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 the fire occurred at a scrapyard operated by C&R Automotive, which leases the property from W.C. Gurrisi & Sons Inc. The Fire Department began receiving calls from residents in the area reporting black … [Read more...] about Fire Department responds to a two-alarm fire
Fire Chief Jay Dowling
City steps up for RV fire victims
A GoFundMe page has been set up after three members of the Callahan family were injured Tuesday when their parked recreational vehicle caught on fire. Alan MacDonald, a son-in-law of Dan Callahan, created the page. MacDonald said Callahan and his son, Danny Callahan, are both currently at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston being treated for third-degree … [Read more...] about City steps up for RV fire victims
Playing it safe in Peabody
The city broke ground on its new Public Safety Headquarters, which will be located next to Higgins Middle School, on Thursday. The project is expected to cost $69 million, which includes $61 million in construction costs and an additional $8 million in soft costs, including paying the architect and project manager, Mayor Ted Bettencourt said. Bettencourt, alongside Police … [Read more...] about Playing it safe in Peabody