Peabody Sets Dates for 41st Annual International Festival
PEABODY — Peabody has set Sept. 27 as the date for its 41st annual International Festival downtown, according to a City Hall announcement, giving residents and Main Street businesses more than a month's notice to plan for one of the city's largest annual gatherings.
TOWN HALL
City Hall confirmed the 41st International Festival will return to downtown Peabody on Sept. 27, per a notice posted to the city's website. The festival has long been a marquee draw for Main Street shops and restaurants, and this year's date announcement gives residents and vendors early lead time to plan.
Election officials also posted new information for the upcoming state primary, according to a notice on the city website, aimed at helping registered voters find polling details and deadlines ahead of the election. Separately, the city announced a public meeting on its Annual CAPER report to HUD, part of the ongoing federal reporting City Hall has flagged this summer alongside its 30-day comment period on the annual report to the housing agency, a process the city's News Flash feed has continued to track this week.
SCHOOLS
Peabody Public Schools has a Regular School Committee Meeting on the calendar for Aug. 25, followed by a New Teachers orientation day on Aug. 26, according to the district's events calendar, as the district finishes preparations ahead of the new school year.
ELSEWHERE IN THE NEWS
"Celebrated Beverly Seal's Journey Comes To Life At North Shore Children's Museum": North Shore author Andrea LeBlanc is set to read from her book about a rescued seal's rehabilitation at the Peabody museum this weekend, per Peabody Patch (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/peabody).
"2 North Shore Police Officers Suspended After Suspected Flock Abuse": Peabody Patch reports that scrutiny of Flock license-plate surveillance cameras is spreading across the North Shore after Lynn police raised concerns about how the technology has been used, according to Peabody Patch (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/peabody).
COMING UP
The Peabody Community Market returns Aug. 23, alongside a "Story Songs of the 70's" summer show the same day, according to the Peabody Patch events calendar. A Beer Garden Music Series featuring "Decades of Rock" is set for Aug. 25. The Peabody Public Schools Regular School Committee Meeting is scheduled for Aug. 25, with a New Teachers orientation day on Aug. 26.
Compiled from official town feeds, community organizations, and local press. Outside reporting is attributed inline.