Sarah Narcus, owner of the event and wedding space Olio on 43 Main St., is offering free elopements to members of the LGBTQ+ community who want to get married before the inauguration of president-elect Donald Trump on Jan. 20, 2025. Narcus purchased the property with her mother at the end of 2018, turning the historic building that was once the Peabody Theater into a … [Read more...] about Peabody event space Olio offers free elopements for LGBTQ+ community
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Peabody McDonald’s raises money for fire victims
A local business owner organized a fundraiser for the students and their families that were affected by a house fire two weeks ago. The fundraiser was last Thursday from 2 p.m to 7 p.m. at the McDonald’s on 133 Main St. Twenty percent of all dine-in, drive thru, and mobile order sales went towards helping the dozens of people who were left without a home by the devastating … [Read more...] about Peabody McDonald’s raises money for fire victims
Peabody Municipal Light Plant adopts new mass-notification service
On July 22, 2024, a new mass-notification service (MNS) became available to ratepayers of the Peabody Municipal Light Plant. It is called OnSolve-CodeRED and will help PMLP communicate with customers. CodeRED is an emergency notification system that enables PMLP to notify ratepayers by telephone, text message, and/or email, when emergencies or urgent issues arise. It will … [Read more...] about Peabody Municipal Light Plant adopts new mass-notification service
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 restaurant’s menu features a variety of fried-chicken sandwiches and milkshakes. The Peabody location is the chain’s 45th store and the first in Massachusetts, Big Chicken Head of Training Trisha Bovell said. Bovell said she … [Read more...] about Shaq attacks Peabody chicken market
Northeast Arc opens new house in Peabody
Northeast Arc recently celebrated the opening of its newest residential home on Oran Circle. The newly renovated house is now the home to four long-time Northeast Arc residents: John Noble, Mark Remon, Wayne Bertolatti, and Robert Herlich. Northeast Arc operates more than two dozen residential homes where people with disabilities can live in the community with staff … [Read more...] about Northeast Arc opens new house in Peabody