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Principals hired at Saugus Veterans Memorial Elementary School and Oaklandvale Elementary SchoolSuperintendent of Schools Richard Langlois appointed Jean Perry as principal at Veterans Memorial Elementary School and Eric Jones as principal at Oaklandvale Elementary School. — Wicked Local Saugus
Boston Marathon Update: Morton runs in mom’s memory to benefit othersMatt Morton of Reading decided to run in this year's Boston Marrathon, the annual worldwide event, for the first time to honor his mother, who succumbed to liver disease in 2006, while also raising money for the charity. — Wicked Local Reading Lynn Margolis: Executive function issue may look like lazinessAs the school year comes to a close, parents are reviewing their children’s performance, thinking about how to address children’s needs in the coming year, and scheduling testing for learning issues. Everyone talks about “executive functions,” though it’s not always understood what exactly it means or how to help. — Wicked Local Newton
Ri agency official out after Schilling defaultProvidence, R.i. -- The head of the Rhode Island agency whose board approved a $75 million loan guarantee for former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling's now financially troubled video gaming company has resigned. — 7 News - WHDH Thursday, May 17, 2012 10:28 AM
Saugus Police log May 14At 10:17 a.m. a caller reported a trailer at his construction site between Burger King and McDonalds on Route 1 North was spray-painted with graffiti. — Wicked Local Saugus
Fresh start: Under new ownership, North Shore Navigators are set to begin life in a new leagueWhen Patrick Salvi bought the Lynn-based North Shore Navigators baseball team and moved them out of the New England Collegiate Baseball League and into the Futures Collegiate Baseball League earlier this year, he wasn’t looking for a one-stop ride on the train. — Wicked Local Georgetown The Rivers School’s All-Star Taylor Cross of Saugus heads to Norwich Academy after trip of a lifetimeTaylor Cross of Saugus is finishing up her senior year at The Rivers School in Weston as a three-sport athlete in soccer, hockey and softball. As an ISL (Independent School League) all-star goalie in soccer last fall and an All-Star defenseman in hockey the last two years, earning first-team honors this past winter, Cross also played a pivotal role in securing the fourth national title for the Assabet Valley girls hockey program this past year on the U-19 club, while one was on the U-12 level and back-to-back conquests as an U-14 player. — Wicked Local Saugus Middleton Police Department launches Statewide high-visibility Click It or Ticket Enforcement MobilizationIn a continuing effort to save lives, the Middleton police department, in partnership with the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security’s (EOPSS) Highway Safety Division (HSD), the State Police and over 120 other local departments, is launching a high-visibility seat belt enforcement mobilization called Click It or Ticket. — Wicked Local Middleton Cuban president's daughter gets US visaThe daughter of Cuban President Raul Castro has been granted a U.S. visa to attend an academic conference in San Francisco and another event, one of her associates confirmed Thursday. The decision has already drawn fire from Cuban-American politicians and on anti-Castro blogs, which argue that she is an apologist for the Communist government her family has led for decades. — The Boston Globe Thursday, May 17, 2012 11:59 AM
Monaco builds up interior design businessElaine Monaco is not a new face at The Reflective Designer in Middleton but recently she has come to be a most influential presence there. — Wicked Local Swampscott Coroner: RFK Jr.'s wife died of hangingBedford, N.y. -- A medical examiner in suburban New York says the estranged wife of Robert Kennedy Jr. died of asphyxiation due to hanging. — 7 News - WHDH Thursday, May 17, 2012 12:06 PM
Suspects arraigned following Saugus armed robbery, shootout in MaldenA statement from the Middlesex District Attorney’s office Friday night identified the suspect who was killed as William Ekasala, 35, of East Boston. Facing multiple charges in connection with the incident are Michael Ginnetti, 38, of Winthrop, and Gabriel Megna, 48, of East Boston. — Wicked Local Malden More News