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Today's riddle: What did the boy say when his dog fell off the cliff? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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1. Beverly Police Department Awarded $100K Cummings Grant For Wellness Program (patch.com) — Beverly residents will see new support for local police as the Beverly Police Department receives a $100,000 Cummings Foundation grant to fund a three-year wellness and resilience program. Led by Lt. Mark Panjwani and Officer Ted Lane, the initiative will focus on mental health, stress reduction, and overall well-being for officers, dispatchers, civilian staff, and their families to strengthen public safety in the city.
2. Iron Tree Service To Sponsor YMCA OF The North Shore Basketball League (patch.com) — Families in Beverly and neighboring communities will benefit as Iron Tree Service renews its sponsorship of the YMCA of the North Shore’s travel basketball league, helping keep fees more affordable. With more than 200 players across Ipswich, Beverly, Marblehead, Gloucester and Plaistow, the program emphasizes teamwork, sportsmanship, and community building for boys and girls in both fall and spring sessions.
3. Beverly Mayor Outlines Staff Cuts Amid Budget Deficit, Modified Trash Fee Increase (patch.com) — Beverly’s proposed Fiscal 2027 budget would bring municipal layoffs, reduced library hours, and elimination of the city’s lone bus line after the City Council scaled back a steep trash fee hike. Mayor Michael Cahill says the cuts, including to several departments and nonprofit support, are needed to close a structural deficit while still funding schools.
4. Summer Backpack Items Sought For North Shore Residents In Need (patch.com) — A Beverly-based nonprofit, Lifebridge, is asking residents to donate warm-weather essentials for its Summer 2026 backpack distribution, supporting North Shore neighbors without stable housing. On June 17, you can drop off items like sunscreen, bug spray, hats, and water bottles at 35 Conant Street in Beverly, or order from the group’s Amazon wish list.
5. Sheehan's ALS Advocacy Gives Gehrig Day a Dodger Connection (dodgersbeat.com) — Beverly appears at the heart of this story through a photo of Pete Frates receiving an NCAA award at his Beverly home, underscoring the city’s connection to ALS advocacy. The piece follows Dodgers pitcher Emmet Sheehan, whose time at Boston College and relationship with the Frates family inspired his ongoing ‘K ALS’ message on the mound, highlighted on Lou Gehrig Day.
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