The Police Department is bringing back an annual tradition known as “Blue Mass” on Sunday. Police will assemble at Dane Street Beach at 9 a.m. and march to Central Cemetery for a ceremony honoring fallen Beverly police officers.
Eugene Marley, who at 84 is the oldest retired Beverly police officer, is scheduled to be on hand [...]
A reminder that Monday at noon is the deadline to apply for an absentee ballot for Tuesday’s override election. You cannot take the ballot with you, according to the City Clerk’s office. It will be sent to you in the mail.
After saying earlier this week that he would not take a public position on the override, Ward 3 School Committee member Jim Latter has come out in support of the tax increase.
In a press release sent out late last night, Latter said, “After looking at all the plans presented, and considering what is possible, and [...]
Today’s Page One story in The Salem News points out that only two of the nine city councilors (John Burke and Pat Grimes) are saying whether or not they will vote for the override on Tuesday.
When we were asking councilors for their positions, a couple of them asked us if we had put that same [...]
Innocenti Park will soon be turning green. Workers have already laid new sod around the McPherson Youth Center and will soon be doing the same at adjacent Innocenti. The whole area has been dug up since the city discovered contamination under the ground last year.
Who gets the honor of playing the first softball game at [...]
The Cabot Street end of Balch Street was closed this morning, but Public Services Director Michael Collins just said it should be back open soon. Workers are preparing Balch Street to be paved. They’ll also be paving Herrick Street and the Balch-to-Herrick portion of Cabot, so you can expect delays over the next few weeks.
Collins [...]
Have you noticed those big green recycling bins popping up around the city? The city’s recycling coordinator, Peter Seamans, said this morning that 560 people have signed up to buy one and 400 have been sold so far.
The toters are to be used for paper only. They can hold more paper than three recycling bins. [...]
We now have the answer to the question that’s been on the minds of Lynch Park regulars all winter long: Who’s going to replace Dick & June’s as the operator of the concession stand?
The answer is Captain Dusty’s, the same people who run an ice cream shop on Hale Street in Beverly Farms and downtown [...]
A heads-up if you’re headed downtown tomorrow. Work on the facade of the Beverly National Bank building on Cabot Street is scheduled to begin. Scaffolding will be put up on the sidewalk and three parking spaces will be used for a dumpster. The bank includes two buildings, and bank vice-president Jack Good said workers will [...]
On a night when police were emphasizing the need for cooperation between police and citizens, it was the perfect symbolic moment.
At an event at the library to launch its Community Advisory Committee, the Police Department officially commended Pierce Avenue resident Cynthia Funchion (shown above with Officer Sean Connolly) for her role in helping to save [...]
Paul Leighton was born in Beverly, grew up in Beverly, lives in Beverly and covers Beverly for The Salem News. He needs to get out of Beverly more, but in the meantime he promises to keep readers up-to-date on what's going on around the city.
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Paul Leighton was born in Beverly, grew up in Beverly, lives in Beverly and covers Beverly for The Salem News. He needs to get out of Beverly more, but in the meantime he promises to keep readers up-to-date on what's going on around the city.
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