A 35-year-old mother allegedly stabbed her 9-month-old son to death before taking her own life at a North Andover home, in what investigators are calling an “apparent murder-suicide.”
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‘Changing lives’
ASHBURNHAM — This year marks the 15th anniversary of The Ramble, the music festival with heart that brings awareness to veteran homelessness and raises funds to help prevent and eradicate it. The pay-what-you-can music festival will take place on Saturday, Aug. 24 from 10 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. at The Mountain, located at 64 Gibson […]
Townsend Military Band concert to be held this Thursday
TOWNSEND — Following two consecutive weeks of postponed concerts due to rain, the Townsend Military Band plans to conclude its 2024 Thursday evening concert series on the Townsend Common on Thursday, August 22. The band under the direction of Thomas Souza will open its concert at 7:30 p.m. Area residents are encouraged to bring their […]
Editorial: Most vulnerable maternal-health bill’s beneficiaries
As we had hoped, something positive did result from the closing of Leominster Hospital’s maternity ward. UMass Memorial Health’s unwavering decision to close that vital birthing unit last September sent a clear signal to Beacon Hill that the state needs more leverage to bear in these situations. And that can only happen through the Legislature, […]
Ex-NFL player Gosder Cherilus arrested at Boston Logan after allegedly urinating on passenger
Ex-NFL player Gosder Cherilus arrested at Boston Logan after allegedly urinating on passenger
New Mass. study weighs rail options along state’s northern tier
BOSTON — The rail line stretching along the northern tier of Massachusetts to Greenfield and North Adams is a “strategic asset,” state transportation officials said in a new report this week, but the benefits of restoring passenger service in the region – with a price tag of up to $2.96 billion – “may not offset the […]