clam shacks is shutting its doors for a few days to accommodate Hollywood.

Two weeks into its landmark final season at the Rockport Art Association, the Rockport Chamber Music Festival is drawing some big-time attention.