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People gather at the scene of a bomb attack in Baghdad's Shiite enclave of Sadr City, Iraq, yesterday.

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  • Cummings to build on Dunham Road site BEVERLY -- Cummings Properties is planning to build a five-story office building on Dunham Road in what would be the company's first development on the 54 acres of land it purchased in 2011. The building would go up next to the only building currentl

    May 20, 2013

  • 130519_SN_KYU_STJOHNS_4 A day of pasts, presents and futures

    As the 300 members of St. John's Prep's Class of 2013 paraded into the tent for graduation yesterday, the past was walking in front of them. Literally, that's because members of the class of 1963 -- wearing straw hats rather than mortarboards -- were

    May 20, 2013 2 Photos

  • Trial to begin in case of Salem woman injured in T crash SALEM -- This month is the four-year anniversary of the MBTA trolley accident caused by a distracted subway driver who texted his girlfriend right before the crash. An estimated 50 riders went to the hospital on May 8, 2009, including Samantha Matte

    May 20, 2013

  • 130516_SN_DLE_LANGLAIS2 New Danvers selectman has worked her way up DANVERS -- For about 10 years, accountant Diane Langlais served on the Finance Committee, an important town body that gets little attention as it oversees the town budget, warrant articles and capital improvement plans that go before Town Meeting. Bu

    May 20, 2013 2 Photos

  • Man killed in Gloucester remembered as a hard worker SALEM -- The mother of a 29-year-old Salem man who was killed after reportedly being struck or run over by a car early Saturday morning in Gloucester remembered him yesterday as being hard-working, fun-loving and caring. The last time they spoke was

    May 20, 2013