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MARBLEHEAD - Residents and members of the Select Board voiced their opinions about revisiting a vote on the MBTA Communities Act during a contentious meeting of the board. The MBTA Communities Act, which refers to Section 3A of Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 40A, requires 177 towns and cities, including Marblehead, to create a "zoning district [...]
PEABODY - A recreational vehicle caught on fire while parked outside a home on Walker Road and left three victims burned, according to the Fire Department. Two medevac helicopters transported two of the victims to Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, Fire Chief Jay Dowling said.
Note: The interviews for this article were conducted in Russian. The responses have been translated into English and lightly edited for clarity. LYNN - The frontlines of the Russia-Ukraine War might be thousands of miles away, but for Ukrainians living in the United States, those battles are personal and ever-present.
Interview by Meduza. Translation by Emma Fringuelli.
SAUGUS - Superintendent Erin McMahon is on paid administrative leave pending the results of an investigation to potential unspecified misconduct, the School Committee announced Thursday night. McMahon "voluntarily stepped back" from her duties as superintendent on Tuesday, and will remain on leave for an unspecified amount of time.
MARBLEHEAD - Anyone who wants to permanently take books off the public school library shelves now has a procedure to follow. At a School Committee Policy Subcommittee meeting on Tuesday, the subcommittee had a first look at the official procedures for the Reconsideration of Library Materials.