Salem, MA|News|
Salem Will Resume Towing For Street Sweeping: Patch PM
The city is ending one of the few perks of the coronavirus crisis for Salem residents.
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Hamilton-Wenham, MA|News|
Wenham Tea House Is Latest Business To Fall Victim To Coronavirus
"America's Oldest Tea House" said it could not get staff to come back to work because of the "massive" unemployment checks they were getting
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Swampscott, MA|News|
Swampscott Selectman: I Misunderstood Term 'White Privilege'
Don Hause, who has been under fire since a bartender's social media post, tried to further clarify his position in his own Facebook post.
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Marblehead, MA|News|
Departing Marblehead Superintendent Predicts Override
"There has been talk now of more than a year, and probably before that, of a potential override, that day is coming," William McAlduff said
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Marblehead, MA|News|
Marblehead Needs Union Concessions To Avoid Layoffs
Marblehead is trying to close a $1.6 million revenue shortfall in its $37.7 million budget.
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Salem, MA|News|
Salem Will Resume Towing For Street Sweeping
The city is ending one of the few perks of the coronavirus crisis for Salem residents.
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Peabody, MA|News|
One-In-Five Peabody Parents Rate Remote Learning Unsatisfactory
But about two-thirds of respondents to the survey gave remote learning passing grades, which was better than officials expected.
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Peabody, MA|News|
Peabody City Council Approves Controversial Condo Project
Todisco Properties LLC cleared one of the final hurdles to build a 38-unit complex on Endicott Street.
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Beverly, MA|News|
Beverly Will Hold Summer Recreation Programs
The programs will have new rules to help with social distancing, including limiting groups to 10 children.
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Beverly, MA|News|
Salem, Beverly Closing Coronavirus Quarantine Site For Homeless
The site, which opened in April, served 31 people, none of whom tested positive for the coronavirus.
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Boston, MA|News|
Massachusetts Unemployment Rate Hit New High In May
Massachusetts was one of just three states where the unemployment rate went up in May after April's record-breaking rates.
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Peabody, MA|News|
Proposed Peabody School Budget Cuts 80 Jobs
The budget is "very much in flux" Mayor Ted Bettencourt said as the city waits for state education funding decisions to be made.
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Marblehead, MA|News|
After Marblehead Beach Walk, Couple Finds Racist Note On Car
The incident comes a month after an Asian teenager told Marblehead police that a woman yelled at her to "go back home."
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Peabody, MA|News|
Peabody Man Sues State To End Shutdown
Peabody HVAC contractor Vincent Delaney said the coronavirus shutdown has hurt his business and infringed on his rights.
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Peabody, MA|News|
No Injuries In Fire On Route 1 In Peabody
A machine inside the JRM Greenworks facility caught on fire and produced a thick plume of smoke.
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Peabody, MA|News|
After Debate, Peabody School Board Picks School Start Date
The state's Sept. 1 primary and contract language split the Peabody School Committee as they set the 2020-21 school calendar.
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Marblehead, MA|News|
Reward Offered In 'Shocking' Marblehead Animal Cruelty Case
The California-based Animal Defense Fund is offering $5,000 for information leading to an arrest and conviction.
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Boston, MA|News|
Massachusetts 'Excessive Deaths' Falling To Normal Levels
Health experts say the number is more telling than the reported coronavirus deaths in determining whether the coronavirus is under control.
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Salem, MA|News|
Salem Considers Sunday Parking Fees
Salem Mayor Kim Driscoll's proposed budget would raise an additional $270,000 to $330,000 by enforcing parking on Sundays.
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Swampscott, MA|News|
Swampscott Selectman: I Have No Ill Will Toward Bartender
But Don Hause continues to deny a bartender's account of a discussion he had about protesters at a Swampscott restaurant last week.
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