President Trump is seeking to distance himself from a rise in inflation, arguing the uptick had “nothing to do” with his return to the Oval Office. Trump instead placed the blame on former President Biden in an interview Tuesday, decrying what he characterized as reckless spending during the previous administration. “Inflation is back. No, think…

The 23-year-old driver involved in a single-car crash that forced the closure of Route 128 North near the Wenham/Beverly line on Wednesday afternoon has died. The Essex County DA's Office confirmed that the 23-year-old man was pronounced dead at Beverly Hospital after Wenham and Beverly fire crews worked to extricate him from being trapped in the crashed car near Grapevine Road.