Beverly - A Thanksgiving dinner at the historic Balch House is the grand prize in the Beverly Historical Society's annual raffle.

http://www.salemnews.com/local/x674146312/Win-Thanksgiving-dinner-at-Balch-House

Under the new regime, it would be more difficult to construct a billboard on streets like Route 114, for example. Instead, the often-massive signs would go “on our highways,” according to Mayor Ted Bettencourt, “on Route 1 and Route 95 where there’s no residential impact."

http://www.salemnews.com/local/x674146322/Peabody-seeks-more-control-over-billboards

City residents will vote Nov. 6 on whether to adopt the CPA, a state law that allows cities and towns to add a surcharge on the property tax to benefit projects that create or improve recreation, open space, affordable housing or historic preservation.

http://www.salemnews.com/local/x1133185754/CPA-debate-heats-up-in-Salem

In Salem, MA, even the retailers that have nothing to do with Halloween love October. Why? For many of them, it's their busiest and best month.

http://www.salemnews.com/local/x1133185750/Reaping-the-benefits

Demolition began yesterday on the vacant Bonfanti leather factory, the final building that has to come down before construction can begin on a long-delayed $20 million apartment development along the North River.

http://www.salemnews.com/local/x240470858/Demolition-begins-on-factory

On Nov. 6, the election ballot in Salem will feature a question which will determine the fate of a new tax in Salem, known as the Community Preservation Tax.

http://www.salemnews.com/opinion/x240471179/Letter-CPA-is-no-bargain-for-Salem

Digging up downtown Peabody is going to transform the city center, to give it a shot of adrenaline consisting of new construction, new shops and eventually new people.

http://www.salemnews.com/local/x708370857/Peabodys-road-to-transformation

For those with an interest in local history, Salem historian Jim McCallister writes on "the Age of the Horse" as it pertains to the North Shore and Salem. 

http://www.salemnews.com/opinion/x708368784/McAllister-Remembering-the-age-of-the-horse

Beverly - Mayor Bill Scanlon has a bright idea that he says will save the city at least $200,000 a year.

http://www.salemnews.com/local/x2076996979/Beverly-to-buy-3-800-streetlights