A decade after conviction, prosecutors seek to keep admitted pedophile in...
SALEM — "I should never be around children," Kevin Curlew once told Methuen police officers investigating a report that he had molested a
View ArticleBoth sides spar in F. W. Webb appeal
SALEM — Most of the biggest decisions standing in the way of F.W. Webb's proposed expansion have gone in the company's favor. But as work
View ArticleButler again pleads not guilty to rape charge
SALEM — Former Salem Police patrolman Brian Butler made a brief appearance in Salem Superior Court Thursday morning, where he pleaded not
View ArticleWinter bounty
Summer may be a distant memory, but the Salem Farmers’ Market is still going strong.
View ArticleMonday meeting to settle Carnival Lot buy
SALEM — The $1.4 million purchase of the Carnival Lot on Derby Street will face a pivotal moment Monday, when the 11-member City Council
View ArticleWreath ceremony grows in Salem
SALEM — When Mark Lovely brought the Wreaths Across America program to Salem four years ago, it started off with 486 wreaths. The next
View ArticleRoute 107 'zig-zag' remains in state's plan
SALEM — The state has wrapped up its exhaustive study of traffic along Highland Avenue (Route 107), and while officials hail the
View ArticleSalem girls hoop struggles in second half, falls to Saugus
SALEM — In the early stages of Thursday night's season opener, it appeared the Salem High girls basketball team was well on its way to a
View ArticleTucker leads charge to restore tourism funds
SALEM — State Rep. Paul Tucker, D-Salem, whose city's fortunes are boosted by tourism dollars during October's Haunted Happenings and
View ArticleHomeless shelters ready for the cold
Frigid temperatures gave the Salem and Beverly homeless shelters a first test of a new partnership on Friday, as staff in both cities
View ArticleCourt clerk receives award
SALEM — Carlotta McCarthy Patten, the second assistant clerk magistrate for Essex County, recently received a Trial Court Excellence
View ArticleDomestic violence agency hires new leader
SALEM — The North Shore’s oldest domestic violence agency is getting a new leader.
View ArticleFestive windows win business awards
SALEM — Salem Main Streets has announced the winners of its annual holiday window decorating contest.
View ArticleUnpredictable weather means more coyote, wildlife sightings
SALEM — Fluctuating temperatures have made wildlife activity a bit sporadic on the North Shore as residents continue to report seeing
View ArticleJury finds former church volunteer sexually dangerous
SALEM — A Salem Superior Court jury took about 90 minutes to conclude that a man who once admitted "I should never be around children"
View ArticleMan held without bail after allegedly biting woman's nose
SALEM — A man with 42 prior assaultive charges on his record is being held without bail, now charged with the attempted murder and
View ArticleJury finds former church volunteer sexually dangerous
SALEM — A Salem Superior Court jury took about 90 minutes to conclude that a man who once admitted “I should never be around
View ArticleThe miracle of life — in zero gravity
SALEM — Huddled around a small circuit board, the class of a half-dozen Collins Middle School students soldered wires that will power
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