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The Christmas tree in Lappin Park was donated by the Hayes family of North Salem. Pictured is Sarah Hayes with her nieces, Julia and Emma.

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  • Start date set for T station Construction of the city's new commuter rail station, a $37 million facility with a parking garage and pedestrian bridge, will begin next month and is scheduled to be completed by Oct. 1, 2014, MBTA officials announced yesterday. After years of plann

    June 20, 2013

  • Filing touts project's potential BEVERLY -- Mayor Bill Scanlon has long touted the Brimbal Avenue interchange project as a key to unlocking the economic potential of more than 500 acres of land near Route 128. A 153-page environmental form filed with the state reveals just what the

    June 20, 2013

  • Estates expected to get 'agricultural' tax breaks

    HAMILTON -- A developer is expected to move forward with plans to buy the 86-acre Aquila Farm on Bay Road for six large, equestrian-themed homes after residents last week rejected the town's proposal to buy the property. While the properties will be

    June 20, 2013

  • Lawyer disbarred over missing funds HAMILTON -- A lawyer who once had offices in Peabody and Newburyport has been disbarred, six months after state officials suspended him from practicing law over allegations that he stole nearly $375,000 in client funds. Meanwhile, prosecutors in Wo

    June 20, 2013

  • Beef thief gets six months in jail MIDDLETON -- A Peabody man is serving six months in jail after pleading guilty yesterday and on Friday to a series of thefts of high-priced beef and seafood from supermarkets around Essex County. Ronald Pretola, 50, whose record includes convictions

    June 20, 2013