Essex Special Town Meeting was considering a warrant of 17 articles, while Manchester was voting on four articles. Both communities were looking at articles on zoning. For coverage of the meetings, ...

President-elect Donald Trump says he is naming former Wisconsin Rep. Sean Duffy as his nominee to be transportation secretary ...

Residents likely have noticed the smell of smoke and hazy skies Monday, which local fire departments have determined are not from fires on Cape Ann.

A fire in a vacant Chelsea building Sunday night is causing delays and cancellations Monday on the MBTA's Newburyport/Rockport Line.

School in Gloucester on Tuesday has been canceled.

In a show of support Monday for striking teachers and paraprofessionals, hundreds of parents and students carrying signs like “Honk if you (Love) Teachers” marched at 1:30 p.m. from Gloucester ...

The Gloucester School Committee met this past Friday night and voted unanimously to immediately resume high school level ...

The state Legislature has approved a long-delayed climate change bill that includes hundreds of millions of dollars for expanding offshore wind, battery storage, and other clean energy technologies.

The saying goes “when one door closes, another one opens.” And that’s literally what has happened at Action Inc.’s ...

The real victims here are — as usual — trans kids, who are rightfully frightened about the results of last week’s election, which was won by a Republican candidate who has promised to roll back ...

Manchester Essex football wasn’t able to come up with a win against a well balanced and deep St. Mary’s of Lynn team last ...

Manchester Special Town Meeting convenes at 6:30 p.m. at Manchester Essex Regional High School, 36 Lincoln St., the Manchester-by-the-Sea will consider four articles. Free babysitting will be provided ...