NORTH SHORE – Today’s headlines from around the region:  State and local police investigating shooting in Lynn; Haverhill man drowns in Merrimack River; Republican Sheriff candidates meet in Danvers Town Hall; Nonprofit group gets half-million dollar grant to assist in…

HAVERHILL – Haverhill Police and Fire responded to a reported man in the Merrimack River in the vicinity of 1 Water Street at approximately 8:00 pm last evening.  Haverhill Firefighters retrieved Trent Cook, 47, of Haverhill from the river.  He…