Families are supposed to receive a hearing within 72 hours after an emergency removal by DCF. The wait is usually far longer.

"Please use considerable caution when traveling and allow for extra time to reach your destination," police said.

Haverhill Mayor Melinda E. Barrett said she was surprised by the abrupt leadership shakeup at Lawrence General Hospital ...

Taina Mathurin, an interpreter for Urban Bridges and a volunteer with many Haverhill programs, will be presented Friday with ...

Forty Massachusetts middle schoolers are learning to be tour guides to share important history lessons with peers through a ...

Forty Massachusetts middle schoolers are learning to be tour guides to share important history lessons with peers through ...

The MBTA is planning a small track project in Reading that would allow the agency to considerably increase its regional rail ...

Victory was sweet. But for Haverhill’s Lauren Downer and Maddie Goncalves, conquering Massachusetts together was even more ...

Haverhill High's Lauren Downer and Maddie Goncalves and the Methuen High girls 4x200 relay took home titles at the ...

Minnechaug (D2), and Tewksbury (D3) are the defending champions, but the competition will be fierce in North Andover, Salem, ...

A Massachusetts man has pleaded guilty in federal court to trafficking cocaine and illegal guns in and around the Boston area ...