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North Andover Scarlet Knights NotebookIt was not a week that the North Andover boys tennis team would conjure up in their memory banks anytime soon. The Knights lost to Pentucket (3-2) and Hamilton-Wenham (4-1), but it just made them more determined to begin a new week with a win against Manchester Essex, 3-2 May 8. — Wicked Local N. Andover Milling and Rilling Around: Facelift for the Hawthorne Fountain?Salem’s Town House Square at Essex and Washington Streets is a fine spot for milling around, i.e. resting. This is because it is a natural congregation point. Here one edge of the relaxed Essex Street pedestrian mall meets the outside city with its busy traffic. On sunny days, people sit in chairs near the Fountain Place and Rockefella’s restaurants, as well as on benches beside a fountain. They soak up the sun and watch people pass by. As if to mark the place as a “milling” place, an old French millstone is set into the pavement nearby. — Wicked Local Salem Gop candidates for 2nd Essex House District to debate on May 17The three Republicans hoping to win the chance to run for the opportunity to represent Georgetown and the remainder of the newly configured 2nd Essex District in the state House of Representatives will debate this week in Georgetown. — Wicked Local Amesbury Rail Trail proposed in MiddletonBorders to Boston rail trails have been popping up all over the North Andover Town line on Sharpners Pond Road and runs southeasterly to the Danvers Town line behind the Essex Agricultural School. The trail, which would extend for approximately five miles, is on property owned by various parties including the National Grid Corporation and town of Danvers. — Wicked Local Middleton Middleton police praised by DA’s prosecutorEssex Assistant District Attorney John Brennan has praised the work of Middleton Police Chief James DiGianvittorio and Middleton Police Officers Michael Lecolst and Michele Nowak in the case of a Winthrop man who was sentenced to prison last week afer pleading guilty to armed robbery. Salem Superior Court Judge Timothy Feeley last Friday sentenced Darin Bufalino, 51, of Winthrop, to 7 years to 7 years-and-a-day in state prison, after Bufalino pleaded guilty to armed robbery. — Wicked Local Middleton Voters in Essex approve two of three ballot questionsYesterday was Election Day in Essex, but with no contested races for any elected positions, the ballot questions took the spotlight for the 468 voters who headed to the polls. — Wicked Local Essex Mass. Unemployment Rate Drops To 6.3%New figures on Thursday show the state's jobless rate stood at 6.3 percent in April, down from 6.5 percent in March. — CBS Boston Thursday, May 17, 2012 9:58 AM
Ten to be honored for making Gloucester a better placeTen individuals have been chosen to receive the Gloucester Unitarian Universalist Church’s “Gloucester Citizenship Awards” for 2012, for the contributions they make to their community and their neighbors through volunteer efforts, carried out quietly and persistently, without thought of remuneration or recognition. The awards will be presented at a public ceremony at the church on Sunday, May 20, at 7 p.m. — Wicked Local Essex Mass. rape suspect indicted for alleged threatA Martha's Vineyard man already facing child rape charges has been indicted for allegedly trying to hire someone to kill a prosecutor and his alleged victim. — The Boston Globe Thursday, May 17, 2012 8:38 AM
Mass. still below nation's jobless rateState officials say Massachusetts added about 30,000 new jobs over the first three months of 2012 and they are hoping that trend continue will continue with the release of the April jobs report. — The Boston Channel Thursday, May 17, 2012 1:33 PM
High tea and historyManchester — Members of the Manchester Council on Aging had a high tea at the Manchester Historical Museum at Trask House on Wednesday afternoon. Curator John Huss talked about the life of Abigail Trask, who built and owned the home. — Gloucester Times Gorman On Toucher & Rich: Philadelphia Has No Answer For GarnettCeltics play-by-play man Mike Gorman joined 98.5 The Sports Hub's Toucher & Rich Thursday morning to talk about the C's Game 3 win, including the performances of Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett. — CBS Boston Thursday, May 17, 2012 9:35 AM
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