Looking for homemade gifts for holiday giving? Here’s a listing of holiday fairs and open houses of which the Times is aware: ...

A local tradition begins anew when the Cape Ann YMCA presents the musical “Holiday Delights” this weekend. The festive mix of ...

A majority of Massachusetts voters want a new high school graduation requirement following a repeal of the MCAS mandate, according to a new poll from a group that ...

During the presidential campaign, Democrats argued that the so-called “Deep State,” the term many Republicans have given to overreaching federal bureaucrats, was a myth. But some of the protective eff ...

The Rockport boys hockey team may not have finished with a winning record last winter, but they certainly made their mark as a tough out every time they took the ...

ROBERT K. MULLOY SCHOLARSHIP fund has been established for a Manchester Essex Regional High School senior who exhibits Rob’s strength of character, positive attitude, vibrant personality, strong ...

First Amendment: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the ...

They may be your New England Patriots, but this Sunday at 4 p.m. there may be more of a distraction if you’re a really big ...

The recent leveling of a grove of trees on Eastern Avenue caught some local residents by surprise. The trees were felled for ...

In news taken from the logs of Cape Ann’s police and fire departments: ...

A state task force is recommending that Massachusetts not pursue federal Medicaid funds for programs aimed at reducing gun violence, citing “significant” upfront costs and other complications.

Former Harbormaster Thomas P. "T.J." Ciarametaro Jr. has gone to Essex Superior Court “to recover for wrongful termination ...