District Attorney Marian Ryan spoke before a state-wide anti-drug task force on Friday.
It's actually been getting a lot worse.
Massachusetts is allocating Wakefield a chunk of cash to fix its winter-ravaged sidewalks and roads.
The event designed to foster self-confidence in middle school girls is hosted by the District Attorney and Middlesex Partnerships for Youth.
No open burning Wednesday due to elevated fire potential.
Not even four months in, Middlesex County has seen more opiate deaths in 2015 than it did in all of 2012.
Four post offices in the state have extended hours if you need to get your taxes out before midnight Wednesday, April 15.
Read this before you vote and think hard about the kind of people you want making decisions for you and our town.
The new state law goes into effect on April 7.
A new Census Bureau report says that Middlesex County is the third fastest growing county in Massachusetts, and showed the largest increase.
A total of $30 million has been allocated to assist cities and towns across the Commonwealth with repairs to roads and bridges.
Expect delays in the area.
Press Release submitted by the Committee to Re-Elect Janine Iengo-Cook
The event will be on April 3.
Massachusetts has 11 animal protection bills up for vote, but they need support.
Local government workers are now allowed to use pesticides to control the mosquito population due to a recent surge in the West Nile Virus.
Gov. Deval Patrick signed the Unaccompanied Homeless Youth bill into law on Tuesday while Cyrus fundraised for homeless youths in August.
These three laws are among a host of measures that will go into effect Thursday to kick off the new year.
U.S. Rep. John Tierney is about to leave office after 18 years. What will be the legacy of the Wakefield's longtime representative?
A 30-year-old freshman Republican rep from New York said she has "kindred spirit" with the 36-year-old freshman Democrat from Salem.
You can join my staff and I from 10am-11am at the Wakefield Senior Center at 30 Converse Street this Friday.
The governor’s race was one the closest statewide results in recent memory.
With more than 95 percent of precincts reporting, some media outlets are projecting Charlie Baker the winner. But Coakley is not conceding.
Democratic incumbent Paul Brodeur and Republican challenger John Lock were on the ballot.
Democratic incumbent State Sen. Jason Lewis and Republican challenger Monica Medeiros were on the ballot.
State legislators passed a law allowing three casinos and a slots parlor in 2011. On Tuesday, it was voters turn to decide.
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The most watched and hotly contested race for Congress this fall in Massachusetts will be decided by Wakefield voters on Tuesday.
The most watched race on the North Shore - to fill the 6th District seat after the ouster of U.S. Rep. John Tierney - is very close.
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State House News Service's recap and analysis of the week in state government.
U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) will endorse Seth Moulton (D-Salem) in the Sixth District race for Congress.
Two new polls in the race for the Sixth Congressional District seat show Seth Moulton leading Richard Tisei.
Seth Moulton, a Marblehead native living in Salem, defeated nine-term Congressman John Tierney is the Democratic Party primary on Tuesday.
Deborah B. Goldberg, former Brookline selectwoman, will take on the Republican Michael J. Heffernan in November