Longmeadow, MA native Ryan Downes celebrates his birdie putt in a playoff hole to secure his spot in the 64 player match play field at the U.S. Amateur on Wednesday. Eakin Howard/USGA ...

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

A Ipswich man facing several motor vehicle charges after police say he crashed his car into an Essex homeowner’s property has been ordered to complete an impaired driving program by a judge. The ...

Some slippery, slithery guests visited City Hall at the invitation of Sawyer Free Library on Tuesday morning. Rick Roth and members of the Cape Ann Vernal Pond Team brought some of their snakes ...

ESSEX — When Fire Chief Christian Hassel last week gave selectmen an overview of a five-year plan for the all-volunteer Essex Fire Department, the upshot was the days of volunteer ...

Both Gloucester and Manchester-by-the-Sea are offering extended hours for residents to drop off recycling as the mid-summer trash collection strike affecting the the two communities and a dozen ...

Gloucester High School is looking for a girls varsity head basketball coach. Interested candidates should send resume and inquiries to Gloucester High athletic director Bryan Lafata at Blafata2 ...

GROVELAND — A local ice cream shop is combining an old-school vibe with new-wave concoctions that have people flocking to its stand this summer.

BOSTON — A bipartisan group of lawmakers are hoping to close a "loophole" in state law that allows people who impersonate ICE agents and other federal authorities to shake down immigrants or ...

Jamie Golden (James Laurence Golden III), an author of sea stories published in many popular fishing periodicals, has published his first full length book, “Until the Next Tide.” ...

Rockport’s Jeff Hobbs, right, gets a congratulatory hand shake from Bill Hale. Hobbs, now 49, set the course record of 63 at Rockport Golf Club back in 2008.

NWS forecast for coastal waters east of Ipswich Bay and the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary ...