Christopher Cutler Rich packed a lifetime of love for animals in his short life and now his memory and that love will live on in the new Christopher Cutler Rich Animal Shelter in Gloucester. The Hamilton boy was killed when he was 10 in a bicycle accident in 1997. Cape Ann Animal Aid will hold an open house at the new shelter on Sunday, May 26 from noon to 4 p.m.

Grenloch Lake in Washington Township, which was contaminated by 26,000 gallons of diesel fuel in January, is set to reopen for fishing on Saturday.More than 9,000 gallons of fuel were pulled from the Gloucester County lake during a four-month cleanup, and additional fuel was removed from the surrounding soil or evaporated, a spokesman for the state Department of Environmental Protection said ...

The City Council unanimously approved a $500,000 loan authorization for a feasibility study on rebuilding or renovating West Parish Elementary School in West Gloucester.

Walkers on Stacey Boulevard can see that the World War II Memorial – located at McKinnon Triangle on Western Avenue – is currently roped off with caution tape, suggesting some sort of work will soon be done on the memorial that is one of the centerpieces of Gloucester’s Memorial Day ceremonies. With that in mind, what changes are planned for the World War II Memorial?

Dispositions of cases heard in Gloucester District Court.

With money markets in turmoil, it pays to know exactly who owns the banks and building societies you save with.

Mike Tindall will follow his debut for the Barbarians at Twickenham today with an appearance against an Ireland XV on Tuesday night at Gloucester, in what will be his farewell to Kingsholm after eight years with the host club.

Ten individuals have been chosen to receive the Gloucester Unitarian Universalist Church’s “Gloucester Citizenship Awards” for 2012, for the contributions they make to their community and their neighbors through volunteer efforts, carried out quietly and persistently, without thought of remuneration or recognition. The awards will be presented at a public ceremony at the church on Sunday, May 20 ...

Typically, I would not respond to an internal political confrontation in a local organization. But accusations being made publicly that the Gloucester County Republican Executive Committee is sending assistance to any of the candidates in the local Washington Township primary are hogwash.

The future of the Gloucester boys and girls track teams is looking very bright Case in point the number of underclassmen competing at today's Class B State Championship meet. Of the 16 Fishermen competing today, 14 are underclassmen.