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State Budget Sends $175,000 To Lynnfield Projects

Lynnfield will receive $175,000 in fiscal year 2027 state budget earmarks, with increases to Chapter 70 education aid, per a release from the Office of MA House Minority Leader Brad Jones. Meanwhile, the town's Library Board of Trustees has an open vacancy, and the library continues nav…

Library Rolls Out Summer Programs Through August

Lynn Public Library's summer schedule keeps family and teen programming steady through early August under its posted summer hours. The library, at 5 North Common St., is open Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Friday 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., closed weekends, through September 7. Up…

Town Opens FY27 Budget Plan for Public Review

Boxford town officials opened the FY27 Proposed Budget and Capital Plan for public review this week, while also calling for volunteer election workers ahead of the September 1, 2026 state primary. Town Clerk contact RPhelan@BoxfordMA.gov is fielding interest from residents willing to se…

Gloucester Planning Board approves Applied Materials logistics center and building addition on Dory Road

Gloucester Planning Board clears Applied Materials for logistics center and building addition on Dory Road.

Peabody Planning Board Continues Two Site Reviews to August 6

PEABODY — July 16, 2026 — Peabody Planning Board defers its only two active cases to August 6 at applicants' requests. The board met Thursday at City Hall and spent fewer than 10 minutes dispatching a light agenda, unanimously continuing both pending site plan reviews without substantive discussion. The 532 Lowell

Crabtree Issues Air Quality Alert, Sets Sewer Rehab Design to Start July 20

Air quality alert and sewer project news top a quiet Thursday in Saugus. Town Manager Scott Crabtree issued an air quality alert Wednesday, and the town announced design work will begin Monday, July 20, on the Sewer Subsystem 1D rehabilitation project. At the Saugus Public Library, the …

School Committee Votes To Hire Boston Official As Next Superintendent

Salem's School Committee voted this week to offer the superintendent job to Thomas Welch, a Boston Public Schools associate superintendent, who told Patch he is "deeply humbled" and pledged "student-centered leadership" for the district. City Hall opened nominations, open through Aug. 1…

Court Upholds Rockport's 135-Year Right of Way to Andrews Point

A court ruling this week upheld the public's right to cross private land to reach Rockport's rocky Andrews Point shoreline. The decision, reported by WCVB, protects what the station describes as a 135-year tradition of public access along that stretch of Cape Ann's coast — a right of wa…

Peabody Imposes Mandatory Water Restrictions as Drought Deepens

Peabody moved under mandatory outdoor water-use restrictions this week as the state's drought declaration deepened, with Mayor Ted Bettencourt also issuing a heat warning for residents. On the local business front, Peabody Patch reports a new Wonder food hall will open downtown on July …

Newburyport Lifts Swimming Advisory at City Beaches

Swimming has been cleared at Newburyport's beaches after a recent water-quality advisory was lifted, The Daily News of Newburyport reported Wednesday. The clearance comes as a handful of recurring summer traditions prepare to return to the city, per the same outlet: the Council on Aging…

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