School Choice Options are Changing in North Andover

School Choice Options are Changing in North Andover

If you’re reading this, chances are you’re a parent, or have friends or neighbors who are. Baby Boomer, Gen X, or Millennial— the K-12 school scene has changed so much since we were kids. Understanding these changes can help moms and dads guide their children to greater learning, success, and happiness. So: here are the […]

Tunnel to Towers Foundation Pays Off Mortgage for Fallen Newburyport Firefighter Brett Burkinshaw’s Family

Tunnel to Towers Foundation Pays Off Mortgage for Fallen Newburyport Firefighter Brett Burkinshaw’s Family

    NEWBURYPORT — Chief Christopher LeClaire is pleased to report that the Tunnel to Towers Foundation — a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting first responders, veterans, and their families — has paid in full the mortgage on the home of fallen Newburyport Firefighter Brett Burkinshaw. Firefighter Burkinshaw, who served his community for nearly […]

Former Lawrence Mayor Mike Sullivan Voted Chair of Merrimack Valley Chamber of Commerce

Former Lawrence Mayor Mike Sullivan Voted Chair of Merrimack Valley Chamber of Commerce

The Merrimack Valley Chamber of Commerce, the largest business network serving communities in the Merrimack Valley, announces after nearly a decade of strong, visionary and committed leadership, Salvatore Lupoli, has retired from the Board of Directors. Sal served as Chairman during a trying period, leading the Chamber through the worst recession since the great depression […]

Convicted Felon Ramon Silvelo-Miles of Haverhill Charged with Firearms, Drug Offenses

Convicted Felon Ramon Silvelo-Miles of Haverhill Charged with Firearms, Drug Offenses

Defendant allegedly possessed loaded firearm and over 300 grams of cocaine while driving impaired BOSTON – A Haverhill man with multiple prior felony convictions was charged yesterday for possessing a loaded firearm and drugs intended for distribution. Ramon Silvelo-Miles, 32, was charged with one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm and […]

Illegal Alien Ysrael Nunez of Lawrence Pleads Guilty to Role in Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

Illegal Alien Ysrael Nunez of Lawrence Pleads Guilty to Role in Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

BOSTON – A Dominican national residing in Lawrence pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston to conspiracy and distribution charges involving large quantities of fentanyl. Ysrael Nunez, 39, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl; one count of distribution […]

Boxford Plumbing Company Owner Charged with Tax Evasion and Mail Fraud

Boxford Plumbing Company Owner Charged with Tax Evasion and Mail Fraud

Defendant allegedly fraudulently billed customers and evaded taxes by cashing or depositing over $1.45 million in customer payments into personal bank accounts BOSTON – A Boxford businessman was charged today and has agreed to plead guilty to defrauding the government of more than $1.45 million by engaging in a multi-year tax evasion scheme and to […]

Mayor Perry Attacks State Officials, City Council, Abandons Pledge to “Represent Everyone”

Mayor Perry Attacks State Officials, City Council, Abandons Pledge to “Represent Everyone”

  Mayor Perry Attacks State Officials, City Council, Abandons Pledge to “Represent Everyone” The Massachusetts Office of Administration and Finance (A&F) is an arm of the governor’s office. Part of their job is to oversee the state’s COVID-19 funding and grants given to local communities. Last Month Methuen Mayor Neil Perry was notified by A&F […]

Methuen Man Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Trafficking Conspiracy

Methuen Man Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Trafficking Conspiracy

Defendant sold drugs to undercover agent on five separate occasions BOSTON – A Methuen man pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston to selling a fentanyl and acetyl fentanyl mixture to an undercover agent on five occasions. Andi Guerrero-Lara, a/k/a “Manny Sierra,” 24, pleaded guilty to a seven count superseding indictment charging him with […]