BOSTON — Beacon Hill leaders are being urged to tap the state's $8.6 billion 'rainy day' fund to help offset the impact from the federal government's refusal to fully fund ...

ESSEX — Special Town Meeting on Nov. 17 will consider several zoning, planning and finances measures among the 28 questions ...

Hector Longo's Two-Minute Drill: Another six-pack of sacks surrendered by Patriots in win Patriots receiver DeMario Douglas ...

Week 9 is a lesson in the importance of the most crucial part of the “I Beat Burt” Contest.

After months of candidates knocking on doors, holding signs and standing out, Gloucester voters headed to the polls Tuesday ...

Home delivery and Digital Access customers of the Gloucester Daily Times get deals for restaurants, hotels, attractions and ...

Two years after the deadliest mass shooting in Maine's history, voters are considering whether to make it easier for family ...

The Cape Ann League released its annual boys and girls cross country all-star teams this week, and Manchester Essex was honored with a trio of selections.

A new United Nations report finds that global climate plans have barely impacted future warming. The plans, required every ...

A judge is hearing testimony about overflowing toilets, crowded cells, no beds and water that “tasted like sewer” at a Chicago-area immigration building. The building serves as a key detention ...

Heavy winds Tuesday afternoon in Gloucester had little impact on those who went to polls for the city's municipal election — ...

The call to love is at the heart of every religious tradition. Hatred is its antithesis. In recent weeks, I have been ...