It's not quite a free ride, but for seniors who need to get to their doctor's appointments, the Beverly Council on Aging's new taxi service is pretty darn close.

The mother of a missing five-year-old boy, last seen with his father in Lynn, today urged her son to call 911 so he could be found and returned to their East Boston home.

Two Lynn men and a Salem man have been indicted on separate cases involving narcotics and child rape crimes by an Essex County grand jury.