Middleton News

Noel Perez, 45, of 16 Gardner St., Salem, was arrested at 10:48 p.m. and charged with domestic assault and battery, following a report of a domestic disturbance at her residence.

The Robert I. Lappin Charitable Foundation wishes to thank Richardson's Ice Cream of Middleton for hosting the PJ Library Pajama Drive, which was held during the week of Hanukkah.

A driver yesterday led state troopers, then North Reading police, on a chase from Interstate 93 in Wilmington through North Reading, striking a police cruiser along the way before crashing on Boston Street around 2 p.m. No one was reported injured in the crash in South Middleton near Elm and River Streets, near the West Peabody line.

A local man charged with breaking the windows of a car and an apartment on Granville Court on Sunday night was ordered held in lieu of $750 cash bail.

Scott Callahan had several friends who are veterans and he traditionally visited them at the VFW on Christmas Eve.

State Secretary of Public Safety Kevin Burke, a North Beverly resident, will leave the governor's office in January.

Lauren Richardson, daughter of Douglas and Carolyn Richardson, was recently inducted into the Colgate University chapter of the national scholastic honorary society of Phi Eta Sigma.

A bill now under consideration on Beacon Hill could provide a revenue boom for the cities and towns participating in the Community Preservation Act.

Now is not the time to consider regionalizing the public safety dispatch department, police Chief Lisa Holmes told selectmen.

Paulino Miranda, 22, of Brockton, was arrested yesterday by Brockton police and charged with the murder of Ralph Hyppolite, 23.

Prosecutors this Monday handed over six computer discs containing potential evidence in the case against former Hamilton police Chief Water Cullen and three others for their roles in a wide-ranging scam of state medical training records.

When the sound of a white-breasted nuthatch chirped 11 from a clock at Essex Aggie yesterday, it caught Gov.

Proponents of a $133 million regional vocational school merger want to shorten the time frame when communities can enlist in the new district from a few years to a few months.

The Salvation Army Holiday Fund has raised $3,585 so far to help Essex County families during this holiday season.

A man accused of raping a 12-year-old boy for nearly a year continues to be held without bail pending upcoming court hearings.

Soldiers gathered at the Danvers Armory yesterday and enjoyed a holiday meal with each other and their families as they prepare to deploy to Afghanistan after Christmas.

Housing Authority members are bracing for a difficult choice, as they close in on the appointment of a new leader for the town's public-housing agency.

A teenage father accused of shaking his 3-month-old daughter and seriously injuring her has been indicted by a grand jury, increasing the number of years he may spend behind bars if convicted.

Mayor Carolyn Kirk said yesterday she may veto City Council's decision Tuesday night to make the city a paying, full-access member of the proposed $131 million North Shore regional vocational school.

Just treat me like an illegal alien. The illegal alien du jour is Angel Castaneda, also known as Enrique Colon, which is the name on his driver's license.