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All address information, particularly arrests, reflects police records. In the event of a perceived inaccuracy, it is the sole responsibility of the concerned party to contact the relevant police department and have the department issue a notice of correction to The Daily Item. LYNN Arrests Michel Cormier, of Northside Avenue, was arrested at 2:41 a.m. The post Police Log 10/3/23 appeared first on Itemlive.

No place does Halloween quite like Salem!

(Salem, MA) -- The world's largest humanoid robot factory will be built in Salem, Massachusetts. Agility Robotics is known for creating the bipedal robot known as Digit. The human-centric, multi-purpose robot is designed to work safely in warehouses and distribution centers. The company says it hopes the factory will be able to produce more than ten-thousand robots annually. Agility Robotics says the 70 thousand square feet factory will open later this year.

“It’s clear, he’s a coward he deserves what he gets,” one of the victim's sons said.

The Danvers State Hospital, also known as Danvers State Lunatic Asylum, was once the country's most beautiful and picturesque mental hospital. Unfortunately, it only looked good on the outside, and the inside was full of horrors and intentionally built in an isolated area in Danvers, Massachusettes.

Police arrived on scene and located a man suffering a gunshot wound. He was transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

A Boston father is pleading for “an end to violence” after his two children were shot, one of them on a ventilator “bravely fighting for her life.”. The shooting happened in the rear courtyard of 50 Ames St. in Dorchester just before 8:30 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 17, police said.

The history of the Salem Witch Trials draws millions of people to Salem every year. However, some of the most significant sites related to the 1692 witch hysteria extend beyond the "Witch City’s” borders. — When one thinks of witch history in the United States, it’s mostly Salem, Massachusetts, that comes to mind. After all, the 1692 namesake witch trials famously took place there. Curiously, though, only one visitable Salem structure exists with a direct connection to this hysteria: the “Witch House,” where Judge Jonathan Corwin, who presided over the trials, once lived.

I have to tell you the truth, I hate writing about this stuff. Haunted stuff is the LAST thing I want to write about, but when something makes me question it, I feel like I need to share. Let's start with where and what. The Loft, a restaurant in North...

A former airline gate agent in Massachusetts was sentenced in federal court for changing more than 500 flights to more expensive international ones at no extra cost for people she knew.

Chief Todd Fitzgerald, from the Manchester-by-the-Sea Police Department, has announced a nationwide Emergency Alert System test. This test, set for Oct. 4 at 2:20 p.m., is a collaboration between the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Federal Communications Commission. Its purpose is to evaluate the alert systems' efficiency in broadcasting emergency information.

SWAMPSCOTT — The School Committee is reviewing a controversial pilot program that would require students and teachers to keep their cellphones in magnetically locked pouches throughout the school day. Swampscott Public Schools recently received a $30,000 grant from the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to implement a pilot program using magnetically locking phone The post Swampscott students hung up on cell-phone pilot program appeared first on Itemlive.

A man from Boston has been sentenced to prison for stealing money from individuals through online schemes.

Stellar summery weather swings into New England Tuesday. This warm air has been festering across the Midwest and Mid-South for the last few days, and although our highs won’t be soaring into the 90s (like Minneapolis), we’re still within reach of the 80s. The turnaround from the cool temps in the morning to the heat in the afternoon is also remarkable.

On September 30th, 2023, officers from multiple Citywide, Districts A-1 (Downtown), C-6 (South Boston), and D-14 (Brighton) Drug units collaborated with the B-3 (Mattapan) anti-crime unit to conduct a noteworthy arrest in an ongoing drug investigation. The operation led to the arrest of Joshua Mendes, a 27-year-old suspect residing in the Mattapan community. The arrest followed after a search warrant was exercised on Mendes' property, resulting in the recovery of several offensive items.

A 14-year-old boy was arrested after police say he threw a rock through the window of a marijuana store in South Boston early Monday morning, Oct. 2. Officers were called to DeVINE Wellness at 619 E. Broadway Street just before 2 a.m. after the rock triggered the store's alarm, Boston pol…

About a month after a shooting at a popular nightclub in the Mattapan section of Boston, the city is set to take a look at the establishment's license during a board hearing on Tuesday morning. Macumba Latina has been in the hot seat with its license before, but this time,...

BOSTON (WHDH) - Boston police are turning to the public for help as they work to identify an armed robbery suspect. Officers responding to a reported armed robbery in the area of 4 Park Plaza around 4:45 a.m. Monday determined the suspect was a white man with a muscular build, full beard, and wearing a black long-sleeved short, dark shorts, white sneakers, and a backward blue Boston Red Sox hat that appeared to have unknown white markings or decals on the right side of the hat, according to Boston police.

Edward Wright, whose murder conviction dating back 38 years is currently under contention, filed for a new trial on International Wrongful Conviction Day. The 61-year-old man's attorneys have pointed to fresh DNA evidence and police documents, previously undisclosed, as their justification for the appeal, according to the Boston Globe. Simultaneously,...

A 19-year-old man is recovering from serious injuries at Lahey Hospital after crashing his work truck into the side of a building on Boston Road in Billerica