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Here’s what to know about traveling to and around Salem this Halloween season
The commuter rail is expanding service to accommodate visitors. As visitors begin to flock to Salem for Halloween festivities, the city has announced planned road closures for the month of October, citing anticipated safety concerns. Visitors should not plan to drive into downtown Salem, especially on weekends — instead, they...
Late drama sees Marblehead tie Peabody
Mark AboyounPEABODY — Soccer is a game in which it doesn’t matter how many shots, corners, or chances you create, unless you put the ball in the back of the net. Tuesday night under the lights at Veterans Memorial Stadium, Marblehead’s girls team, which had 36 shots on goal, needed a last-minute penalty to tie Peabody, […] The post Late drama sees Marblehead tie Peabody appeared first on Itemlive.
Stem Haverhill Raises $10,000 for Veterans at First Annual Beach Bash
Cannabis retailer, Stem Haverhill, raised $10,000 for the nonprofit Patriots Helping Vets during its inaugural Beach Bash. Patriots Helping Vets, founded by Marine veteran Tom Rand, provides essential equipment and services to veterans who benefit from plant-based medicine. Stem Haverhill’s Beach Bash marks the third in a series of charitable events hosted by the cannabis retailer this year. Prior fundraisers include August’s Blast in the Grass, which also raised $10,000 for the YWCA Northeastern Massachusetts and May’s Power of Flower, which supported the Parabola Center, a nonprofit advocating for cannabis policy reform.
‘We’re a very different town’: Arlington asks for improved bus service, Red Line stop decades after town blocked it
A local leader from Arlington told the MBTA that bus service has deteriorated and that the MBTA should "dust off" its Red Line extension plans. When the Town of Arlington said no to its own Red Line stop nearly 50 years ago, the MBTA scraped its plans for an extension from Harvard Square to Lexington and ended the line at Alewife in Cambridge.
Buttigieg, Vance will be stumping at Mass. fundraisers this weekend
Vance comes to Gloucester Saturday and Buttigieg will be in Boston Sunday. US Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg and Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance are both scheduled to come to Massachusetts this weekend for separate fundraising events. Vance plans to come to Gloucester on Saturday for a fundraising event...
Haverhill Councilors to Consider Petitioning Beacon Hill to Increase Size of Board of Health
Haverhill city councilors are scheduled tonight to consider asking the legislature for approval to expand the city’s Board of Health from three to five members. Mayor Melinda E. Barrett recommends the additional members. In a letter to the mayor last week, City Solicitor Lisa L. Mead said state law currently limits the city to a three-person board and she drafted a home rule petition for councilors to consider. The special legislation would give the mayor the authority to name five members with staggered terms, eventually totaling three-year appointments. Health Board Chairperson Peter Carbone told WHAV, he has requested an enlarged board for at least three years.
Haverhill Schools Celebrate National Literacy Month with $150K in Added State Aid to Boost Reading
(Additional photograph below.) Haverhill and state officials celebrated National Literacy Month Monday by highlighting $150,000 in state money received to adopt early literacy curriculum in Haverhill Public Schools and help Haverhill Promise deliver early literacy interventions and tutoring. Officials gathered in front of Golden Hill Elementary School to demonstrate how...
Bridgewell volunteer day is growing
Adam LevinePEABODY — Bridgewell, a Peabody-based social and human services agency, launched its month-long series of activities with a Celebration of Community Service Project at Newhall Fields Community Farm on Tuesday. This is the fourth year Bridgewell and Newhall have partnered for the service project, Bridgewell President & Chief Executive Officer Chris Tuttle said. Many other […] The post Bridgewell volunteer day is growing appeared first on Itemlive.
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