Essex County DA Jon Blodgett will lead the independent state agency for the next year in advocating on behalf of and supporting his fellow DAs in Massachusetts.
Four new members of the Peabody City Council will be sworn in during the city's inaugural ceremonies Jan. 6 at City Hall.
Property is often in the form of checks for small refunds that the recipients haven't claimed.
Judge rules city didn't properly notify owners of disciplinary hearing. Licensing Board decides to schedule a new hearing in January to revisit rolling back the hours at Oliveira's Steak House.
The Secretary of State asks private businesses to send their employees home before 4 p.m. Tuesday.
Steve Wynn aims to build a $1.3 billion casino in Everett.
The emergency ban was lifted as of 1:30 p.m. on Sunday.
The ban was called Saturday afternoon and will be in effect as of 4 p.m. until further notice.
City councilors argued Thursday for the city to use more of its reserve funds to reduce the increase on property taxes for next year.
The average homeowner's tax bill in 2014 will be $3,567 on an average property valued at $287,700.
The city will be in its second year of utilizing a new emergency parking ban versus the standard overnight winter ban. Here's what you need to know to prepare.
The City Council is faced with deciding between two special permits for digital billboards located on neighboring Route 1 properties. The structures would be too close to each other to approve both.
North Shore Community Action Programs is moving from its home at 98 Main St. over to 119 Rear Foster St. and local developers had proposed to fully renovate the building and convert it into apartments.
Veteran lawmaker Ted Speliotis, who formerly chaired the joint committee that reviews home rule petitions for liquor licenses, says each request is taken on its own merit.
City officials argue designated licenses for downtown will help attract mom and pop eateries while additional licenses at the mall will help keep it competitive.
An early projection from city assessors is that the average homeowner's property tax bill will increase by $59 for next year.
The City Council will consider a request to send a home rule petition along to state lawmakers to create 10 new liquor licenses in Peabody.
Bill now moves to the House of Representatives for debate.
Nearly half a million Bay State families will get a lower amount of food assistance as benefits from the federal stimulus expire.
Peabody is getting an Orange Leaf frozen yogurt shop in the shopping plaza at 79 Lynnfield St. The bone of contention among councilors was how to ensure the property owner kept the sidewalks clear.
An initial hearing on the bill is scheduled for Nov. 13 at the State House before the Joint Committee on Financial Services.
A recent report from Washington lays out damage done by last month’s government shutdown.
Group hoping for referendum to go before voters in next presidential election.
Boston Herald report finds frustrated applicants due to computer glitches
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford won't resign after making the admission. Could the mayor of your city survive such a scandal?
The city recently hired a point-person for landscaping and sanitation downtown, and he'll also will tackle the occasional citywide maintenance project as well.
The Suffolk Downs proposal is in serious trouble after East Boston votes against the plan. But Revere's mayor says he'll continue with a Revere-only plan.
You can find the complete results across the city right here.
Former ward councilor Jim Moutsoulas was returned to office Tuesday.
Peter McGinn was successful in his first bid for elected office, although he has a long history of community activity in his hometown.
Joel Saslaw, 50 and a media consultant, defeated Bob Croce in the race for Ward 5 on the City Council Tuesday.
Out of nine candidates, all four incumbents and a former Peabody elected official were returned to office in the Councilor-at-Large race.
With the exception of Ward 2 Councilor Arthur Athas all four other incumbents were returned to office on the City Council Tuesday.
Tuesday proved to be a low turnout election as voters generally gave incumbents another term, except over in Ward 2.
Once you receive your summons for jury duty, you can handle all you need to on the state’s juror service website.
Keep tabs on Tuesday's city election in Peabody.
Both incumbent Tom Gould in the Councilor-at-Large race and first-time candidate Joel Saslaw in the Ward 5 race have amassed far more campaign contributions than their opponents.
A lot of the attention in Tuesday's city election will likely be on the Councilor-at-Large race.
The general election in Peabody is Nov. 5. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. - 8 p.m.