SalemNews.com, Salem, MA - Fri Nov 20

After talking it over with family and friends, Essex County District Attorney Jonathan Blodgett has decided against running for attorney general if, as now seems likely, incumbent Martha Coakley is elected to the U.S. Senate in January.

NewburyportNews.com, Newburyport, MA - Wed Nov 18

A 14-year-old Newburyport High School student who police say brought seven knives onto school property, including an illegal switchblade, faces a maximum penalty of four years in a juvenile detention facility and possible expulsion from Newburyport schools for his actions.

SalemNews.com, Salem, MA - Wed Nov 18

The sale of Maplecroft Farm now hinges on donations and a deadline. Voters at October's Special Town Meeting approved spending $2.2 million from the Open Space Bond Fund to partially underwrite permanent preservation of nearly 250 acres of the farm, owned by the Raymond family.