Manchester News

Manchester-by-the-Sea and Gloucester are next to each other. Both are on the ocean.

Police made several traffic stops, but made no arrests, Tuesday and yesterday morning.

Can't Christmas just be Christmas? Does one of Christendom's holiest of days, which has already devolved in many circles into generic "The Holidays," also have to become a battleground over the separation of church and state every single year, and seemingly at every turn? Sadly, that's the way it is in Manchester.

Members of the First Parish Church say they just wanted to bring the Christmas story to life this holiday season.

Ray Lamont I'm always proud to talk about the Times as a local, community newspaper.

Off the village green sits a tall white church that has been there since the early 1800s.

Addison Gilbert and other hospitals with the Northeast Health System company have revised their visitation policies, and Manchester Essex school officials are planning for vaccination clinics as area institutions continue stepping up their response to growing concern over the spread of the H1N1 - or swine flu - virus.

These municipal meetings, open to the public, are scheduled this week in Manchester: Today Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Room 5, Town Hall.

Residents in Manchester got a scare late Thursday night when they found an alleged burglar inside of a bedroom in their home.

The Manchester Historical Society has made it easier to learn the history of the town - while enjoying a stroll down its streets lined with homes, shops and public buildings that date back to the 17th century.

Several power outages around town have caused the Fire Department to respond to numerous carbon monoxide and smoke dectector alarms this week.

A house for $10,718? A garage for $1? Those were the winning - and only - bids opened yesterday from buyers willing to acquire and remove the town-owned houses and related buildings sitting on contaminated Pine Street land.

The men and woman who marched to Legion Square yesterday for the annual Veterans Day laying of wreathes and playing of taps, had new names to remember, new acts of sacrifice for which to pay tribute.

After six years of presiding over both Sacred Heart Parish in Manchester and St.

The town now owns three houses built on contaminated Pine Street land once used as a burn dump - and is looking to sell them by the end of the week.

Brothels to be targeted by new legislation in RI PROVIDENCE - Police could start targeting some of the more than 30 suspected brothels operating across Rhode Island after Gov.

Ray Lamont I had a few "happy thought" dollars to offer at our Gloucester Rotary meeting this past Tuesday.

You may not be thinking about the holiday season just yet, but local wine shops are ready when you are.

For Col. Maureen McCarthy, coming back to work after deployment in Iraq was a breeze.

Delta Airlines is expanding its service from Manchester-Boston Regional Airport.