Assisted living celebrates eight older-than-100 birthdays
The Kaplan Estates Assisted Living celebrated eight residents who recently turned 100 years old, or older, on July 25. Alice Wallack, Jennie Ruggeirio, Adrienne... Read more.
Griffin celebrates 10 years as Peabody Police chief
Police Chief Thomas Griffin is celebrating 10 years as the city’s police chief, adding to his 27 years of service with the Salem Police Department. A Salem native,... Read more.
Police academy bolsters area forces
ANDOVER — Seventy-four police officers from 35 departments across the Commonwealth graduated as members of the fifth Recruit Officer Course from the Lynnfield... Read more.
Moulton announces $1.6 million in federal firefighter-assistance grants to 6th District
SALEM — U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton announced in a press release that several fire departments and emergency-medical-service organizations throughout the area will... Read more.
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 referenced... Read more.
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 June... Read more.
Saul Gurman’s secrets to triple digits
Saul Gurman celebrated his 101st birthday on June 27. The current average life expectancy in the world is 73.4 years, according to worldometers, which Gurman has... Read more.
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, Mayor... Read more.
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 said... Read more.
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 city... Read more.