At William A. Welch Elementary School last Friday morning, a handful of firefighters and police officers stood in a line at the school’s entrance, each holding out a flat hand. As students arrived to begin their school day, one by one, they went down the line, high fiving Peabody’s public safety personnel. School Resource Officer Eric Ricci was one of the officers high … [Read more...] about ‘Be Like Henry’
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High Fives for Henry Breckenridge
Police officers from the city’s department greeted students upon their arrival at each of the public schools with High Fives for Henry to honor the late officer Henry Breckenridge on Thursday. Breckenridge died suddenly on July 19, 2023 at 40 years old. He was raised and educated in Peabody and worked as a school resource officer at Veterans Memorial High School and as a … [Read more...] about High Fives for Henry Breckenridge