An 18-year-old Fitchburg mother charged with shoplifting $742.91 from the Leominster Target told police she needed clothes for her baby; DCF was notified after her arrest.

An investigation is underway after a man was shot in the abdomen in Everett early Sunday morning and transported to a hospital for treatment.

Peabody Public Schools' cosmetology program will host a benefit in November to support two former students, one battling ...