Salem News

When Danvers police Chief Neil Ouellette spotted a pair of young men leaning into a truck in a Route 1 parking lot one night last March, he suspected something was up.

A 40-year-old Salem mother police last summer caught in the midst of a drug sale while holding her young son in her arms remains free on $2,500 cash, after pleading innocent Tuesday.

The Friends of Forest River Park is a community-based volunteer group working towards the preservation and enhancement of Forest River Park.

Bail for a Peabody man facing seven years in prison remains at $5,000 following his arraignment Monday in Salem Superior Court.

You won't find many cities the size of Salem - eight square miles - with the same quantity or quality of public parks.

Comedian Jimmy Tingle thanked Julie Butterfield of Lee, N.H., for her donation yesterday to Globe Santa in Harvard Square.

Date: November 20, 2008 Contact: Emily Murphy , 978-740-1691 Contact: Sheila Cooke-Kayser , 978-740-1663 [Salem, Mass] Salem Maritime National Historic Site today announced its revised schedule of hours for ...

Marla's husband, Ed, died unexpectedly and they had no life insurance. She had very little savings, and the funeral expenses set her back.

Former Massachusetts Senate President Kevin B. Harrington was seemingly born to be both an astute politician and a great friend, colleagues said yesterday.

A Beverly man was arrested for motor vehicle homicide Tuesday about one hour after he allegedly crashed into a pedestrian near 27 Bridge St.

Debby Marticio will do something tomorrow she was never able to do during the two decades she worked at other people's restaurants.

A Salem woman and her boyfriend were sent to state prison yesterday after pleading guilty to a series of what a prosecutor called "vicious" bank robberies in 2007 and earlier this year.

The South American country of Guyana plans to close hundreds of Internet cafes that it accuses of bypassing the telephone company system to offer cheap international calls.

The former school business manager at the center of last year's school budget crisis will not face criminal charges, according to the district attorney.

A Salem couple who stole thousands from two banks in Saugus and one in Lynnfield during a three-month crime spree have pleaded guilty.

The city of Salem didn't have to go far to install wireless surveillance cameras for Halloween.

City business leaders bundled up in winter coats and braved the early morning cold yesterday to collect signatures from commuters for a new parking garage at the Salem train depot.

Thanksgiving is always a wonderful opportunity to express our gratitude for all we have been given, past and present.

HOLIDAY STRESS REDUCTION. Stress reduction methods will be presented on Wednesdays, Dec.

For years, the name "Spek" could be found all over eastern Massachusetts, on trains, on walls, on doors.