A Danvers minister and teacher and a Lynnfield lawyer and businessman are among the political newcomers who’ve jumped into the race for the 6th Congressional district.

Art Vaughan sits at his kitchen table in North Andover and unwraps a palm-sized timing gear from a 1966 Pontiac GTO.

NORTH ANDOVER — The priest spoke of the panic and distress you feel when you are broken down on the side of a busy highway.

ANDOVER — Town Manager Andrew Flanagan may have had a different career path if he wasn’t introduced to his hometown’s first town manager.

With 10 teams ranked in the Associated Press Top 25 this week, playing in the Southeastern Conference means high-profile games are on the slate each week. It also means even ...