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Ten Massachusetts firefighters are departing for Louisiana Tuesday from the town of Lee to support first responders dealing with the devastation caused by Hurricane Ida. According to the Department of Fire Services, personnel from Carlisle, Dalton and Lynnfield will provide assistance under a mutual aid system known as the Emergency Management Assistance Compact. Louisiana officials last week requested aid under…

Massachusetts State Police are investigating after a body was found along Route 1 in Lynnfield on Friday morning. A passing motorist called state police around 7:45 a.m. to report that they had seen a body on the shoulder of Route 1 north by the former Fat Cactus restaurant. State police responded to the scene and found a deceased adult male…

Armed members of the Rise of the Moors were arrested after a standoff that closed I-95 and prompted a shelter-in-place.

Part of a major highway was shut down for hours while residents of two communities were told to shelter in place, the result of a standoff between police and a group of armed men.

The suspects involved in an armed standoff in Wakefield are self-described as part of a sovereign group..

Negotiations continue with heavily armed self-described militia group in Massachusetts that had been traveling from Rhode Island to Maine to conduct “training.”

An estimated 6 to 8 heavily armed men are still at large, as police negotiation teams are working to de-escalate the situation.

Massachusetts State Police and Wakefield police were urging people to shelter in place because of a heavily armed group that was refusing to comply with officers.

Wakefield police say a group of heavily armed men fled into the woods carrying rifles and handguns after a traffic stop on Route 128.

A group of heavily armed men were refusing to comply with police Saturday morning in Massachusetts, prompting Interstate 95 to be closed and a shelter-in-place order for residents of Wakefield and Reading, police said.

There was a dramatic end to a police pursuit in Lynnfield, Massachusetts, on Monday morning.

A pickup truck that was wanted by police in Peabody, Massachusetts, crashed on Route 1 in Lynnfield on Monday, according to state police, and the driver had to be taken by medical helicopter to a hospital in Boston. The driver is facing criminal charges following the chase and subsequent crash, according to police. He’s being treated for injuries including burns…

The popular MarketStreet shopping center in Lynnfield, Massachusetts, is tightening up restrictions on younger shoppers as coronavirus cases continue to spike. Anyone under 18 will no longer be allowed on the property after 6 p.m. unless they’re with an adult. The curfew was initially 8 p.m. when it was initiated two weeks ago, but it has been moved up....

A concerning COVID-19 trend among young people is forcing a crackdown at a Lynnfield shopping center.

[This story first appeared on Boston Restaurant Talk.] A popular Cape Ann restaurant that shut down a few years ago is returning to a new space in the northern suburbs of Boston. According to a post within the jobs section of bostonchefs.com, Alchemy, which had been located in Gloucester until 2016, will be reopening in the former Gaslight space at…

A Lynnfield man and his stepfather have been arrested after allegedly stealing and vandalizing Black Lives Matter signs in front of a home.

A man and his stepfather were arrested Tuesday in connection to the theft and vandalism of Black Lives Matter signs in Lynnfield, Massachusetts. Joshua Simpson, 21, and Stephen Smith, 55, both of Lynnfield, face numerous charges following a month-long investigation into vandalism, property damage and civil rights violations at a home on Summer Street, according to the Essex District Attorney’s…

A Massachusetts family believes they may have been targeted after a group of teenagers set off fireworks next to their yard signs supporting the Black Lives Matter movement. Jason Caggiano was at his Lynnfield home Monday night when he suddenly heard his daughter shouting for help. “By the time I came out, the explosion had already occurred,” explained Caggiano. But…

Three teenagers who turned themselves in have denied their actions were racially motivated.