On Veterans Day we pay tribute to the brave men and women that serve in our military. We thank our readers for sharing stories about their favorite veterans with us. Brett Morash, U.S. NavyFranklin, Mass.My favorite veteran is our son, retired U.S. Navy Lt. Commander Brett Morash. When Brett was a little boy he always played in the tub with grey plastic US Navy ships. Outside he played with GI Joe toy ..read more

President Donald Trump's repeated attempts to sow doubt about the results of last week's presidential election are bad for the country and distract from efforts to wrestle the COVID-19 pandemic under control, Gov. Charlie Baker said Tuesday.The Republican governor said he is "dismayed" to see Trump and other Republicans present "baseless claims" of widespread voter fraud, and said he has seen no credible evidence of impropriety that would change the outcome of the election, which ..read more

Support local journalism by subscribing  and sign up  for the Salem Gazette’s newsletter.Salem voters overwhelmingly backed former Vice President Joe Biden for United States president in the Tuesday, Nov. 3 general election.Biden and his running mate, Sen. Kamala Harris, took Salem with 17,786 out of the ..read more

BEVERLY — “When I first started, it was unclear if we would even make it six months,” said J. Casey Soward, who is now in his fifth year as the executive director of The Cabot in Beverly.Any concern that may have existed at that time was extinguished without much apparent fuss as The Cabot set about hosting an array of performances that swiftly established it as one of the North Shore’s prime entertainment destinations.It was for this reason that ..read more

Patricia Libby, of Salem, was named the 2020 recipient of the Salem State University Alumni Association Volunteer of the Year Award for her dedicated service and contributions to Salem State University.A graduate of Salem State’s class of 1971, Libby has been an avid volunteer and advocate for Salem State for over a decade. Her volunteer work includes serving as president of the Friends of Education. She has been an at-large member of the Salem State Alumni Association board of ..read more

Gina Deschamps, of Beverly, was named the 2020 recipient of the Salem State University Alumni Association’s Elizabeth Williams Wade award for her years of dedicated service to her alma mater. Deschamps, who received her MBA from Salem State’s Bertolon School of Business in 1992, has served on the Salem State University Foundation board since 2007 in various leadership roles, including currently serving as the immediate past president after three years as president ..read more

During this time of partially shuttered operations, The House of the Seven Gables announced the receipt of three grants. The grants include: a Nonprofit Resiliency Grant from Essex County Community Foundation; a Mass Humanities CARES Grant and a National Endowment for Humanities Grant. Together these grants contribute to the Museum’s continued and improved operations.According to statements by Executive Director Kara McLaughlin in a recent Time magazine piece, historic house ..read more

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Mayor Sefatia Romeo Theken and Director of Public Works Michael Hale announced the city of Gloucester received a national award for the landscaping and gardening work in the community.Gloucester was chosen as the winner of the Outstanding Achievement Awards for Flowers and the Outstanding Achievement Award for Community Involvement in honor of the work done by the Department of Public Works and the Generous Gardeners volunteers.The Generous Gardeners is a nonprofit organization ..read more

Obituary writing workshop aims to help you craft your own legacy ..read more