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Beverly School Board Reluctant To Send Kids, Staff Back To School
"The risk of losing someone, a student or a teacher, is just far too great," Ward 2 school committee member Kelley Ferretti said.

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"The risk of losing someone, a student or a teacher, is just far too great," Ward 2 school committee member Kelley Ferretti said.

Eric Jalbert, 31, of Beverly, was released from the Essex County jail after testing positive for the coronavirus in April.
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The decline provides some reassurances even as officials worry about an uptick in the number of active coronavirus cases across the state.
Jacobi, who had served on the board since 2000, died over the weekend.