Local kids just can't give up their summer fun at Silver Lake beach in Wilmington, as Tewksbury girls, from left, Hailey Bedley, 11, Amber

HOLLIS – The staff manning Silver Lake State Park on July Fourth stopped letting people in around noontime when the park reached capacity

HOLLIS – Garbage overflow. Stampedes of people. 4 a.m. barbecues. These are a few of the chaotic scenes linked in the past with Silver

MADISON, N.H. -- A motorboat driven by a 54-year-old Wilmington man struck a canoe on Silver Lake on Saturday afternoon, throwing three

From left, friends Kayla Powers, Harley Power, and Grace Downing, all 16 and from Tewksbury, relax in the shade by Silver Lake in

William Correa, 9, of Lowell, finds enough of a breeze to fly his kite at Silver Lake in Wilmington. (SUN/Julia Malakie)

WILMINGTON -- Last month, conservation officials warned towns and plow contractors to obey state laws that prohibit the dumping of snow on wetlands and protected rivers.

LOS ANGELES – Charles Scott bypassed the malls and the jewelry district in downtown Los Angeles in shopping for an engagement ring. Searching for something out of the ordinary, he...

NEW YORK – Investors are running up the price of Yahoo Inc. shares after a report saying AOL Inc. and a group of private equity firms may bid for the Web company. The stock climbed...