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A death investigation was underway at Nutt's Pond in Manchester. Manchester police said a man was found in the water shortly around 9:10 a.m. Tuesday morning. They are calling this an "untimely death,” but have not released any more details yet. This is a developing story. More information will...

A jury Tuesday acquitted a man accused of crashing into and killing seven motorcyclists, including a former Haverhill man, in 2019 on a road in Randolph, N.H. Jurors cleared 26-year-old Volodymyr Zhukovskyy of seven counts each of manslaughter and negligent homicide and reckless conduct after his lawyers made the surprising claim former Haverhill resident and Jarheads Motorcycle Club leader Albert “Woody” Mazza Jr. was himself intoxicated.

LYNNFIELD — Lynnfield native Matt Filipe re-signed with the Bruins this summer and will look to continue his journey to be called up to the NHL roster from Providence this upcoming season. “I could not be more excited to be back with the Bruins for another year. I learned...

NASHUA, N.H. — A man accused of fatally stabbing a Nashua woman is being held on an immigration detainer. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said Miguel Ramirez, 25, illegally entered the U.S. and is a Honduras citizen. Ramirez is charged with second-degree murder in the death of Julie Graichen. ICE...

The condition of many Haverhill city streets is frustrating drivers and possibly putting their safety at risk. City Councilor Joseph J. Bevilacqua presented photographs at Tuesday’s City Council meeting depicting the harsh conditions facing drivers on some of the roads undergoing repaving and other improvements. He said motorists are facing potholes and other obstacles on streets where repaving is being left unfinished.

NEW BOSTON, N.H. — An Air Force review board said a security officer was justified inshooting and killing a man at the New Boston Space Force station in May. The board said Michael Foley, 33, of Massachusetts, approached the station's gate with a knife and gun while making threatening gestures toward a contracted police officer.

TEWKSBURY, Mass. — A Quincy man is facing fentanyl trafficking charges in Tewksbury. Police say Jorge Ramirez Andujar, 30, was caught at the Ames Hill apartment complex with more than 20 grams of fentanyl. The arrest came after an investigation by the Tewksbury Police Narcotics Unit, in collaboration with...

A restored Civil War cannon has taken up residence at the Methuen Police Station after sitting in storage for nearly a decade. Methuen Police Department’s curator of historical artifacts, Officer Aaron Little, his son Ben and retired Greater Lawrence Tech. lead auto body instructor Thomas Hatem delivered and carefully assembled the Civil War Model 1841, six-pounder field gun in the hallway of the Quinn Public Safety Building, just outside of Sanborn Hall.

A cluster of third, fourth, and fifth graders chill on and around picnic tables, surrounded by a bucolic scene: fields and trees, a long red barn, a couple of sheds. Two miniature horses graze in a nearby enclosure; a pair of short-haired sheep frolic in their pasture; a farm cat ambles by. The soundtrack includes birds, crickets, the breeze, and muffled conversations of hundreds of free-range chickens.

Remember that August 29 Special Town Meeting, the one needed to approve the purchase of 173 and 183 Upton Street to protect the Silver Lake watershed?. The Select Board Tuesday called off the meeting after receiving an extension on the purchase and sale agreement, which was scheduled to expire before the October 25 Fall Town Meeting. With the extension, the town retains its right of first refusal on the property and moves to the fall meeting’s warrant.

MEDFORD, Mass. — As the countdown to the Orange Line shutdown gets closer, riders who rely on the MBTA are worried there’s no definitive commuter plan in place. “You know, I’m really nervous because I do not have a car and I take the Orange Line to work everyday, even on Saturdays,” said Felicia Haffar, who is an Orange Line commuter.

The Haverhill Police Relief Association presents chances to win a Mercedes-Benz and a Myrtle Beach Golf Trip for four during its 23rd Annual Golf Tournament Friday. The tournament features a four-person scramble format and begins Friday, Aug. 12, with registration and refreshments at 7:30 a.m., shotgun start at 8:30 and a buffet lunch, at Bradford Country Club, 201 Chadwick Road, Haverhill. Tickets are $125 per golfer pre-registered or $150 at the tournament and include cart, gift bag and lunch. For more information call Officer Eric MacKinnon at 978-373-1212, Ext. 1260, or email [email protected].

It was a close call for two homes in Sherborn, Massachusetts, on Tuesday when lightning struck a tree and caused a power outage. Andy Errico said he had just gotten out of the shower when he heard a loud crack and saw a “big orange flash.”. “I thought my...

Ken Gordon (Bedford) and Timmy Sullivan (Burlington) will participate in a candidates’ forum sponsored by the Bedford League of Women Voters in cooperation with Bedford TV on August 22 at 5 pm. The forum will be moderated by Patti Muldoon of the Arlington LWV. Voters may watch it live...

Bedford’s Colonial farmhouse museum, the Job Lane House, will host a Family Field Day from noon until 3 pm on Sunday, August 14. Family Field Day will feature Children Activities instructor Kate Reynolds who will organize 18th-century kids games. Bedford’s Chip-In Farm will set up a petting zoo.

MANCHESTER, NH – The East Wing of City Hall will be closed August 10 due to drainage issues. City Clerk https://www.manchesternh.gov/Departments/City-Clerk. Finance Department https://www.manchesternh.gov/departments/finance. Departments located in the West Wing of the building will remain open Wednesday. This includes. Tax Collector. Assessor’s Office. City Solicitor. Human Resources. Planning...

Nine witnesses took the stand Tuesday in Worcester Superior Court to testify in the trial of a Worcester man accused of stabbing his former girlfriend, Cleucilene Alves da Silva, to death. Two of those witnesses were visiting Alves da Silva at her Worcester townhome for the first time and witnessed...

Peter Valentine, colorful artist, is reported dead; His home is a landmark, the city was his canvas. Peter Valentine, the artist and eccentric whose Cambridgeport home became a landmark for its bright colors and otherworldly wisdom, died Tuesday at his home, according to Michael Monestime, former executive director of the Central Square Business Improvement District.

In a zoning Catch-22, a small Christian congregation in Bedford, New Hampshire, is being told by local officials that because it got permission to add a meeting hall to a house it uses for church services, it has to stop using that house to host church services. The church is...

A Massachusetts-based construction company owner previously accused of intimidating employees and failing to pay overtime has been indicted on tax fraud charges. Per an official release from the United States Department of Justice: