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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…

Beauregard Announces Plan to End FY27 Furloughs, Add School Funds

Mayor Beauregard eyes end to furloughs, more school funding in new legislation. The mayor announced a push to eliminate unpaid employee furloughs for fiscal year 2027 while boosting public-education investment, part of a busy week of city announcements. The city also opened preregistrat…

DPW Crews Paint Fresh Lines on Newly Repaved Streets Tonight

DPW crews painted lines on freshly repaved streets Thursday evening while the state's fiscal year 2027 budget steered $175,000 to Lynnfield projects. Contractor K5 Line Painting confirmed its schedule with the town and warned of traffic impacts in the affected areas, while the town sepa…

Lynn Public Library Schedules Teen Programs for Next Week

Lynn Public Library lines up teen and family programming for the week ahead. The library's calendar shows Messy Mornings with the LPL for young children on Wednesday, July 22, from 10 to 11 a.m., a Teen Entrepreneur Speaker Series session that same evening from 5:30 to 7 p.m., and a Tee…

MBTA Restores Bus Route to Danvers This Fall

MBTA bus service is returning to Danvers this fall for the first time in six years. The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority plans to restore Route 465 to the town center, ending a six-year absence, Patch reports in "MBTA Bus Service Returns To Danvers For First Time In 6 Years." …

Boxford Posts Sept. 1 Primary Ballots, Opens FY27 Budget For Review

Boxford posted sample ballots for the Sept. 1 state primary as its fiscal 2027 budget opened for review. Town Hall also continued posting updates on the shift to North Shore Regional 911 for emergency dispatch and called for residents to serve as election workers, with inquiries going t…

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