BOSTON — State lawmakers are moving ahead with a plan to extend federal unemployment benefits to jobless workers who fall just below the threshold to qualify.
Rockport families with young children may still go out trick-or-treating in a socially distant, "no knock" manner.
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Ever since the novel coronavirus pandemic changed the world, Danny Puglisi had a difficult time finding ways to complete his final project to attain Eagle Scout status.
The New England Fishery Management Council has scheduled a special meeting for next week to finalize its priorities for 2021, as well as approve recommendations that fit within the executive order promoting U.S. seafood competitiveness and economic growth.
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MANCHESTER — Sober by the Sea, Manchester's new sober living facility on Old Wenham Way, has opened its doors to both male and female clients.
Massachusetts reported five newly confirmed coronavirus deaths and about 820 newly confirmed cases Tuesday, pushing the state’s confirmed COVID-19 death toll to 9,537 and its confirmed caseload to nearly 142,300.
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BEVERLY — When Pete Frates was inspiring the world with his battle against ALS, he was also collecting some pretty cool stuff, like the David Ortiz jersey he wore to the Red Sox star's retirement celebration at Fenway Park.
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BOSTON — The very nature of work has changed for millions of people in the last seven months as the COVID-19 pandemic has blurred the lines between home and work, and employees have increasingly relied on their own technology and internet connections to carry out their jobs.
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If the city votes in favor of a debt exclusion to pay for building a combined elementary school, the new playground on the property will be named after Pvt. Joseph S. Mattos.
As parents juggle a work-life balance that has been turned upside down and inside out because of the novel coronavirus pandemic, the local Y has stepped up to help.
BOSTON — Transportation advocates are calling on the MBTA not to raise fares or cut service as the agency wrestles with massive budget gaps.
BOSTON — A new three-digit number to reach a nationwide suicide prevention hotline will make it easier for people in crisis to seek help.
MANCHESTER — Two significant pieces of real estate on Manchester's shoreline have sold, Southern Essex District Register of Deeds John O’Brien reports.
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BOSTON — A handful of lawmakers from both sides of the aisle have asked that Massachusetts marijuana regulators scrap the proposed delivery license that would let operators buy marijuana wholesale from cultivators and manufacturers, store it in a warehouse and deliver it to consumers at home.
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Classrooms at Manchester Memorial Elementary and Essex Elementary schools will once again be populated with students this Tuesday.
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Gloucester’s COVID-19 case count continues to rise, which city officials attributed to free testing being conducted at Stage Fort Park and contact tracing efforts.
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BOSTON — A coalition of groups plans on Tuesday to publicly challenge the way public vocational-technical high schools rank prospective students, saying the method results in fewer admissions of African-American, Latinx, and English learner students as well as fewer students from low-income …
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts has delayed the resumption of jury trials until early next month.
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The 60th meeting of NOAA’s Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council will be held virtually Wednesday.
BOSTON — Almost 1,300 new COVID-19 cases and 35 new deaths from the respiratory disease were reported over the weekend, while the number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients dropped both days, falling back below 500.
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As the editor in chief of Gloucester High School’s student newspaper, The Gillnetter, Mila Barry knows the power of a narrative.
BOSTON — Gov. Charlie Baker rolled out a new $45.5 billion budget late last week that boosts funding for cities, towns and schools over the previous fiscal year, but some lawmakers say it won't go far enough to buoy pandemic-battered local governments.
In last week's FishOn, we offered up our suggestions on how to improve NFL games by changing the rules governing fumbles and field goals. We believed the suggested changes were cogent, well-reasoned and long overdue. Most respondents thought they were lunacy.
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ROCKPORT —The Rockport Cultural District is planning to update the Old Firehouse building on Dock Square.
The Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority and Keolis Commuter Services are making commuter rail schedule changes that will increase the frequency of trains on the Newburyport/Rockport line, as well as all other train lines.
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The number of positive cases of the novel coronavirus in Gloucester jumped again late last week, and as a result the city is hosting three free COVID-19 testing clinics this week.
ESSEX — In news taken from the logs of Essex's police and fire departments:
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The number of positive cases of the novel coronavirus in Gloucester has jumped again, and as a result the city is hosting three free COVID-19 testing clinics next week.
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Gloucester Bio has received a $209,840 grant from the state to continue its fight against the novel coronavirus.
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Two Gloucester-based companies are partnering up to make a difference both on land and out at sea.
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BOSTON — Early voting for the November election gets underway this weekend, giving voters a chance to avoid long lines at polling stations on Election Day amid lingering concerns over the coronavirus.
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Early voting for the presidential and state election on Nov. 3 gets underway this weekend on Cape Ann.
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SALEM — North Shore Medical Center is using a partnership with an area college to change the lives of its non-English-speaking employees and help them build and elevate careers.
A Gloucester man is being held in a Pennsylvania jail facing a murder charge.
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ESSEX — Western Avenue was shut down for a time Thursday after a town Public Works crew hit a gas line.
SALEM, Mass. (AP) — Anyone planning a trip to Salem this month to celebrate Halloween needs to cancel their plans, the mayor of the Massachusetts city famous for its 1692 witch trials said Friday.
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BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Symphony Orchestra on Friday extended its live performance hiatus and canceled the popular Holiday Pops concerts and the remainder of its winter/spring season through April.
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BOSTON — The state's unemployment rate dropped into single digits in September after spending five months above 10%, as employers reported adding 36,900 jobs and Massachusetts continued its economic recovery from the sudden COVID-inflicted recession.
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Just weeks away from Election Day on Nov. 3, a banner asking voters to support the proposed combined elementary school at the polls was vandalized.
Members of the Gloucester Police Department will be conducting firearms training on Friday and two days next week.
Dogtown Common, located in Gloucester and Rockport, is being stocked with ring-tailed pheasant by the state Department of Wildlife.
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While the city of Gloucester is not closing down any restaurants or businesses due to the uptick in coronavirus cases this past week, some are taking it upon themselves to pause business as usual.
ROCKPORT — A cluster of new COVID-19 cases in Gloucester has lead Rockport school officials to delay discussion on reopening the schools for one week.
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On Saturday's blissfully warm morning, one intrepid explorer stepped on to his first trail ever.
SALEM — A Salem woman who was tapped by Gov. Charlie Baker in June to temporarily take over the Department of Veterans Services amid reports that a COVID-19 outbreak at the Holyoke Soldier's Home was badly mishandled is now being appointed to the position permanently, the governor's office a…
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BOSTON — A vehicle data access question on the November ballot could promote competition in the car repair industry but is "not likely to produce large, near-term benefits for mechanics," according to a new analysis from a Tufts University think tank.
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