Peabody library patrons face new branch hours as the city keeps its 250th-anniversary display running downtown. The Peabody Institute Library shifted South and West branch hours effective July 6, closing both locations Fridays and Sundays while adding Thursday evening hours. Meanwhile, …
Peabody Little League's 12U All-Stars won the District 16 banner, the program's headline result of the period. The league also crowned three division champions: the Cubs (AA), Angels (AAA), and White Sox (Majors), with the White Sox additionally taking the city championship title. Separ…
Peabody celebrates America's 250th birthday today with city-wide ward festivities and a newly received Declaration of Independence reproduction. The city announced ward-level Fourth of July celebrations across Peabody, while State Representatives Tom Walsh and Sally Kerans presented the…
Peabody received a framed reproduction of the Declaration of Independence this week, just in time for the nation's 250th birthday. State Representatives Tom Walsh and Sally Kerans presented the document to the city, which plans to display it in Wiggin Auditorium. The Beverly/Peabody Lod…
Peabody faces a dangerous heat event and a new household cost on the same day. With temperatures surpassing 100 degrees, the mayor issued a heat warning and opened cooling centers across the city for residents without air conditioning, per Peabody Patch. The City Council also gave final…
Peabody's City Council approved a new $200 annual trash fee, with qualifying seniors and veterans eligible for a $100 abatement. The final council vote, reported by Peabody Patch under the headline "Peabody To Implement New, $200 Trash Fee After Final City Council Approval," marks the c…
Peabody Little League wrapped up its 2026 season with championships awarded in the AA (Cubs), AAA (Angels), and Majors (White Sox) divisions, with the White Sox also earning the city championship title and the 12U All Stars capturing the District 16 banner. On the gridiron, Peabody yout…
Peabody closes the 2025-2026 school year and enters summer under tightened water restrictions. The district superintendent praised a "productive and rewarding" year in a message to families as kindergarten registration for 2026-2027 remains open. On the infrastructure front, Peabody Pat…
Peabody finishes the week under a sweeping outdoor water ban as a critical drought grips the city. The ban, which prohibits sprinklers, lawn watering, and car washing, is the most consequential municipal action in this cycle; Peabody Patch reports the restriction is now fully in effect.…
Peabody bans all non-essential outdoor water use as a critical drought puts the city under new restrictions. A city-wide prohibition on lawn watering, sprinklers, and car washing is now in force, the most consequential development for residents this cycle, per Peabody Patch's report "Pe…
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