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Firefighters have been battling brush fires across the Bay State and are now monitoring them until daylight.

Several brush fires burning in Massachusetts have caused long days for firefighters and sent smoke into the sky, where it was getting trapped — people all around the Boston area were smelling it Monday.

Smoke is filling the air as firefighters work to battle multiple wildfires across Massachusetts.

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Pockets of flames were popping up all around Salem, Peabody, and Lynn overnight, as more than 130 acres of brush have burned in this North Shore wildfire since Saturday. Right along Highland Avenue by the Walmart, the hillside was on fire on Monday morning. Firefighters pulled up and were able to quickly extinguish the flames. The problem is the brush…

There is no immediate need for any evacuations, Fire Chief Alan Dionne said Sunday, but he didn’t anticipate the fire being put out anytime soon.

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The flames seemed to be concentrated in a wooded area between Highland Avenue and Spring Pond, near the Lynn city line

The fire was burning off Highland Avenue. Flames could be seen in the woods, and it sent smoke into the area.

A large brush fire is burning in Salem and Lynn, Massachusetts, Sunday morning, after sparking visible fire in the woods late Saturday.

High winds and dry conditions were in place in Massachusetts as a brush fire erupted near Salem. Here’s what the rest of the forecast has in store. 

Smoke was rising over Salem, Massachusetts, for a heavy brush fire burning near Spring Pond late Saturday. 

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The City of Salem, Massachusetts, is preparing to launch a new guaranteed income program that will grant qualifying residents $6,000 over the course of a year. The program is called Uplift Salem, and 100 eligible residents will be given $500 a month over a year. Salem Mayor Dominick Pangallo said that he wants to show people that guaranteed income initiatives…

The program is called Uplift Salem and will run for a full year.

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A Salem, Massachusetts, family is desperate for answers after their loved one was found dead in her Georgia home over the weekend. Police say 42-year-old Karina Moreno was killed by her boyfriend in her home near Atlanta over the weekend. He now faces murder charges. “She was one of the strongest people in our family,” said Kayla Benoit, Karina’s...

The family of Karina Moreno, who is from Salem, is desperate for answers after learning she had been killed in Georgia.

Salem’s mayor is expecting a record number of visitors for October given the trends they’ve been seeing in recent weeks.

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Hundreds of people in costumes are already flocking to Salem, Massachusetts, with more than three weeks to go until Halloween. Around 1.2 million people descended on the city last October. Based on how things are already going, the mayor expects crowds to surpass that number this year. “We’ll probably have a record number for October just given the trends...

Hundreds of people are already in Salem in costume, with more than three weeks until Halloween.

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Halloween excitement is building in Salem, Massachusetts, but the city is trying to make sure the sound isn’t. A new noise ordinance is in effect during the busy Halloween season, prohibiting sound above 68 decibels from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. on weekends. Tour guides in the popular Halloween destination are…

The Witch City is amplifying its calls for quieter streets with a new noise ordinance.

Halloween is a time for costumes, candy and community spirit. But for one boy who uses a wheelchair, this year’s celebration is taking flight.