PEABODY – Mayor Edward A. Bettencourt, Jr. announced the following schedule of events for the City of Peabody’s 2012 commemoration of Memorial Day. Friday, May 25, 2012 9:00 AM Cedar Grove Cemetery Flagging of all Veterans’ graves 10:30AM-12:00PM Breakfast and coffee for all flaggers at City Hall. Hosted by Mayor (more…)
MALDEN – The owner of a Lawrence Insurance Agency was honored along with two other businessmen with Immigrant Entrepreneur Awards after being nominated among others for their economic, social, and scientific contributions. Julia Silverio, founder of Silverio Insurance Agency in Lawrence, received the award for Outstanding Business Growth. “We came (more…)
ESSEX COUNTY – Over the weekend, the Massachusetts State Police conducted a sobriety checkpoint in Peabody, resulting in ten arrests of NoBo region residents for operating under the influence of intoxicating liquor. The following persons were arrested: TERRENCE PECK, 41, Melrose – OUI Liquor LEILA PANZER, 57, Middleton – OUI (more…)
MASSACHUSETTS – According to an article on SlateMagazine.com, Massachusetts has been named the best state in the union based on three measures of success: education, social well-being, and economic strength. Author Mark Vanhoenacker compared the Commonwealth to its peers, noting that “these metrics are the goals of responsible government” and (more…)
MASSACHUSETTS – According to the latest survey from AAA Southern New England, gasoline prices in Massachusetts are down another 5¢ this weeks, marking the fourth consecutive week of decreases. A gallon of self-serve, regular unleaded gasoline now averages $3.719. The latest drop has brought the average down 18¢ over the (more…)
BOSTON – At approximately 5:50PM on Wednesday, a Rhode Island woman jumped off the upper (southbound) deck of the Tobin Bridge, initially surviving the fall but ultimately succumbing to her injuries. At the time of the apparent suicide attempt, a State Police Marine Unit vessel was patrolling the Mystic River, (more…)
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, at the Weight of the Nation conference in the nation’s Capital, public health researchers and practitioners, policy makers, and partners are meeting to discuss the latest research and data on obesity prevention and control. At a presentation with Jeff McKenna and Bill Dietz from the National (more…)
MASSACHUSETTS – According to AAA Southern New England, gasoline prices are down six cents across the Commonwealth this week, marking the third consecutive week of decreases, according to AAA Southern New England. A gallon of self-serve, regular unleaded gasoline now averages $3.769 per gallon, down 13 cents over the last (more…)
PEABODY – Mayor Edward A. Bettencourt, Jr. announced the first in a series of volunteer community cleanup efforts to be held on Saturday, May 26th. Volunteers are invited to City Hall at 9:00AM to pick up their T-Shirts and supplies and then fan out to targeted areas throughout downtown Peabody. (more…)
PEABODY – Mayor Edward A. Bettencourt, Jr. lauded a report by the state’s Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development citing Peabody area job gains as amongst the highest in the state over the past year. According to the April report, job gains were realized in nine of the twelve (more…)
