The Sawyer Free Library received the funding in the form of a Digital Equity Initiative Partnership Grant. The money, from the Essex County Community Foundation, will launch its digital learning lab.

The “downtown” section of Essex is basically a dusty strip of ... many of the barbecue joints found here and there in eastern Massachusetts, and the juicy burgers get an added boost from ...

The first in a series of quick-hitting wintry weather systems moved in Thursday and brought snow and an icy mix across Massachusetts.