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State appoints John Keenan as Salem State president. SALEM — The Massachusetts Board of Higher Education voted unanimously on Tuesday to appoint John Keenan as 14th president of Salem State University. The vote, taken during the board's meeting at Bunker Hill Community College, confirms last month's ...

Atkinson man charged with son's shooting. ATKINSON — A father who allegedly shot his son in the abdomen last week after an argument about food was arraigned by video at the 10th Circuit Court in Plaistow Monday morning. Albert LaMonica, 71, of 13 Newbury Drive in Atkinson was held on $5,000 ...

MJ Powell, Democratic party legend, dies at age 81. File photo Mary Jane “MJ” Powell, left, with then-Gov. Deval Patrick and his wife in 2007. Handout. ANDOVER — Mary Jane “MJ” Powell, a legendary Democratic party operative who helped launch the careers of politicians from selectman and city council to ...

UPDATE: Police release cause of crash that killed Peabody firefighter. Manchester-by-the-Sea resident John Carlson, former chairman of the Manchester Bike and Pedestrian Committee, said he was planning to put up a ghost bike, a bike that is painted white, as a memorial at the spot near the town line where Pimenta was ...

Pelham schools face new civil rights investigation. PELHAM — A second Pelham family has called for an investigation into how the town's public school district treats students with disabilities. The Office for Civil Rights began probing new accusations earlier this summer, after Jennifer Correa reported ...

2 pot clinics eye Peabody. The directors for Wellness Connection are John Henry, a Plympton selectman; Elizabeth Jones of Middleton, the president and CEO of Everett Co-operative Bank; and Kathleen Donovan of Arlington, a longtime former school superintendent in Everett, ...

Rowley man sued by AG's Office over wetlands dispute. ROWLEY -– A local man has drawn the attention of the state attorney general who last week filed suit against him, seeking more than $180,000 for alleged altering and filling protected wetlands in violation of state law. In a complaint filed Thursday in ...

Man's body found on Salisbury beach this morning. BRYAN EATON/Staff photo. A body was found late Monday morning in the water at Salisbury Beach center. It may be the body of one of two fishermen who were dumped in the ocean when their boat capsized, the other being rescued. SALISBURY - Local and ...

Newburyport Kmart to close this fall. Kmart, an anchor at Port Plaza in Newburyport for many decades, is closing in September. Bryan Eaton. NEWBURYPORT — After more than 40 years in business, the local Kmart will close its doors later this year. Sears Holdings, which operates both Sears ...

High Plain/Wood Hill handicapped ramp delayed a year. Despite a $400,000 budget for the project approved during the May Town Meeting, children with disabilities at Wood Hill Middle School and High Plain Elementary are looking at another year without access to the soccer fields during recess. "It's a darn ...