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Today's riddle: What is the difference between a jeweler and a jailer? 🤔 (Answer below!)
• Peabody Police Open Applications For 2026 Citizens Academy (patch.com) — Peabody residents are being invited to apply for the 2026 Citizens Academy, a 10-week program where participants learn about local policing through classes, demonstrations, and a tour of the new headquarters. The academy covers topics from patrol procedures and investigations to school and elder affairs officers, and includes drone, K9, and interactive firearms demonstrations. Applications are available online and at the Peabody Police Department.
• 10 Massachusetts Communities Losing Residents As Property Taxes Keep Climbing (takingthekids.com) — Peabody homeowners are feeling the squeeze as rising property values and taxes push some longtime residents to consider moves, even while the city remains a busy North Shore hub. The piece explains how Peabody landed on a list of communities losing residents, then highlights local draws like Brooksby Farm, downtown Peabody Square, and nearby Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary for visitors and locals alike.
• Wrong-way driving infrastructure to be installed on Route 128 (peabodyweeklynews.com) — Drivers using Route 128 near Peabody should expect weekday construction as MassDOT installs wrong-way driver detection systems on ramps between Peabody and Gloucester. The work, prompted by fatal wrong-way crashes, will bring shoulder closures and extra crews on foot, so officials are urging reduced speeds and attention to message boards guiding traffic through the work zones.
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A jeweler sells watches and a jailer watches cells. (Thank you Jean D. for sending it in!)
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