Sandi Feeney knows it's going to be harder to traverse downtown without her husband, Brian Feeney, 60, who died unexpectedly Nov. 12.

The country's oldest bookstore has survived many crises since it opened its doors in 1809. However, this year's once-in-a-century global pandemic with its increased competition from online retailers might force it to shut its doors. 

Adapt, endure and keep glowing. Even in a pandemic; especially in a pandemic.

Andover High School's thespians created an outdoor amphitheater in the courtyard behind the cafeteria to host an eight-play showcase.

State Rep. Tram Nguyen, D-Andover, won the 18th Essex District race last Tuesday night against Republican Jeff Dufour of Tewksbury

In Andover, about 20,000 meals and 500 boxes of food are given out every Wednesday at Bancroft School.

Exhausted from staying up late Nov. 3 to watch election results without a winner being declared, protesters gathered in Shawsheen Square the following day to demand that every vote be counted.

Merrimack Valley Habitat for Humanity and North Shore Habitat for Humanity are combining their assets and abilities to create more affordable housing as the Essex County Habitat for Humanity.

Accused murderer Brian Chevalier, 54, is scheduled to change his not guilty plea in Salem Superior Court early next month, according to Carrie Kimball, a spokeswoman for Essex District Attorney Jonathan Blodgett.

Typically Boy Scout Troop 73 from Andover would be outside Stop & Shop gathering food in their semi-annual food drive.

Even as the Step Up for Colleen 5K walk and run was canceled this year, her friends, family and the community still honored the memory of Colleen Ritzer, the former Andover resident and Danvers High School math teacher who was killed in 2013.

An Andover teenager won big this year at the U.S. Chess Championships while playing from her childhood home and balancing online school work.

A coalition of natural gas workers is calling on lawmakers to pass gas safety proposals that have languished on Beacon Hill during the coronavirus pandemic.

The COVID-19 pandemic has cut considerably into the fundraising abilities of nonprofits, including a local group that supports foster children.

Everyone who runs the Feaster Five will still get a pie this year. However, it will be a gold medal shaped like a pie, emblazoned with a running turkey, and not the traditional edible variety.

More than 50 cars paraded through Andover on Saturday to celebrate Marilyn Fitzgerald's 50 years of service to the Merrimack Valley YMCA.

BOSTON — The state Republican Party is seeking to enlist “watchdogs” to check for fraud at the polls, which Democrats say signals plans to intimidate voters.

The unpredictable restaurant business is something Jimmy Dietz has been drawn to for most of his life.

ANDOVER — Taking a selfie with the new blonde in town could be prize-winning. 

BOSTON — Early voting for the November election gets underway this weekend, giving voters a chance to avoid long lines at polling stations on Election Day amid lingering concerns over the coronavirus.

Multiple generations — mostly women — stood in the rain Saturday morning at Shawsheen Square waving flags and signs in protest of the current presidential administration and President Donald Trump’s nominee for the Supreme Court.

Andover residents got their first look at the West Elementary and Shawsheen preschool project when the Building Committee recently gave a public presentation of the initial designs.