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Friday, November 30, 2012

UPDATED: SUV Driver That Snapped Utility Pole Allegedly Drunk

A car crash on Elliott Street early Friday morning snapped an utility pole.

The driver of a Mercedes sport utility vehicle that smashed through an utility pole early Friday morning on Elliott Street was allegedly drunk, according to State Police. Michael Enes Sr., 62, of 7 Elm Top Lane in Beverly, faces charges of driving under the influence of liquor, marked lanes violation and operating to endanger, according to State Trooper Nicole Morrell. Enes' sport utility vehicle rolled over and crashed on Elliott Street at about 2:40 a.m. on Friday. Video by WHDH-TV show the damage to the vehicle and crash aftermath, that left a pole snapped in half and dangling over the street. The news station said that the driver had to be removed from the car and taken to the hospital. Morrell said Enes was taken by ambulance to …

Bob Nelson

9:54 am on Monday, December 3, 2012

Thanks for details on this--Salem News had nothing about it. I saw the disabled car on 128, noted bits of glass and car parts on 62 east, then had to come to a stop as police responded to the rollover (SUV on its side, eastbound); I went to Beverly another way.   more ›

Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Mass. Nurses Association Joins Picketers, Supporting Verizon Strike [VIDEO]

Verizon picketers were joined by the Massachusetts Nurses Association at the Verizon Store at 49 Maple St.

The Massachusetts Nurses Association joined picketers throughout the state today, Aug. 10, including the Danvers Verizon location, in support of the strike that began at midnight on Saturday.  Lainey Titus, of the Mass. Nurses Association, said the Verizon contract negotiations are something nurses face as well. "This is something nurses face with hospitals making large profits and them wanting to cut pensions after working hard for years," she said. "[Verizon workers'] fight is our fight, and that's why we're here today to support them."   According to Philip Brown, picket captain at the Verizon location in Danvers, when their contract ended on Saturday the new contract had more than 100 changes, many of which displeased workers. …

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Molly Buccini

10:00 am on Thursday, August 11, 2011

Unfortunately we tried, but enhancing the audio only made for louder background noise, oddly enough. Here is a text version of what she said, "The nurses actually have come out across the state today to all different Verizon locations because really the issues that Verizon workers are facing are the same ones nurses face at times with hospital administrations."   more ›

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