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Brooksby Village Names New Executive Director
Brooksby Village has named a longtime employee to the role of executive director.

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Brooksby Village has named a longtime employee to the role of executive director.

The railroad intersection at Gloucester Crossing will be closed the weekend of July 29.
Falling mattresses and boats, statute of limitations on $20 owed, and more from the North Shore police logs.
Since launching Salem Summer Meals on July 6, the program has already served 5,325 meals in the first seven days of service.
Family friendly activities and programs will mark the reopening of Mary Jane Lee Park.
The annual 10-day art tour in Hamilton and Wenham will conclude on Sunday.
National Grid representatives will also hear feedback from Marblehead, Swampscott, Lynn, and Nahant area residents.
Danvers called for peak savings events on Wednesday and Thursday.
Monterrat College of Art will host an exhibit that questions the relationship between humans and their bodies and nature.
Youths throwing soccer balls, stolen Vicodin, and more from the Peabody Police log.
Lost fanny pack, using a bong in public, and more from the Marblehead Police log.
Teens cause trouble at a Taco Bell, a mailbox was stolen, and more from the Salem Police log.
Zeus, a 10-year-old brown dog, has been found.
The game helped raise more than $320,000 for a soccer-based youth program.
Tough Warrior Princesses, which serves all of the North Shore, were awarded $10,000 for cancer research, education, and support.
An officer was struck by a car but wasn't injured, an 18 wheeler struggled to make a turn, and more from the Beverly Police log.
The newly formed band is led by Ted Solovicos, whose former band once opened for Bon Jovi.
The two railroad crossings in downtown Hamilton will be closed to traffic for the next two weekends, respectively.
The Italian restaurant announced that they would open in Trattoria Orsini's building.
If you haven't seen Celebrating the Art of Sculpture yet, there's still time.