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PHOTO SLIDESHOW: Hamilton-Wenham Division 3 State Championship Game

Nov 22, 2008 2:02 pm

Lowell: Hamilton-Wenham soccer team looses 4-2 in the Division 3 State Championship to Bromfield. Photo by Deborah Parker/Salem News Saturday November 22, 2008.

Ex-city worker guilty of larceny

Nov 22, 2008 6:00 am

SALEM and mdash; A former city worker spotted doing a private line-painting job on a day that he had called in sick was found guilty on Thursday of larceny. But while the Peabody District Court jury...

Fire detail ordered for Press Box

Nov 22, 2008 6:00 am

BEVERLY and mdash; The city yesterday forced the owner of the Press Box to hire a 24-hour fire detail after inspectors discovered hazards that could cause a fire to rip through a building that's home...

Feeling right at home

Nov 22, 2008 6:00 am

This time of year, people talk about heading "home" for the holidays. One friend calls "home" a place he hasn't lived for some 30 years. The second he steps off the plane in Minnes...

Scully makes case to drop charges

Nov 22, 2008 5:30 am

BEVERLY and mdash; A judge is mulling a request by former Beverly Public Library director Thomas Scully to throw out the child pornography charges that have been pending against him for more than thr...

In Massachusetts, 209 children get new homes on National Adoption Day

Nov 22, 2008 5:05 am

SALEM and mdash; Dressed in a black tuxedo with a gray vest, tie and shiny black shoes, Ammi Ray Giovanni Lara stole the spotlight at Salem Juvenile Court yesterday. He was there to be legally adopte...

Police

Nov 22, 2008 5:00 am

Swampscott Wednesday Police officers called for an ambulance at 10:53 a.m. after finding a Swampscott Middle School student was disruptive and out of control. Police ticketed five illegally parked car...

Weekend calendar

Nov 22, 2008 5:00 am

Benefits Saturday, Nov. 22 Book Sale, Beverly Public Library, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., first floor, 32 Essex St., Beverly. Paperbacks are 50 cents, and hardcovers $1. and not;?All proceeds go to the Friends ...

2 years later

Nov 21, 2008 10:16 pm

DANVERS and mdash; Two years ago today, Danversport residents were rocked out of bed at 2:46 a.m. by a chemical explosion. As they ran out into the street, they were greeted by a towering fireball c...

If Santa is here, can Thanksgiving be far away?

Nov 21, 2008 10:15 pm

BEVERLY and mdash; Linda Atherton got some strange looks last weekend when she set up a giant snowman and a white Christmas tree on her front lawn. But she's used to that. Atherton and her husband of...

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Nov 22, 2008 12:00 am

WORCESTER -- A doctor accused of masturbating in front of a female patient was arraigned yesterday in Central District Court on a charge of lewd and lascivious conduct.

Selectmen negotiate for new DPW chief

Nov 22, 2008 12:00 am

RUTLAND - The Board of Selectmen began contract negotiations with Gary F. Kellaher for the job of Department of Public Works superintendent this week.

Agency's holiday work could use helping hand

Nov 22, 2008 12:00 am

WINCHENDON - Ruth E. Dube says she saw it coming. She knew in October that November would be a hard month, and now she says December will be even more difficult.

Program avoids budget ax

Nov 22, 2008 12:00 am

BOSTON - Worcester police, in collaboration with the Department of Probation, have conducted 1,179 home visits with young people ages 17 to 24 on probation as part of a program to reduce gang violence...

Public hearings on toll hikes

Nov 22, 2008 12:00 am

WORCESTER - Central Massachusetts residents will have a chance to tell Turnpike Authority officials their opinion on proposed toll increases on the turnpike and at airport tunnels at a public hearing ...

Police chief complaint probe ending

Nov 22, 2008 12:00 am

UXBRIDGE - The Board of Selectmen is set to announce its findings regarding citizen complaints against Police Chief Scott J. Freitas at a meeting Monday night.

Man arraigned in machete-wielding case

Nov 22, 2008 12:00 am

AYER - An Ashby man who allegedly wielded a machete and threatened a police officer was released on personal recognizance after his arraignment in Ayer District Court yesterday.

Pooper-scooper rule approved

Nov 22, 2008 12:00 am

NORTH BROOKFIELD - Three dozen voters last night approved a pooper-scooper amendment to the dog-control bylaw, a downtown overlay district to encourage the establishment of cottage businesses, and bor...

Charting a philosophy option

Nov 22, 2008 12:00 am

WORCESTER - A charter school being proposed for Worcester borrows ideas and staff from another local charter school: the Advanced Math and Science Academy in Marlboro.

Fire crews fight bank blaze

Nov 22, 2008 12:00 am

WARE - Firefighters from at least four communities battled a smoky blaze at the Country Bank for Savings headquarters at 75 Main St. yesterday evening.

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