Posted in 2 Minutes, News on Nov 23rd, 2010 View Comments
Nearly a year to the day since Kenneth Howe died in police custody following a struggle on the lawn of The Eagle-Tribune, Essex County District Attorney Jonathan Blodgett has determined that police did nothing wrong. The decision today means no officers will be prosecuted or disciplined as a result of Howe’s death, although a civil [...]
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Posted in News on Nov 19th, 2010 View Comments
Oh by gosh, by golly. It’s time for blunt trauma, strangulation and electrical folly. The annual 10 Worst Toys list was released yesterday by Boston-based WATCH (World Against Toys Causing Harm), but I’ve got to admit I’m a little underwhelmed this year. The group — and it’s founder Edward Swartz, who passed away in September [...]
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Posted in News on Nov 17th, 2010 View Comments
Some are shocking. Others are heartbreaking or hilarious. They’re those seemingly unbelievable stories e-mailed to you by a friend, posted on Facebook or on a blog. And most of the time, they’re just not true. “MARRIAGE — A MUST READ” is the latest one I’ve been tracking. It’s the soppy tale of a cheating husband [...]
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Posted in News on Nov 3rd, 2010 View Comments
As the election fervor fades and news agencies flood you with the “what it means” stories, I thought I’d hand out my own best and worst speech awards from last night’s victory/concession speeches. Some of the most heartening moments in politics come at the end of the game, so to speak, when the campaigning is [...]
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Posted in News on Nov 2nd, 2010 View Comments
Live video coverage of Election 2010 from The Eagle-Tribune newsroom begins at 7:45 p.m. Watch live streaming video from eagletribune at livestream.com
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Posted in News on Oct 29th, 2010 View Comments
This just in from the State House News Service: U.S. Sen. Scott Brown, who railed against tax increases as a state senator and made tax cuts a main theme of his run for U.S. Senate, declined Friday to say where he stands on Question 3, the statewide ballot initiative marked for a vote Tuesday that [...]
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Posted in News, Video on Sep 15th, 2010 View Comments
It was a long night at the Golnik campaign in Westford as supporters waited for official word that their man had won the primary. But when it finally came after well after 10 p.m., they were pumped. Golnik really laid down the direction his campaign will take in the next 49 days — going after [...]
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Posted in News on Sep 10th, 2010 View Comments
Here’s a quick look at what’s happening in The Eagle-Tribune newsroom Friday, Sept. 10, 2010. A two-alarm blaze in Haverhill kept the newsroom buzzing this morning as the story of a man who pulled a woman from a burning building began to come out. Staff Writer Bill Kirk has the story online now with full [...]
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Posted in News on Sep 3rd, 2010 View Comments
Well, we’ve been monitoring Earl forecasts throughout the night and it’s looking like for the Merrimack Valley and Southern New Hampshire we’ll likely see wind and rain, but little of the destructive wrath a hurricane can bring. This, of course, is good news as we need the rain and the storm promisses to be rather [...]
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Posted in News on Aug 27th, 2010 View Comments
Well, keeping a low profile isn’t Lawrence District A City Councilor’s thing and that’s certainly proving true in two YouTube video’s making the rounds this week. In them Almonte is seen outside the Roxy in a dunk tank. Critics say her behavior is a little unbecoming of her office, others say she’s just having fun. [...]
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Noah R. Bombard is the new media editor for The Eagle-Tribune in North Andover. He is a former award-winning newspaper and magazine editor who has been covering news in Massachusetts since 1997.