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Library Launches Free Summer Reading Enrichment Programs This Week

Saugus Public Library launches free summer reading enrichment programs for elementary students this week. The library will host a Free Summer Reading Enrichment Program for grades 1 and 2 at 9:30 a.m. and a separate session for grades 3-5 at 10:30 a.m., both on Monday, July 27. Meanwhil…

Salem Ends Flock License-Plate-Reader Contract With Police

Salem will end its contract with Flock Safety and remove automatic license plate readers from city streets, Mayor Dominick Pangallo announced Thursday, even as the city preps for a landmark tall ship visit. The Pride of Baltimore II arrives this weekend for a public welcome, a July 31 S…

Newburyport Chocolate Tour Tickets Go On Sale

Newburyport Chocolate Tour tickets went on sale this week, giving residents a new seasonal outing to plan around. "Newburyport Chocolate Tour tickets on sale," per The Daily News of Newburyport, joins other upcoming happenings including the returning Opa! Greek Food Festival and a new p…

Annisquam Events Highlight Cape Ann Summer Calendar

Cape Ann's summer cultural scene took center stage today, with no major town hall or school action reported. The Gloucester Daily Times spotlighted "Around Cape Ann: Signature events on tap in Annisquam" and a live-music roundup, "Tunes on the Town," while a published letter to the edit…

Boxford Sets Concert on the Lawn, Touch a Truck for Saturday

Boxford residents have two community gatherings on tap this weekend, with a free outdoor concert and a family truck event both set for Saturday, July 25. The town's "Concert on the Lawn" begins at 3:30 p.m. at the Holyoke-French House, while "Touch a Truck" also appears on the town cale…

Miscommunication Sparked Large Police Response At Pomp's Pond

A missing-camper report at Pomp's Pond Recreation Area triggered a large police response Monday afternoon before being resolved as a miscommunication, per Andover News. The Town of Andover's summer road maintenance program continues to cause brief closures and delays across town this we…

Peabody Receives Historic Reproduction of Declaration of Independence

Peabody announced it has received a historic reproduction of the Declaration of Independence, per a News Flash posted to the city's website, with no further detail released on its display or origin. Mayor Edward A. Bettencourt Jr.'s administration also posted new state primary election …

Maple Street Repaving Set to Begin Monday

Danvers drivers face lane closures beginning Monday as MassDOT launches pavement restoration on Maple Street, according to a Patch report headlined "Danvers Roadwork Set To Start On Maple Street Next Week." The repaving arrives the same week Glen Magna Farms keeps its summer Beer Garden…

Beverly School Lands $4 Million Bond for New Campus Building

Glen Urquhart School secured a $4 million tax-exempt bond through MassDevelopment to finance a new campus entry building, one of the larger local capital projects reported this week. Separately, JLL negotiated the $8.5 million sale of a 60,666-square-foot grocery building in Beverly, ac…

Poll Finds Broad Support For AI Regulation As Finegold Pushes Guardrails

A new statewide poll finds broad voter support for AI regulation as Sen. Finegold pushes state guardrails. Andover News reported that three in four Massachusetts voters support regulating artificial intelligence, a cause state Sen. Barry Finegold, D-Andover, has continued pressing on Be…

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