The Sawyer Free Library received the funding in the form of a Digital Equity Initiative Partnership Grant. The money, from the Essex County Community Foundation, will launch its digital learning lab.

Lynda Roscoe Hartigan directs the Peabody Essex Museum, where she first began working two decades ago. Despite helming a museum that dates to 1799, Hartigan is forward-thinking about the role museums ...

Federal authorities on Wednesday announced the dismantling of a violent transnational gang that has terrorized Massachusetts’ ...

Local Buses: The Southeastern Regional Transit Authority serves New Bedford and nine other communities in Massachusetts’s ...

Strong winds whipping through the region have led to thousands of Berks County customers losing power, with reports of downed trees and power lines reported across the county. The county is under a ...

Tucked away in Winthrop, Belle Isle Seafood is the seafood equivalent of finding a pearl in an oyster – unexpected and ...

StormTeam 5 said that much of the snow that fell could get washed away on Sunday as that transition to rain continues.

The forecast for snow and ice from a weekend storm in Massachusetts and the Boston area hasn't changed much in the past 24 ...

Local government minister Jim McMahon laid an order earlier this week to postpone elections in nine council areas – across ...

On Thursday, the Essex County Community Organization will invite the community to weigh in on which of the group’s four potential housing campaigns to prioritize.

In preparation for the 2025 Annual Town Meeting, the Planning Board discussed amendments to the Zoning Bylaw and the possible ...

As the storm sneaks closer to Massachusetts, residents are advised to prepare for anywhere from 5 to 12 inches of snow over ...