http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/regional_editions/north_rss en-us 2009-05-21T15:26:46Z http://www.boston.com/ http://cache.boston.com/bonzai-fba/File-Based_Image_Resource/bcom_logo_140w.gif http://www.boston.com/news/health/articles/2009/05/21/unbeaten_on_court_unbowed_in_life?rss_id=Boston+Globe+--+Globe+North CHELMSFORD - His team holding a comfortable cushion in the fourth game of last Monday's match against Merrimack Valley Conference rival Lawrence High, Travis Kellegrew put his spirited personality on full display. Sapna Pathak, Globe Correspondent 2009-05-21T03:55:16Z http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2009/05/21/auto_dealership_shut_down?rss_id=Boston+Globe+--+Globe+North AMESBURY Police are investigating David and Terra Nardone of Windham, N.H., in connection with more than 20 complaints for illegal business practices at their used car dealership, Amesbury Auto Sales on Hillside Avenue. In a number of sales, Nardone allegedly did not hold title to the vehicles he sold. Some cars could not pass state inspection, and Nardone allegedly also ... 2009-05-21T03:25:43Z http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2009/05/21/evaluating_ash?rss_id=Boston+Globe+--+Globe+North CHELSEA The City Council is giving members of the community an opportunity to participate in a performance evaluation of City Manager Jay Ash. A three-member council committee overseeing the evaluation is inviting residents and anyone else interested to mail their comments to the council office at City Hall or by e-mail to npantano@chelseama.gov. Input also can be offered at the ... 2009-05-21T03:24:54Z http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2009/05/21/georgetown_plans_for_growth?rss_id=Boston+Globe+--+Globe+North The Georgetown Economic Development Committee has completed its long-term plans for economic growth and will make a presentation of its findings to the Board of Selectmen at 7 p.m. on June 8 at Town Hall. 2009-05-21T03:04:22Z http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2009/05/21/fair_deal_police_get_motorcycle?rss_id=Boston+Globe+--+Globe+North In what has been a tradition since 2003, the Topsfield Fair has leased a motorcycle for the town's Police Department for the coming year. 2009-05-21T03:02:55Z http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2009/05/21/gay_marriage_foes_take_their_fight_local?rss_id=Boston+Globe+--+Globe+North Two years after its fight failed to bring a gay marriage ban to the Massachusetts ballot, the organization that spearheaded the effort by collecting 123,356 petition signatures is focusing on more local political endeavors, offering support to candidates for selectmen and school committee in a number of communities. Megan McKee, Globe Correspondent 2009-05-21T03:02:27Z http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2009/05/21/cities_get_cleanup_funding?rss_id=Boston+Globe+--+Globe+North Three years after the Mother's Day flood that paralyzed Peabody Square and caused $12 million in damage, the city will receive a portion of a $1 million federal grant to assess sites along the North River canal corridor for potential contaminants. Katheleen Conti, Globe Staff 2009-05-21T02:58:40Z http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2009/05/21/tree_city_tradition_has_deep_roots_in_somerville?rss_id=Boston+Globe+--+Globe+North When they bought their house in Somerville in 1997, Jonathan Rich and Bill Bennett planned an architectural, straight-edged garden with multihued foliage. Trouble was, Norway and silver maples lined the back of the yard, just beyond the property line. They're notoriously difficult to garden under, said Rich, 52. Danielle Dreilinger, Globe Correspondent 2009-05-21T02:58:10Z http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2009/05/21/voters_ok_16m_for_new_school?rss_id=Boston+Globe+--+Globe+North Doreen Deletetsky wandered into the Fuller Meadow Elementary School after the polling place had closed on Monday, cellphone to her ear. On the other end of the phone was her friend Martha Ager, who like Deletetsky is a mother of three. David Rattigan, Globe Correspondent 2009-05-21T02:57:30Z http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2009/05/21/budget_would_trim_jobs?rss_id=Boston+Globe+--+Globe+North A $131.8 million budget submitted last week by Mayor Carlo DeMaria Jr. calls for eliminating 36 nonschool positions as Everett anticipates rising costs and a drop of more than $4 million in state funding. John Laidler, Globe Correspondent 2009-05-21T02:57:05Z http://www.boston.com/news/education/k_12/articles/2009/05/17/stoneham_posts_jobs_for_schools?rss_id=Boston+Globe+--+Globe+North The Stoneham public school system has posted several openings for the 2009-2010 academic year. The district is seeking high school English, earth science, and biology/health teachers as well as middle school science, math, social studies, health, and English/reading teachers. 2009-05-17T03:03:57Z http://www.boston.com/news/education/k_12/articles/2009/05/17/teachers_to_show_online_lessons?rss_id=Boston+Globe+--+Globe+North Teachers from Everett, Malden, and Medford on Tuesday will demonstrate new online lessons in American history at the Boston Public Library. 2009-05-17T03:01:07Z http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2009/05/17/mghnorth_shore_center_gearing_up?rss_id=Boston+Globe+--+Globe+North The new Mass General/North Shore Center for Outpatient Care in Danvers will provide day surgery, cancer treatments, routine check-ups, and other medical services at the 122,000-square-foot building on Endicott Street, just off Route 128. Kathy McCabe 2009-05-17T02:57:45Z http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2009/05/17/voters_ok_horse_farm_purchase?rss_id=Boston+Globe+--+Globe+North North Andover voters have approved $2.5 million from the town's Community Preservation Act funds to buy 160 acres of Windrush Farm, which is the first step in preserving all 195 acres of the property. Wendy Killeen, Globe Correspondent 2009-05-17T02:56:03Z http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2009/05/17/reading_officials_considering_alcohol_store_license_for_plaza?rss_id=Boston+Globe+--+Globe+North Reading officials are weighing whether to allow an all-alcohol package store license to be transferred from the former Atlantic Food Mart to a prominent Quincy developer who plans to open a liquor store at The Crossing on Walkers Brook Drive. Richard Thompson, Globe Correspondent 2009-05-17T02:49:36Z http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2009/05/17/keeping_air_clean_in_andover?rss_id=Boston+Globe+--+Globe+North In an effort to reduce exposure to secondhand smoke, Andover health officials have adopted a ban on smoking in outdoor dining areas located on public sidewalks, a move that keeps the town's open-air seating in line with the statewide prohibition in bars and restaurants. Town Meeting members approved a bylaw last year that allows the Board of Selectmen to ... 2009-05-17T02:48:39Z http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2009/05/17/library_fund_raiser_in_burlington?rss_id=Boston+Globe+--+Globe+North Residents have an opportunity to win a gift-filled basket while also helping support their local library. Throughout this month, the Friends of the Library is conducting a raffle. An assortment of baskets, each filled with a different set of gift items, has been donated by area organizations, families, and businesses, and library staff to be awarded to the raffle ... 2009-05-17T02:47:42Z http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2009/05/17/from_pansy_patch_to_town_houses_600k_and_up?rss_id=Boston+Globe+--+Globe+North What was once known as Winchester's Pansy Patch will soon be transformed into a tony town house development geared to empty-nesters, with prices starting in the high $600,000s for the two- and three-bedroom homes. Bella Travaglini, Globe Correspondent 2009-05-17T02:46:10Z http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2009/05/17/spill_fine_to_help_cleanup_efforts_for_mystic_river?rss_id=Boston+Globe+--+Globe+North Local advocates for the cleanup of the Mystic River watershed are welcoming the pending infusion of new resources for the effort through the recent sentencing of a firm in a pollution case. John Laidler, Globe Correspondent 2009-05-17T02:45:08Z http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2009/05/17/overrides_win_and_lose_in_tri_town?rss_id=Boston+Globe+--+Globe+North Thirty minutes into the Middleton Town Meeting, people were still lined up outside the building waiting to register when the moderator called for a recess to ensure all votes would be counted. David Cogger, Globe Correspondent 2009-05-17T02:44:21Z http://www.boston.com/news/education/k_12/articles/2009/05/17/a_call_to_rein_in_regional_schools?rss_id=Boston+Globe+--+Globe+North Calling it a matter of equity, the Tewksbury School Committee is seeking state action to force regional school districts to live under the same fiscal constraints it says local districts face. John Laidler, Globe Correspondent 2009-05-17T02:43:47Z http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2009/05/17/on_full_steam?rss_id=Boston+Globe+--+Globe+North LYNNFIELD - Arthur Funai likes things to be precise. An atomic clock sits on his mantelpiece, synched with a microwave signal in Colorado, and it irks him that the clock is half a second off compared with the digital clock on his cable box. David Cogger, Globe Correspondent 2009-05-17T02:43:14Z