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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
Shrewsbury schools set for some additional fundingShrewsbury, Massachusetts – At long last we are able to report some good news for Shrewsbury from Beacon Hill, as the State Senate has released it’s proposed budget for the upcoming fiscal year. The process in our state is a long one, in which the Governor, House and Senate all propose their own version of [...] — The Shrewsbury Lantern Thursday, May 17, 2012 7:06 AM Effort to preserve Shrewsbury's Glavin Center continues on Beacon HillBoston - Among those looking for a financial lifeline in the state budget yesterday were some of the families of the 29 patients at the Irving A. Glavin Regional Center in Shrewsbury, slated for closure next year. — Telegram & Gazette Thursday, May 17, 2012 7:00 AM Winter warm-up for the spring for the Boston Azzurri soccer teamThe U-10A Boston Azzurri girls soccer club team, consisting of players from Saugus, Salem, Peabody and Lynnfield, came in second in the Danvers Indoor Winter Soccer League. Shown celebrating their winning season, from left, front row, Isabella Visone (Lynnfield), Alexis Nickole (Saugus), Tori Morelli (Lynnfield), Olivia Scarpa (Melrose), Alexis Brown (Lynnfield), Jessica Carter (Saugus) and Olivia Garvey ( — Wicked Local Melrose 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
Prosecutor: Groton slayingWoburn -- Allison Myrick was tortured by her ex-boyfriend, repeatedly stabbed, beaten, shot between the eyes with a pellet gun and burned with a cigarette, prosecutors alleged on Thursday. — Nashoba Publishing Thursday, May 17, 2012 12:26 PM 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
BriefsMit names provost new MIT president Cambridge, Mass. (AP) -- MIT provost L. Rafael Reif, 61, an internationally recognized electrical engineer who learned to speak English after coming to the U. — The Lowell Sun Thursday, May 17, 2012 6:40 AM Disco Queen Donna Summer dies at 63 Legendary singer Donna Summer has died at age 63. — The Boston Channel Thursday, May 17, 2012 5:53 PM
Mass. jobless rate drops to 6.3 percent in AprilBoston -- State officials say the Massachusetts unemployment rate has dipped again as more jobs are added. — 7 News - WHDH Thursday, May 17, 2012 11:31 AM Boston EMT Retiring After 30 YearsFor three decades, he's answered the call on the streets of Boston. Now, Mike Vojak is retiring in June after 30 years as a Boston EMT. — CBS Boston Thursday, May 17, 2012 1:45 PM Medford Housing Authority: Board of Commissioners delays Covelle decisionThe Medford Housing Authority Board of Commissioners delayed its decision on whether or not to fire Executive Director Robert Covelle at its May 9 meeting. — Wicked Local Medford More News