Peabody Chamber wants insurance burden lifted
The Peabody Area Chamber of Commerce announced its involvement in a campaign to oppose efforts from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to pass the payment of a $2.1... Read more.
Police chief’s contract gets extended
Mayor Ted Bettencourt announced on Tuesday that Police Chief Thomas Griffin received a three-year contract extension. Griffin’s contract, which raises his salary... Read more.
Peabody’s Gould honored for Changing Lives
EVERETT — City councilor-at-large and owner of Treadwell’s Ice Cream Tom Gould was honored with the Northeast Arc Changing Lives Award at a reception in Encore... Read more.
9 students earn cancer association scholarships
DANVERS — Nine area students were awarded scholarships totaling $47,500 at Wednesday evening’s Hope Begins Here Award reception at Danversport hosted by Peabody-based... Read more.
A three-peat for Peabody’s Stage One drama club
Peabody Veterans Memorial High School’s Stage One drama club won the Massachusetts Educational Theater Guild’s (METG) state championship for the third year in... Read more.
Harvard professor lectures on Holocaust in Peabody
Over the course of four weeks, local scholars are getting the opportunity to engage in a discussion led by Harvard literature professor Theo Theoharis about how... Read more.
Another at-large councilor won’t run
City Councilor-at-Large Ryan Melville announced he will not be running for re-election this spring at last Thursday’s City Council meeting. Melville held the seat... Read more.
The ladies who lunch at Kaplan Estates in Peabody
When the dining room at the Harriett & Ralph Kaplan Estates is suddenly serenaded with song, chances are, the source of the tune is 104-year-old Kay Morrocco... Read more.
Peabody Challengers take to the court with Knights
The Thomas Carroll Elementary School gym was full of smiles Tuesday evening when City Councilor-At-Large Tom Gould’s Challenger basketball program teamed up with... Read more.
Addiction treatment facility opens in town
A new drug and alcohol treatment center, Boston Addiction Treatment, opened its doors Tuesday for those in need of support on their rehabilitation journey. Located... Read more.