SalemNews.com, Salem, MA - Fri Nov 20

After talking it over with family and friends, Essex County District Attorney Jonathan Blodgett has decided against running for attorney general if, as now seems likely, incumbent Martha Coakley is elected to the U.S. Senate in January.

SalemNews.com, Salem, MA - Fri Nov 20

Northeast Hospital Corp. laid off 22 people on Tuesday in what hospital officials called a "management restructuring." Chief Operating Officer Pauline Pike said the layoffs included directors, managers and supervisors at Beverly Hospital, Addison-Gilbert Hospital in Gloucester, BayRidge Hospital in Lynn and Beverly Hospital's medical center in ...

SalemNews.com, Salem, MA - Thu Nov 19

Selectmen suspended Brutole Restaurant's liquor license for three days, with the punishment held in abeyance for six months, after police alleged the restaurant lacked a manager and failed to properly display both its liquor license and a sign warning against the sale of alcohol to minors.