Select Board candidates speak about their platforms at a teachers’ association forum
LYNNFIELD– The two candidates for the Select Board seat listened to teachers and paraprofessionals Wednesday night and shared their visions about the future o... Read more.
Peabody superintendent proposes a 6% budget increase
Superintendent of Schools Dr. Josh Vadala presented the first draft of his fiscal year 2025 school budget to the Peabody School Committee at a recent meeting, p... Read more.
Residents voice outcry over proposal to cut two school staff positions
Members of the public voiced their opposition to a recent proposal by the Lynnfield School Committee to eliminate the nurse coordinator position at the central ... Read more.
Survey shows that a significant amount of Lynnfield students are facing mental health problems
The 2023 Lynnfield Public Schools Youth Health Survey found that 49% of Lynnfield High School students and 25% of Lynnfield Middle School students are experienc... Read more.
Peabody mayor submits $69.2 million bond order for public-safety headquarters
Peabody Mayor Ted Bettencourt recently submitted a $69.2 million bond order to finance a public-safety headquarters, which would include a new police station, n... Read more.
Peabody School Committee members discuss moving away from voting in schools after principal cited safety concerns
Peabody School Committee members discussed potentially moving away from using school buildings as election day polling places at a recent meeting, after Welch E... Read more.
Crews respond to accident with injuries in Peabody
There is a report of a single-car motor vehicle accident with trauma injuries on Route 1 northbound in Peabody, according to Massachusetts State Police. There a... Read more.
Peabody senior center celebrates St. Patrick’s Day
PEABODY — The Peter A. Torigian Senior Center was all decked out in green and shamrocks as seniors from the city and surrounding communities celebrated St. Pa... Read more.
Former Lynnfield parent exonerated in Varsity Blues scandal sues Netflix for defamation
John B. Wilson, a former Staples Inc. executive who recently lived in Lynnfield, and his son John B. Wilson Jr. have filed a complaint at Barnstable County Supe... Read more.
$20 million will go toward rebuilding Central Street, Peabody mayor says
Peabody Mayor Ted Bettencourt recently announced that the city has received $20 million in state and federal funds to rebuild the Central Street corridor. In a ... Read more.