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LYNN — GE Aviation and its labor union struck an agreement on Tuesday that will lead to more hiring at the plant.

“It was a tough negotiation, but in the end we came to an agreement that protects the current members, benefits the community and ensures that GE will be here in the future,” said Peter Capano, city councilor and president of IUE-CWA Local 201.

SALEM, Mass. - In Salem, as many cities across the state and country, overdoses related to opioids are on the rise as leaders try to combat the epidemic.

In Salem, Massachusetts there have been 110 overdoses and 10 deaths so far this year, that’s compared to 11 deaths total in 2015.

Combating opioid abuse is a year-round issue, but on Aug. 31 it gets special attention for International Overdose Awareness Day.

LOWELL -- Middlesex Community College has received a $444,581 federal grant to boost technology that will offer greater insight into student success.

The Department of Education funding will establish the eMCC: Success from the Start program, which will improve the school's technology infrastructure and analytical data on enrollment, student planning and advising, according to the offices of Reps. Niki Tsongas and Seth Moulton.

Some Republicans may still be in denial about the reality of climate change. (Donald Trump has even termed it "a hoax invented by the Chinese.") Fortunately our governor is not one of them.

The vast majority of scientists accept the fact that the burning of fossil fuels has resulted in the warming of the atmosphere, which in turn has brought a slow but dangerous rise in sea levels worldwide.

Endicott, North Shore InnoVentures partnering on life science, business incubator at college

BEVERLY — A $1.4 million grant to Endicott College — the largest federal grant the small private college said it has ever received — will spur construction of a new life science and business incubator center on campus that will be run through a partnership with North Shore InnoVentures, a Beverly-based biotech and cleantech incubator.