🌱 Patch AM: Beverly Main Streets Names New Executive Director

Hi Beverly! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• New Beverly Main Streets leader aims to boost a vibrant downtown
• When Band of Horses will rock The Cabot in Beverly
• Ipswich and Beverly communities remember the life of Mary Jane Putur

Also on today's calendar: Guest Speaker: AI at Home and School - Navigating Generative AI with Your Child Presented and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: My dog used to chase people on a bike a lot. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Sunshine giving way to clouds, with a high of 44 and low of 37 degrees.
• Wednesday: Mainly cloudy, a little rain, temps: high: 49, low: 37.
• Thursday: A bit of snow and rain, with a high of 44 and low of 15 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!

📰 News we're reading

• Beverly Main Streets Names New Executive Director (patch.com) — Beverly residents are getting a new leader for Beverly Main Streets as longtime North Shore resident Danielle Payant steps in with a strong background in international nonprofits and community building. She plans to focus on strengthening downtown Beverly through partnerships with residents and business owners, drawing on her experience in inclusive, women-led and youth-focused initiatives around the world.
   

• Beloved 2000s Rock Band Plans Tour to Celebrate Career-Defining Record (parade.com) — Band of Horses is bringing their 20th‑anniversary tour for “Everything All the Time” to The Cabot in Beverly on Friday, April 10, 2026. The show is part of a 19‑date spring run tied to a special expanded vinyl reissue packed with demos, live tracks, and early EP material, celebrating the album that launched the band’s career.
   

• Mary Putur obituary (thelocalnews.news) — Local readers may know that 74-year-old Mary Jane Putur passed away Jan. 7 at CareOne at Essex Park in Beverly after a long battle with dementia. Raised in Ipswich, she was known for her warmth, humor, and community spirit, from bowling and softball to work at Cape Ann Market and as a beloved school crossing guard.
   

📸 Around Beverly

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Beverly

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday January 15

• Guest Speaker: AI at Home and School - Navigating Generative AI with Your Child Presented
  Shore Country Day School, 545 Cabot St, Beverly
  6:30 pm
• WhiskeyTalk Third Thursday (music) Therapy FREE SHOW
  The Cut - Stage • Studio • Restaurant • Bar, 177 Main St, Gloucester
  7:00 pm

Friday January 16

• A Special Film Screening: TOWNIE, Starring Steve Sweeney
  The Cut - Stage • Studio • Restaurant • Bar, 177 Main St, Gloucester
  7:03 pm

Saturday January 17

• Annie Brobst with Whiskey-6 & Ross Livermore
  The Cut - Stage • Studio • Restaurant • Bar, 177 Main St, Gloucester
  8:00 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday January 14

• Books and Babies Story Time: Newborn to 18 Months
  Main Library , 32 Essex Street , Beverly
  9:30 am
• Toddler Story Time: 18 Months to 3 Years
  Main Library , 32 Essex Street , Beverly
  10:30 am
• Book Buzz: Story Time [Farms]
  Farms branch , 24 Vine Street , Beverly
  11:00 am

Tuesday January 20

• Registering now for Beverly Little League Spring Season
  Harry Ball Field , 410 Essex St , Beverly
  9:00 am

Friday January 23

• Dead to the Core - Grateful Dead Tribute
  The Cut - Stage • Studio • Restaurant • Bar , 177 Main St , Gloucester
  8:00 pm

Saturday January 24

• Magic Show with Robert Clarke
  The Cut - Stage • Studio • Restaurant • Bar , 177 Main St , Gloucester
  1:00 pm
• The Beautiful Losers - A Tribute to Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
  The Cut - Stage • Studio • Restaurant • Bar , 177 Main St , Gloucester
  8:00 pm
• Bennie and The Jets
  Larcom Theatre , 13 Wallis St , Beverly
  8:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• CROSSMARK posted a job opening for Part Time Retail Merchandiser in Beverly. Apply here.
• Cadence Education, Inc. posted a job opening for Toddler Teacher in Beverly. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Beverly here.

🗞 Nearby News

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• Massachusetts woman denied a license to carry firearms wins her appeal (bostonherald.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I took its bike away.
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