During World War II, the U.S. military turned to a group of groundbreaking women aviators to ferry fighters and bombers to their last destinations before they headed overseas for combat duty.

If you'd gone to last week's School Committee meeting, you'd have heard optimistic reports from the principals at the various elementary schools.

The Natick public schools will hold a forum Thursday so the public can meet the three finalists to become Natick's next athletic director.

The journey began by leaving Route 1 for Route 129 and heading east into Swampscott.

Transcript Enlarge Tovia Smith / NPR The Rockmore Co., a Massachusetts ferry service, was ordered by a judge to place an ad in the newspaper publicizing its breaking the law by dumping human waste into coastal waters.

It was a study in frustration. With a new and more modest teacher's contract ready to be signed, this town's school board reacted with some surprise after learning that high school students sit in study halls during some part of every day.

A Marblehead oil business is being sued by the state attorney general on charges of jacking up customers' bills with undisclosed interest and fees, then quietly filing liens on their homes.

You might think you know some bad drivers, but chances are that they are not America's worst driver.

The lawyer for a Marblehead man charged with stabbing his pregnant girlfriend to death is asking a judge to order the district attorney's office to turn over its manual outlining how they investigate murder cases.

The man known for one of the most partisan practices in American politics had once quit government for a time because of partisanship.

Marblehead storyteller Judith Black has teamed up with North Shore singer/songwriter Don White for a comedic performance on how parents survive the turbulent years of their teens.

Coast Guard crews are searching for a 12-year-old boy that went missing near Brown's Island.

The health departments of several North Shore communities are collaborating to host a free H1N1 clinic at the Northshore Mall.

A Marblehead man who was seriously injured when the car his drunken friend was driving crashed on Route 1 last year is suing that friend and the Cabaret Lounge for serving them too much beer before the crash.

In her day, Audrey Murphy was called "slow." Diagnosed with mild retardation, she was able to live on her own but was unable to handle responsibilities like managing her money.