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22 hrs ago | Boston.com

Lawrence city clerk arrested on drunken driving charge

Lawrence police have arrested the city's clerk on drunken driving charges after he allegedly forced another car off the road and onto the porch of a house on South Union Street and failed a breathalyzer test, police said.

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Related Topix: Lawrence, MA, Salisbury, MA

Sat May 18, 2013

Patch.com

Five Things to Know on May 17: Rediscover the Discover Hamilton Trail at Its Grand Reopening

Today is Friday, May 17. Here are five things you need to know in Hamilton and Wenham: 1. Sun: The skies should be dominated by sun again on Friday, with temperatures a bit cooler than Thursday.

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Related Topix: Hamilton, MA, Wenham, MA, Essex, MA

Fri May 17, 2013

Patch.com

Common Medical Procedures Cost Less on the North Shore Than State Averages

Common medical procedures in Essex County cost consistently less than the state average.

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Related Topix: Medicaid, Health, Suffolk County, MA

Tue May 14, 2013

Patch.com

Are Hospital Procedures More Expensive in Essex County?

On average, it costs $400 less to get a CT scan in Essex County than Middlesex County.

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Related Topix: Middlesex County, MA, Medicaid, Health, Suffolk County, MA

Patch.com

Seekonk Triplets to Host Driving Safety Summit

The following is an edited press release from AT&T: More than 250 students from high schools across the country will participate this Friday in the Massachusetts Distracted Driving Summit at the Massachusetts State House in Boston.

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Related Topix: Seekonk, MA

Mon May 13, 2013

Patch.com

Former Selectman Headed to Trial in June on Assault Charge

Former Selectman Keith Lucy will be heading to trial next month in Salem District Court to argue against an assault charge being brought by the Essex County District Attorney's office.

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Related Topix: Peabody, MA

Sat May 11, 2013

Patch.com

Letter Carriers and Acord Team up for Food Drive Saturday

This weekend once again mail carriers will come together to help those who need help putting food on the table in Hamilton and Wenham.

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Related Topix: Hamilton, MA, Wenham, MA, Ipswich, MA

Thu May 09, 2013

Boston Herald

Mass. high court mulling drug lab case procedures

Justices of Massachusetts' highest court heard arguments Thursday on whether special magistrates who are trying to unburden trial courts of a flood of drug cases tainted by a state laboratory scandal may release convicts on bail before they're granted new trials.

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Related Topix: Drugs, Criminal Defense Law, Law, Opinion

Wed May 08, 2013

Milwaukee Journal-Sentinal

Georgetown Fire Department (MA) Announces Selection of Aladtec's...

As Georgetown Fire Department grew, handling staff scheduling efficiently, and fairly, became a major issue.

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Related Topix: Fire, Georgetown, MA

Tue May 07, 2013

Boston Herald

Haverhill woman, 64, accused of murder

A 64-year-old Haverhill woman is being charged with the stabbing death of her live-in boyfriend at their Water Street apartment, a spokeswoman for the Essex County District Attorney's Office said.

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Related Topix: Haverhill, MA, Opinion

Fri May 03, 2013

Boston Herald

FBI searching in Dartmouth as part of Marathon bombing probe

Bridget Patton, an FBI spokeswoman, said agents are conducting searches in the "Dartmouth area," but declined to say exactly where investigators are focusing.

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Related Topix: New Bedford, MA, Middleton, MA, Opinion

Patch.com

Local Woman's Quilt Displayed at Area Show

Local resident Betty Atkins spent a year working on a quilt that was recently displayed at the Essex County Needlecraft Guild's 40th anniversary exhibit earlier this week in Ipswich.

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Related Topix: Ipswich, MA

Thu May 02, 2013

HCAM News

Senator Spilka Files Bill to Establish MetroWest Women's Commission

Senator Karen Spilka has filed legislation to establish a permanent commission on the status of women in the MetroWest region.

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Related Topix: Berkshire County, MA, Bristol County, MA

Wed May 01, 2013

Boston.com

List of charges against sex offender grows

John Burbine, already facing dozens of child sexual assault charges in Middlesex County, appeared in Essex Superior Court Wednesday to answer to two more.

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Related Topix: Middlesex County, MA, Saugus, MA, Wakefield, MA, Lynn, MA

WHDH

Wakefield man to be arraigned on child rape charge

A Wakefield man already facing multiple charges in Middlesex County for allegedly sexually abusing children at his wife's day care center is now facing charges in Essex County.

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Related Topix: Wakefield, MA, Middlesex County, MA, Saugus, MA

Patch.com

Officials Talk About Joining Police Mutual Aid Group NEMLEC

The large-scale law enforcement search in Watertown for at-large bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev on April 19 brought to mind whether Swampscott should join the regional police response group NEMLEC, the town administrator said.

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Related Topix: Watertown, MA, Swampscott, MA, Middlesex County, MA

Fri Apr 26, 2013

Patch.com

The History of 505 Main Street - Or, The Lynnfield Middle School Property

Editor's Note: Ernie Hutchins lived in Lynnfield decades ago before moving up to Gilford, New Hampshire and more recently, to Washington State.

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Related Topix: Lynnfield, MA, Life, Hobbies, Genealogy

Thu Apr 25, 2013

Daily Kos

Nonpartisan Redistricting Maps: A Closer Look at Massachusetts, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania

This diary is partly a response to Stephen Wolf's amazing diary about nonpartisan redistricting.

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Related Topix: Massachusetts, 9, Worcester County, MA, Worcester, MA, Gloucester, MA

Patch.com

Free Summer Day Program for Fifth Graders

The Essex County Summer Day Program will allow youth, police and peer leaders to spend the entire week together attending educational workshops and participating in team-building activities.

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Related Topix: Salem, MA

Wed Apr 24, 2013

Philly.com

Glouco would outsource more inmates - to Newark

Some inmates could be shipped to the Essex County jail in Newark - about 90 miles northeast of the jail in Woodbury.

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Related Topix: Prison, Gloucester, MA