Freddy Espinal, a junior at Peabody Veterans Memorial High School, died Sunday, Sept. 22 due to a medical emergency suffered during a wrestling practice, Principal Brooke Randall stated in an email to the school community. Espinal attended Welch Elementary School and Higgins Middle School prior to enrolling at PVMHS. He was a member of Red Roots Wrestling Club in North … [Read more...] about High school student’s death stuns community
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Peabody nonprofit feeds the city’s youth
No Child Goes Hungry in Peabody has been named the Peabody Area Chamber of Commerce’s Nonprofit of the month for August. Located in the former location of the Conway Cahill-Brodeur Funeral Home & Cremation Care at 20 Church St., volunteers of the nonprofit pack bags of food for children across the city, No Child Goes Hungry in Peabody Vice President and Chief Operating … [Read more...] about Peabody nonprofit feeds the city’s youth
School Committee approves $94M school budget for FY25
The School Committee unanimously voted to approve a fiscal year 2025 school budget of $94,577,540 at a budget hearing Monday night. The committee was able to hit its budget target after a series of past meetings in which it reduced unfilled positions and found other funding sources for certain budget line items. In comparison, the FY24 total budget was $93,099,671. The FY25 … [Read more...] about School Committee approves $94M school budget for FY25