Holak recently retired as the executive director of the Beverly Council on Aging and the Senior Community Center.
Beverly Main Streets is holding a contest for the best business window display downtown on Feb. 20 through Feb. 26.
The two-day event planned for May 20-21 is set to include dozens of military apparatus, demonstrations, services and vendors.
The Beverly Public Library is collecting books to be sold to raise money for library programs.
The North Shore Community Development Coalition and Lifebridge North Shore will use the plunge to raise money to combat homelessness.
Veterans Agent David Perinchief said he hopes the event will evolve to "make Beverly a mini Fleet Week stop" the week before the holiday.
The community nonprofit food and resource organization had nearly 13,000 visits over the year with more expected as SNAP allotments expire.
The phone filmmaking class for students ages 10 through 14 will run during the February school vacation.
The two-day event will highlight "lived experiences" as told by filmmakers of diverse backgrounds.
Dr. Kenann McKenzie-DeFranza was appointed to the Beverly School Committee in 2020 and has since won re-election to her seat.
Residents are invited to a community gathering to celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s commitment to peace and justice on Monday.
The training will allow cadets to serve the city by cleaning the ocean shoreline and give them additional educational opportunities.
Relatives and friends have set up a group of GoFundMe pages for victims of the three-alarm fire on Dec. 29.
The Beverly Public Library will award cash prizes in two age categories with winning poems published in a booklet.
Three churches are collaborating to host the night of pause and reflection during what can be a challenging time of year for many residents.
Completion of the Gloucester Drawbridge and the federally-mandated signal system will allow service to resume with a new schedule on Monday.
Lindsay Barth told Patch she is looking to build on the business connection downtown and extend it throughout the city.
The nonprofit said those in need will be able to place online orders and pick up food discreetly at times convenient to them.
The employee-driven donations were part of $424,000 to 195 causes in approximately 80 local cities and towns this year.
The funding will help the city with flood resilience planning as it deals with the expected effects of climate change.
The 4-year-old gray seal captured the attention of the North Shore this fall and is now the star of a new children's book.
Coastal Windows & Exteriors donated 25 turkeys and 25 Thanksgiving food bags to North Shore residents in its "Freedom from Want" campaign.
Mayor Mike Cahill outlined several neighborhood traffic mitigation measures amid the closure and replacement of the Hall-Whitaker Bridge.
Starting Nov. 1, mattresses and box springs needed to be recycled in the state and could no longer be collected as bulk landfill items.
A second and final run of the Beverly Shoebert Patch is on sale while supplies remain.
The meeting will discuss the current understanding of the conditions at the former Varian site at 150 Sohier Road.
U.S. Marine Staff Sergeant Marco Antonio Gonzalez: "It's a very big step in establishing our partnership with Beverly."
The Boston Bruins legend held the gala on Sept. 28 in honor of the late Beverly co-founder of the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge.
Police said they are working with the manufacturer to order more of the officially approved patches for purchase.
Residents can pick up two boxes - two tests per box - during library hours while supplies last.
The Beverly business park where Shoebert the seal set up shop for more than a week has some signage to help him out if he makes it back.
Honorary Chairs Kristine Trustey and Sean McGraw donate $1.5 million to the YMCA's ONEDoor program.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Beverly's favorite Shoe Pond seal is back in his old stomping grounds.
"Prayers answered! Thank you, Pete." - Nancy Frates
After getting a clean bill of health at the Mystic Aquarium in Connecticut, Shoebert was released to open water on Tuesday.
The race and Fun Run in its 12th year will be Sunday at Lynch Park.
Coastal Windows & Exterior sponsored the program to build the snack bags as part of Beverly Bootstraps' Kids Eat Healthy Initiative.
Residents on the ready were able to get some impressive photos of the Falcon 9 rocket as it raced over the horizon on Saturday night.
A 4-year-old gray seal became quite the local celebrity as North Shore residents united around the big splash he made with his presence.
Beverly police said Shoebert "appeared to be in good health and was a little sassy."