The chief financial officer hired last summer by Gloucester Public Schools came here after resigning while under fire in Lowell, where a scathing audit released in December found he was not licensed as a certified public accountant as he claimed and "had no idea" how to carry out budgeting a…

MANCHESTER — A four-alarm fire on Sunday left the two-and-a-half story home at 30 Universityl Lane "unsalvageable," said Interim Fire Chief Al Beardsley.

Anyone who has tried to reorganize a pantry or reduce the size of their wardrobe knows that, despite the best efforts, clutter often finds a way to return. 

The Backyard Growers have been busy creating a three-year plan to help Cape Ann become healthier and hosting workshops as part of that goal.

A full month after winter began, residents and emergency crews across Cape Ann and the state are bracing for the season’s first significant winter storm.

When Gloucester officials and the heads of local service agencies met Wednesday in Mayor Sefatia Romeo Theken’s office, and when the mayor delivered food and other donations left at the VFW to Coast Guard Station Gloucester on Friday morning, the focus was on providing aid for Coast Guard pe…

Whistlestop Market has been continuing to expand, just in time for the big snowstorm this week. 

Three Newburyport pets have jumped from their three-dimensional, everyday world into a two-dimensional drawing that will print Saturday in newspapers across the globe in the international cartoon "Off the Mark," created by Gloucester resident Mark Parisi.

NEWBURYPORT —  The state's two U.S. senators and U.S. Seth Moulton jointly sent a letter to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission opposing its decision to grant the owners of the Seabrook, New Hampshire, nuclear power plant a 20-year license extension and amendment later this month.

ROCKPORT — A grant from a local bank will allow Rockport middle schoolers to keep studying Bert and Ernie, a pair of rare freshwater turtles, for the rest school year.

BOSTON — Republican lawmakers are pushing for a repeal of fees charged to companies that aren’t providing health insurance to a majority of their workers.

The man accused of holding up Gloucester's branch of the Institution for Savings and making off with $2,650 remains behind bars after a hearing planned for Gloucester District Court this week was continued to Feb. 15.

For the residents of several Gloucester public housing properties and those who receive federally subsidized housing credits, Gloucester Housing Authority Director David Houlden and Mayor Sefatia Romeo Theken have a message:

BOSTON — States are rushing to legalize wagers on professional sports following last year's U.S. Supreme Court ruling, and Massachusetts could be getting a piece of the action.

Three Jesuit priests with ties to Gonzaga Hall and the Eastern Point Retreat House in Gloucester have been named on a list released by the Jesuit order in the northeastern United States that cites 50 priests under its jurisdiction who have been credibly accused of sexual misconduct with minors.

NORTH ANDOVER — Gov. Charlie Baker has named North Andover Town Manager Andrew Maylor as comptroller for the state, effective in February.

SEABROOK, N.H. — The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is set to extend by 20 years the operating license for the Seabrook, New Hampshire, nuclear power plant by the end of the month, despite an ongoing proceeding related to the plant's degraded concrete.

MANCHESTER — An award-winning children's author visited Manchester Memorial Elementary School on Friday and helped the schoolchildren write their own tale.

BOSTON — Gov. Charlie Baker helped police and firefighters from around the state on Wednesday celebrate a new law protecting the confidentiality of first responders who seek mental health support from their peers to deal with the stresses of the job.