EagleTribune.com, North Andover, MA - Sat Nov 21

It's been stalled for more than a decade, but state officials are promising that a sweeping renovation of the 2.2-mile stretch of Route 125 from Bradford Square to the North Andover line will begin as soon as next fall and no later than early 2011.

EagleTribune.com, North Andover, MA - Sat Nov 21

Sure, jolly old Saint Nick was the star attraction of yesterday's Santa Parade. But for 5-year-old Meghan Hoyt, it was her older brother Nathaniel that she couldn't wait to see come walking down Broadway with his Boy Scout troop.

EagleTribune.com, North Andover, MA - Sat Nov 21

Haverhill: The 45th annual VFW Santa Parade is at 1 p.m. Marchers step off from the Bradford Fire Station and follow South Main Street , ending at the VFW Lorraine Post 29 on Kenoza Avenue.