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1. Beverly's Endicott College To Host Congressional General Election Debate (patch.com) — Endicott College in Beverly will host a free public debate on Sept. 17 for candidates seeking to represent the 6th Congressional District, giving local voters a chance to hear directly from contenders for Seth Moulton's open seat. Organized by the Endicott Center for Civic Participation with the League of Women Voters, the event highlights Beverly's role in regional civic life and aims to draw residents from across the district into meaningful political dialogue.
2. Special commission eyes major overhaul for state travel plazas (telegram.com) — Beverly's highway travel plaza is slated for renovation as part of a sweeping, decades-long overhaul of 18 state service plazas now under review by a special commission. The project will reshape facilities, operations, and private contracts, with new bidding rules and major financial and technical requirements for companies vying to rebuild and run the plazas.
3. From Towering Goalie to Elite Recruit: Murphy Holden's Rise in the Class of 2028 (usalacrosse.com) — A standout goalie who first picked up lacrosse through Beverly Youth Lacrosse and neighborhood friends has become one of the nation's top recruits in the class of 2028. Guided in part by nearby Endicott College coach Mo Spellman, she shifted from multiple sports to focus on lacrosse, earning a spot on the U.S. U17 national team and drawing heavy college interest.
4. Memoirist Brittany Perham: Pens a poetic memoir that meets the demands of memory (thesomervilletimes.com) — Beverly native and Endicott College professor Brittany Perham has released a new memoir, Executrix, reflecting on family, memory, and growing up in town before returning years later to teach on the North Shore. In a wide-ranging interview, she talks about writing honestly yet empathetically about her parents, how fragmented memories shape narrative, and what it feels like to launch such a personal book from Beverly.
5. Massachusetts Fire Departments achieve nation's fourth-highest emergency response reporting rate (chelsearecord.com) — Beverly's fire department is among several early adopters of a new national emergency response data system that helped Massachusetts reach the country's fourth-highest reporting rate. The NERIS platform lets officials analyze near-real-time incident data, improving funding decisions, resource allocation, and planning for major events and emergencies across the state.
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