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In his first public comments in the wake of a lawsuit that challenges the Essex County House of Correction’s practice

BOSTON — Kevin Coppinger, the Essex County sheriff who promised to expand treatment to fight opioid addiction instead of incarceration,

BOSTON — Suffolk Downs is betting it can hit the jackpot with a $1 billion lawsuit against casino mogul Steve

PEABODY — The proponent of an adult paraphernalia shop plans to appeal the city’s decision to reject his newest store

Peabody writing its Next Chapter By Thomas Grillo | September 13, 2018 11:53 PM

PEABODY — The city is open for business. That was the message to more than 130 entrepreneurs, developers, and lenders

PEABODY — The clock is ticking for tenants of Tannery I, an affordable apartment complex on Crowninshield Street. Unless the

Lynnfield to honor first responders of 9/11 By Thomas Grillo | September 7, 2018 8:12 PM

LYNNFIELD — The town of Lynnfield and the Rotary Club will host the annual 9/11 “First Responders Day” on the

LYNNFIELD — As a five-member panel decides the fate of a 117-year-old water company on Lowell Street, the owner is

PEABODY — If a South Hadley entrepreneur gets his way, the North Shore will have another adult shop on Route

LYNNFIELD — A standing-room-only crowd packed the Lynnfield Center Water District’s (LCWD) hearing room Monday demanding clean water. “I can’t

Marijuana will have to wait in Peabody By Thomas Grillo | August 10, 2018 9:59 PM

PEABODY — Brothers Kouzina, the popular Greek restaurant, won’t say goodbye to their Route 1 location until year’s end. Co-owner

LYNNFIELD — Following a rash of car break-ins on Tuesday and Wednesday, police are reminding residents to lock their vehicles.

SALEM — The Essex County District Attorney’s Office is releasing few details about the death of a man found in

LYNNFIELD — Opponents of a plan to replace the Bali Hai restaurant with an apartment complex packed Town Hall Monday

PEABODY — Four people, including a Lynn man, face illegal gun possession charges following a two-day investigation by the Peabody

DANVERS — Starting this fall, Bishop Fenwick High School will partner with Saint Mary of the Annunciation School. Officials provided

PEABODY — Police are seeking the public’s help in finding a suspect matching the description of a man accused of

REVERE — The city is smarting from the abrupt closure of the New England Confectionery Co. (Necco) manufacturing plant. Round

Peabody teachers have a new contract. The three-year deal provides a 2 percent raise each year. “Things went well,” said

Peabody became the second city on the North Shore Thursday night to allow medical marijuana. But recreational pot smokers will