Andover Imposes Strict Level 3 Drought Water Restrictions

Andover residents face a near-total ban on outdoor water use after the town moved to Level 3 drought restrictions. The critical-drought designation, reported by andovermanews.com, prohibits nearly all outdoor water use as the region's dry summer persists. Separately, Rainbow Fund organi…

Essex Select Board Advances Fire Department Restructuring, Approves River Day Bonfire

Essex Select Board approves bonfire event, weighs fire department restructuring, and hears affordable housing warning.

Obituary notices, week of July 20, 2026 through July 26, 2026

Two Danvers obituaries were published this week: Tobin, Gerald Douglas, 90, and Spadorcia, Julie Ann, 59. Both notices were posted through Danvers funeral homes — Tobin's arrangements handled by O'Donnell Funeral and Cremation Service and Spadorcia's by Lyons Funeral Home — with details…

Obituary notices, week of 2026-07-20 through 2026-07-26

Three Saugus obituaries were published this week: Pelosi, Ralph; Saccone, Frances (Leone); and Bright, Lawrence E. Pelosi, 78, died July 20; Saccone, 102, died July 21; and Bright, 75, died July 22. All three notices were sourced from Echovita, which listed each as a Saugus, Massachuset…

Obituary notices, week of 2026-07-20 through 2026-07-26

One Salisbury, Massachusetts obituary was published this week: Feigenbaum, Gail Rath, 67, who died July 24, 2026. Her arrangements are being handled by Farmer Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, with the notice posted via Echovita.

Obituary notices, week of 2026-07-20 through 2026-07-26

One Salem obituary was published this week: Brennan, Jill M., 57, of Salem, who died Tuesday, July 20, 2026. The notice was posted to Echovita, with arrangements listed under Sweeney Memorial Funeral Home.

Obituary notices, week of July 20 through July 26, 2026

This week's Peabody obituary column includes five notices: Rothstein, Ronald; Solimine, Michael D.; Plante, Nancy J.; Gulino, Annunziata; and Donohue, Helen. All five were identified as Peabody, MA residents in obituaries posted to Echovita this week, with dates of death ranging from Ju…

Obituary notices, week of July 20, 2026 through July 26, 2026

Four North Andover-resident obituaries were published this week: Hill, Bruce; Kozdras, Francis R.; Cronin, Constance Louise; and Keegan, Joan (Driscoll). Hill, 72, died July 20 under arrangements by Nichols Funeral Home; Kozdras, 83, and Keegan, 95, were served by Conte Funeral Home; Cr…

Obituary notices, week of 2026-07-20 through 2026-07-26

One Newbury, Massachusetts obituary was published this week: Johnston, James L., age 82, who died Tuesday, July 20, 2026. Arrangements are being handled by F. S. Roberts & Son Funeral Home of Rowley, as listed on Echovita. Full details were not available beyond basic biographical inform…

Obituary notices, week of July 20 through July 26

Four Nahant obituary notices were published this week: Hiland, Anne Marie; Mahoney, Kate L.; Richardson, Edith Elizabeth; and Shurtleff, William Haydon. All were identified in their obituaries as Nahant, Massachusetts residents. Notices were drawn from Echovita's Massachusetts obituary …