Saugus

A car crashed into a Macy’s storefront Monday afternoon in Saugus, Massachusetts, damaging the building.

No one was injured in the incident.

Emergency crews responded around 5:30 a.m. for the crash on Route 1 North, which happened near Walnut Street, according to Massachusetts State Police. Around 70 gallons of diesel fuel was spilled across the road, which crews had to clean up.

Drivers should avoid the area during their Friday morning commute.

A crash involving a tractor trailer and a car closed traffic on Route 1 northbound in Saugus for hours Friday morning. Emergency crews responded around 5:30 a.m. for the crash on Route 1 North, which happened near Walnut Street, according to Massachusetts State Police. Around 70 gallons of diesel fuel was spilled across the road, which crews had to clean…

Massachusetts has 160 state representatives, and while most are full-time lawmakers, many have other jobs, hobbies or interests. Don Wong starts every day with two hours of qi gong.

Massachusetts has 160 state representatives, and while most are full-time lawmakers, many have other jobs, hobbies or interests. Don Wong starts every day with two hours of qi gong.

Thirty years after a Massachusetts woman was found dead, her mother is still looking for answers. Susan Taraskiewicz was 27 when she was killed. Her body was found in the trunk of her car in the driveway of an auto repair shop on Route 1A in Revere on Sept. 14, 1992. “She wasn’t perfect. None of us are perfect. But…

Police in Saugus, Massachusetts, are condemning a message of hate speech hung on a banner over Route 1 this weekend. Drivers heading southbound on Route 1 in Saugus saw a hateful banner that read “Jews Did 9/11” on Sunday as the world commemorated the anniversary of the terror attacks on Sept. 11. The police department responded after receiving “multiple complaints…

Some parents in Saugus, Massachusetts, are finding it difficult to get their children to school this year because of a bus shortage. For one mother, the situation has left her without safe and reliable options for her twin boys. “With my job, I have to make sure that I have that time free, or they have to walk home,” said…

Breakheart Reservation in Saugus, Massachusetts is being partially reopened Friday, after being indefinitely closed due to the wildfires burning through the area. The Department of Conservation and Recreation announced the partial reopening Thursday, which it said will keep certain areas like the Ash Path and Ridge Trail closed out of an abundance of caution. Crews are still working on tree…

The Breakheart Reservation in Saugus, Massachusetts, is now closed indefinitely, as wildfires continue to burn amid persistent drought conditions. Breakheart was completely shut down last Wednesday due to the wildfires. The closure was extended on Sunday as the fires continued, before the state’s Department of Conservation and Recreation announced Wednesday that the closure is now until further notice. DCR...

A Vermont man was killed Tuesday night when he was hit by a car while trying to cross Route 1 in Saugus, Massachusetts, on foot. Carlos Vasquez, 45, of Bennington, Vermont, was crossing all three southbound lanes on foot from the area of a Burger King restaurant near the Essex Street exit around 10 p.m. when he was hit by…

A rainy Monday helped a bit, but most of Massachusetts has received significantly less precipitation than usual in the past few months, exacerbating the drought that’s stifling almost all of the state. Between May 25 and Aug. 22, most of Suffolk, Norfolk, Middlesex and Essex counties received between one-quarter and half as much precipitation as they typically did in that…

Concerns over a wildfire have extended the closure of the Breakheart Reservation in Saugus.

Concerns over a wildfire have extended the closure of the Breakheart Reservation in Saugus. Already scheduled to have been shuttered through Sunday, the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation announced that the park would remain closed through Wednesday due to the ongoing wildfire on the land. Upon the initial closure of the reservation last week, officials said that it was…

The DCR said Breakheart is closed in Saugus through Sunday, Aug. 21.

Breakheart Reservation in Saugus was closed Wednesday afternoon due to an active wildfire, the Massachusetts Department of Conversation and Recreation said.

Prosecutors in Essex County will not pursue criminal charges against the officer who shot and killed a woman last year in Saugus, the Essex District Attorney’s Office announced Tuesday after completing an investigation into the incident. Stephanie Gerard, 38, of Saugus, was shot by police in August of 2021 after allegedly confronting officers with a knife. According to the Essex…

Firefighters in Saugus, Massachusetts, are battling a house fire in extreme temperatures on Monday. The fire was reported around 1 p.m. in the 200-block of Essex Street. The Essex Street westbound ramp from Route 1 north has been shut down so firefighters can battle the flames. No injuries have been reported. Boston reached a new record high of 97 degrees…