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Peabody to enforce state hemp laws
The Board of Health plans to adopt regulations to enforce state laws regarding the sale of hemp-derived products. Director of Public Health Sharon Cameron refer... Read more.
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Air Force JROTC dives into pool for senior’s rehab
The Veterans Memorial High School Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps built an above-ground pool as a service project to help a senior in need on Ju... Read more.
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Saul Gurman’s secrets to triple digits
Saul Gurman celebrated his 101st birthday on July 27. The current average life expectancy in the world is 73.4 years, according to worldometers, which Gurman ha... Read more.
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Central Street construction figures to jam up city
The next phase of the Central Street corridor construction project started this week. There was preliminary work on the project in the spring and early summer, ... Read more.
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Fire Department responds to a two-alarm fire
A scrapyard fire on Corwin Street, which began Tuesday night, took firefighters until 1:30 a.m. Wednesday to extinguish, Fire Chief Jay Dowling said. Dowling sa... Read more.
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City taps into voluntary water restrictions
The city announced in a press release that it is implementing voluntary water restrictions due to low water-reservoir levels. Mayor Ted Bettencourt said the cit... Read more.
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Peabody holds off on zoning changes
The City Council Industrial and Community Development Committee voted to withdraw Attorney John Keilty’s request to amend a zoning ordinance at its meeting Th... Read more.
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Peabody schools ranked 52 of 54 in free breakfast
Peabody Public Schools was ranked 52 of 54 high-poverty school districts in Massachusetts for free school breakfast participation, according to a report from th... Read more.
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Shaq attacks Peabody chicken market
Big Chicken, a fast-food chain co-founded in 2018 by Hall of Fame basketball star Shaquille O’Neal, opened at the North Shore Mall on Wednesday. The restauran... Read more.
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Peabody native Emily Bellavance soars in service
Peabody native U.S. Navy Lt. J.G. Emily R. Bellavance earned her “Wings of Gold” at a June 28 ceremony at the Naval Air Station in Milton, FL, accor... Read more.