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Austin Preparatory School

Austin Preparatory School, located in Reading, Massachusetts, is an independent Catholic prep school rooted in the Augustinian tradition. Serving students in grades 6 through 12, Austin Prep has cultivated a close-knit learning community since its founding in 1961. Guided by its mission to inspire hearts to unite, minds to inquire, and hands to serve, the school challenges students through a rigorous college preparatory program that includes honors and Advanced Placement courses, personalized instruction, and intentionally small classes. An Austin Prep education is preparation for the journey of life. Beyond academics, the school’s unwritten curriculum – the lived expression of veritas, unitas, and caritas (truth, unity, and love) – forms the heart of its mission. “At Austin Prep, we are on a journey that is life-changing and important,” says Head of School James Hickey, Ph.D. “Our patron, St. Augustine, embarked on a journey for the truth. At our core is an institution on the same journey, committed to exemplary teaching and learning.” Serving grades 6–12 under one roof allows this leading prep school to guide students through every stage of development—academic, social, emotional, physical, and spiritual. Community stands at the center of this experience, nurturing belonging and inspiring students to lead lives of purpose. Austin Prep athletics teams, competing in the New England Preparatory School Athletic Council (NEPSAC), are recognized among the best north of Boston, reflecting the same drive and integrity found in the classroom. Nearly every graduate continues on to a four-year college, prepared not only for success in higher education but for a meaningful life shaped by faith, friendship, and service.

Middlesex County

Chris Rhatigan 

Boston Metropolitan Area

Reading

Massachusetts

Austin Preparatory School, located in Reading, Massachusetts, is an independent Catholic prep school rooted in the Augustinian tradition. Serving...

Flow Family Medicine LLC

We are part of a movement towards direct primary care. With a simple and transparently priced monthly membership, you enjoy compassionate care for your family that is rooted in meaningful connection and trust- without the interference of insurance companies. No office co-pays, no phone trees, no hassles required to get high quality care that fits within the busy flow of everyday life. This is medicine that makes sense.

Essex County

Scott Souza

Peabody

We are part of a movement towards direct primary care. With a simple and transparently priced monthly membership, you enjoy compassionate care for...

Lifesaving Nonprofit Critical Care Transport by Air & Ground

Boston MedFlight

Boston MedFlight is a nonprofit organization providing the highest level of critical care transport by air and ground to patients in need—regardless of their circumstances. For more than 40 years, since our founding in 1985, we have set the standard for clinical excellence, safety, and compassion in the air medical industry. Our tagline, “Your Life. Our Mission.”, captures the purpose that drives everything we do. Whether responding to an emergency scene or transferring a critically ill patient between hospitals, our team delivers seamless, patient-centered care during some of the most challenging moments in a person’s life. As a nonprofit, we are guided by one unwavering principle: every patient deserves access to lifesaving care, regardless of insurance status or ability to pay. Each year, Boston MedFlight provides more than $7 million in free and unreimbursed care, ensuring no patient is ever turned away. Our clinical teams are among the most highly trained and experienced in the world, caring for patients of all ages—from premature infants to older adults—across a wide range of conditions. These include adult and pediatric trauma, complex medical emergencies, cardiac and stroke events, high-risk obstetric and neonatal care, and specialized interfacility transfers. We achieve this excellence through rigorous training and preparedness. Every clinician completes an intensive onboarding and education program that includes hospital ICU and emergency department rotations, pediatric and neonatal critical care experience, high-fidelity simulation training, advanced procedural labs, and comprehensive classroom instruction in transport medicine. Our work is supported by a state-of-the-art fleet of Airbus H145 helicopters and Freightliner mobile ICU ground vehicles, each equipped with advanced technology comparable to leading hospital ICUs.

Beverly

Boston MedFlight is a nonprofit organization providing the highest level of critical care transport by air and ground to patients in need...

Beginners class 5 week classes $80 a couple. We teach a 5 week course in one dance. Come and join us learn to dance and have fun on the dance floor.

Ballroom Dance class

Sports

Danvers

Lynnfield

Salem

Wakefield

Swampscott

Marblehead

North Reading

Benjamin Pierce

Melrose

St John the Evangelist

Join us for our Electronics Recycling Event!
📅 Saturday, August 1st, 9AM-2PM 📍St. John the Evangelist Church- Parking Lot 174 Humphrey Street, Swampscott, MA
We're accepting all electronics, appliances, ANYTHING with a plug or batteries, as well as reusable bicycles! ♻️ Items will be recycled responsibly for a small fee (see pricing details below).
Come help us reduce waste and keep hazardous materials out of landfills—rain or shine! ☎️🔋💻📱🎥📷📺📀⌨️🖨️🕹️📠🖥️🚲
What You Can Bring/ Cost to You: • $5 each: each for Computer Towers,Laptops, DVD Players, VCR’s, Small Printers, Stereos, Radios, Alarm Clocks, Speakers, Video Game Consoles, Table Lamps, Fans, Hair Dryers, Curling Irons, Projectors, Power Tools, Drills, Cameras, Clocks, Trophies, Frying Pans, Holiday Lights, Other Small Electronics.
• $10 each for Small Household Appliances, Vacuum Cleaners/Roomba, Toaster Ovens, Ceiling Fans, Floor Lamps, Air Fryers, Electric Grills, Hot Plates, Small Radiators, Keyboard Pianos, Coffee Makers, Ice Makers, Sewing Machines, Car Seats, Strollers.
• $20 each for Flat Screen Computer Monitors, Microwaves, Dehumidifiers, Air Conditioners, Water Coolers, Large Printers/Copiers, Leaf Blowers, Chainsaws, Heat Lamps, Artificial Christmas Trees, Fire Extinguishers, Propane Tanks (Empty).
• $25 each for TVs up to 26,” CRT Monitors, Outdoor Grills, Dorm Sized Refrigerators.
• $30 each for TVs between 26” and 35,” White Goods, Washing Machines, Dryers, Stoves, Dishwashers, Large Appliances, Large Yard Equipment,Treadmills, Exercise Equipment, Snow Blowers, Lawn Mowers, Rototillers, Large Generators, Motors, Water Tanks.
• $35 each for TVs over 36,” Large Refrigerators, Ride-On Lawn Mowers.
• $40 each for Projection TVs.
• FREE! (Cash Donations Appreciated): Cell Phones, Bicycles (reusable please!), Video Game Media and Accessories, Wires, Cables, Chargers, Car/Truck Batteries, DVD’s, Keyboards, Tablets.
When you arrive, please follow the cones and directions from the workers. Bring your vehicle as close to the truck or dumpster as possible. Feel free to remain in your vehicle, our workers will unload your items for you.
Residents from all towns and communities are welcome to recycle. The event will be rain or shine. Computer hard drives will be destroyed during the recycling process, but can be removed on-site at the event for an additional charge. Cash payment is preferred, but checks will be an acceptable form of payments over $30.
For additional questions, Business Cleanouts or to work with us to host an event with your organization:
Greendayrecycling.net Email: GreenDayRecyclingMA@Gmail.com

Local Event: Swampscott Electronics Recycling Event ♻️

Swampscott Electronics Recycling Event ♻️

Join us  for our Electronics Recycling Event!
📅 Saturday, August 1st, 9AM-2PM 📍St. John the Evangelist Church- Parking Lot 174...

The Cut - Stage • Studio • Restaurant • Bar

Doors 4:30pm Show 5:00pm ALL AGES 

NO SITTER NECESSARY: FAMILY DANCE PARTY - SUMMER POP DANCE BATTLE IS COMING TO THE CUT LIVE!
You’ve been playing the soundtrack in the car line. Singing it at home. Dancing in the kitchen. Now take it to the dance floor.
After packed dance floors and viral moments for the K Pop Parties at&nbsp;The Cut Live, No Sitter Necessary is coming back bigger, louder and even more unhinged for our brand new Summer Pop Dance Battle edition.
Parents vs. Kids battle it out on the dance floor in a full-on family party built for kids AND the grownups who still know every word to the throwbacks.
Expect epic dance battles. Massive line dance mashups. Hype MC callouts. Throwback karaoke moments for parents. And a packed dance floor where literally anything can happen.
We’re running it back with hits like:
Whip Nae Nae. Cha Cha Slide. Cupid Shuffle. Crank That. Plus K Pop hits like Gnarly and Pinky Up, What It Sounds Like. Disney 2000s throwbacks (think your favorite High School Musical anthem). And the college dance floor jams parents forgot they still knew every word to.
This isn’t a sit-down kids show. Cut the rug is going to be an understatement for your family.
Parents and kids. Same dance floor. No sitting.

Local Event: No Sitter Necessary - Family Dance Party

Gloucester

No Sitter Necessary - Family Dance Party

Doors 4:30pm Show 5:00pm ALL AGES 

NO SITTER NECESSARY: FAMILY DANCE PARTY - SUMMER POP DANCE BATTLE IS COMING TO THE CUT...

St. Peter's-San Pedro Episcopal Church

Come sing through Mozart's Requiem with the Paul Madore Chorale and friends... just for the fun of it!&nbsp; Or bring your instrument and play along. Or come to listen and enjoy as we amuse ourselves by making music together on a summer evening. St. Peter's Music Director Javier Marquez will conduct. Doors open at 7:00 pm, music starts at 7:30. Music is available to borrow. Tickets are $20 at the door.&nbsp;

Local Event: SummerSing:  Mozart's Requiem

SummerSing:  Mozart's Requiem

Come sing through Mozart's Requiem with the Paul Madore Chorale and friends... just for the fun of it!  Or bring your...

Join us for a night of stories and songs from renowned&nbsp;songwriter&nbsp;and producer Robert Ellis Orrall. He and his original band from the 80’s will be playing songs he wrote for and with Taylor Swift, Reba McEntire, Lindsay Lohan, Michael McDonald and hundreds of other timeless artists.
When RCA Records signed North Shore native Robert Ellis Orrall in 1980 he had his dream band: Kook Lawry on guitar, Don Walden on bass and David Stefanelli on the drums. 46 years later they are back on the road and in the studio.
Part of a New Wave of Boston artists that included The Stompers, Jon Butcher Axis, Til Tuesday and The Neighborhoods, REO rocked legendary venues like The Rat, The Paradise and The Orpheum Theater.
The band’s critically acclaimed albums, "Fixation", "Contain Yourself", and "Special Pain" were recorded at Rockfield Studios in Wales with producer Roger Bechirian (Elvis Costello, Squeeze), and supported with tours opening for U2, The Kinks, Psychedelic Furs and countless others. And their Top 40 smash hit with Carlene Carter “I Couldn’t Say No” still stands as an 80’s classic.
When Robert moved to Nashville to write and produce, Kook, Don and David lent their talents to artists like Peter Wolf (J. Geils), Barry Goudreau &amp; Brad Delp (Boston), Carlene Carter, Brian Maes, Nick Lowe and many more.
Robert Ellis Orrall has had over 350 songs (and five #1 songs) cut around the world and soundtracked in TV and movies llke “The Bourne Identity”, “Hannah Montana” and “Freaky Friday”. He produced tracks for Love and Theft, Cake Bake Betty and Taylor Swift’s 10X Platinum debut and followup EP.
The band regrouped to reminisce, tour and record “467 Surf And Gun Club”, an album John Hiatt called “absolutely joyful”, Michael McDonald called “relevant and timeless’, and said American Songwriter “The melodies, counter melodies, and killer performances constitute a unique blend of ‘60s-pop-meets-modern-indie songwriting.” They’ve released 5 new albums since then including “Wrong Thing” and “Wonderland”.
The band is touring from now to forever, playing songs from all of their albums and albums to come, listed below. The old cliche “Let’s get the band back together” has come to life with these four best friends playing their best music.
 “…Fixation” 1981&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;
“Special Pain 1983
“Contain Yourself” 1984
“467 Surf And Gun Club” 2022
“B-Sides And C-Sides” 2024
“The Mountain Is The Bear 2025
“The War Between Us” 2025
“Wrong Thing” 2025
“Wonderland” 2026

Local Event: Robert Ellis Orrall with an After Party with Funbucket

Robert Ellis Orrall with an After Party with...

Join us for a night of stories and songs from renowned songwriter and producer Robert Ellis Orrall. He and his original band...

Robert Ellis Orrall with an After Party with Funbucket

Haus of Monsters is the ultimate Lady Gaga tribute experience - an electrifying celebration of one of the most iconic pop stars of our time. Based in New York City, the birthplace of Gaga herself, the band is made up of some of the city’s top session musicians and lifelong Little Monsters who live and breathe her music.
More than just a tribute band, Haus of Monsters delivers the full Gaga experience: a powerhouse live band, dazzling backup dancers, stunning costumes, and all the theatrical flair fans expect. Every performance is a journey through Gaga’s greatest hits, from the dance floor anthems to the show-stopping ballads, honoring her artistry, creativity, and fearless spirit.
Recognized as the premier Lady Gaga tribute band in the USA, Haus of Monsters brings fans together to celebrate the music, message, and magic of Mother Monster herself.

Local Event: Haus of Monsters - America's #1 Tribute to Lady Gaga

Haus of Monsters - America's #1 Tribute to Lady...

Haus of Monsters is the ultimate Lady Gaga tribute experience - an electrifying celebration of one of the most iconic pop stars...

Haus of Monsters - America's #1 Tribute to Lady Gaga

Join us for the Summer Preview and experience the energy, warmth, and purpose of Austin Prep. Families exploring grades 6 through 12 are invited to tour our 55-acre campus, meet members of our community, and learn how students grow within a school grounded in veritas, unitas, and caritas: truth, unity, and love.
During your visit, you will see the classrooms, labs, studios, athletic spaces, and gathering places where students are known, supported, and challenged. You will also learn more about academics, arts, athletics, service, student life, and the admissions process.
Discover how Austin Prep helps students build confidence, pursue their interests, and prepare to lead with purpose.

Local Event: Austin Prep: Summer Preview

Austin Prep: Summer Preview

Join us for the Summer Preview and experience the energy, warmth, and purpose of Austin Prep. Families exploring grades 6...

The Meadow at Peabody

Vets Helping Vets (VHV) raises funds to provide scholarships for veterans, as well as the children, grandchildren, and Gold Star Families of local military veterans from all branches of service.
Last year, VHV awarded $9,500 in college scholarships. Funding for these scholarships comes primarily from our 3rd annual Golf Tournament, which will be held on August 31, 2026, in Peabody. We are also grateful for the generous donations and contributions from individuals and the business community that help make our scholarship program a success.
For information about the golf tournament, making a donation or contribution, or applying for a scholarship, please contact John Reardon at 978-317-4204.
Together, we can honor Veterans by investing in the education of future generations.

Local Event: 3rd Annual Vets Helping Vets Scholarship Fundraiser Golf Tournament 

3rd Annual Vets Helping Vets Scholarship...

Vets Helping Vets (VHV) raises funds to provide scholarships for veterans, as well as the children, grandchildren, and Gold...

3rd Annual Vets Helping Vets Scholarship Fundraiser Golf Tournament 

🌱 Patch AM: MA Shopping Malls Launch Back-To...

And on the Peabody Patch calendar - Swampscott Electronics Recycling Event ♻️

🌱 Patch AM: MA Shopping Malls Launch Back-To-School Clothing Drive With Cradles To Crayons

Community Corner

Hillsborough County

Nashua

New Hampshire

New England Simon Centers Launch Back-To-School...

Shoppers can donate new outfits at participating Massachusetts and New Hampshire malls from Aug. 1 to Sept. 7.

New England Simon Centers Launch Back-To-School Clothing Drive With Cradles To Crayons

Business

MA Shopping Malls Launch Back-To-School...

Shoppers can donate new outfits at participating Simon Centers, including the Peabody Northshore Mall, from Aug. 1 through Sept. 7.

MA Shopping Malls Launch Back-To-School Clothing Drive With Cradles To Crayons

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Beloved Restaurant Closes Last Location + Large...

Plus, a well-known Boston bar is closing after three decades in business. 


Beloved Restaurant Closes Last Location + Large Medical Device Company Plans Job Cuts: MA Business Week

🌱 Patch AM: MassDevelopment Appoints Peabody...

Spotted on the Peabody calendar: C.H.U.D. Live with Cigarette Camp & The Chip Rockers

🌱 Patch AM: MassDevelopment Appoints Peabody TDI District 3-Year Fellowship

Peabody's Olio To Host 'After Party' To...

The wedding and event venue, which closed for 15 months amid the COVID-19 health crisis, is ready to toast to making it to the other side.

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