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In today's newsletter:

  • How Peabody's longest-running 5K is racing toward a medical breakthrough
  • Peabody shop owner sentenced in disturbing stolen human remains case

Also on today's calendar: 2026 Peabody Community Market and 11 more events.

Today's riddle: What is full of holes but still holds water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: A couple of showers, with a high of 76 and low of 63 degrees.
  • Saturday: Cooler with showers around, temps: high: 69, low: 65.
  • Sunday: Cloudy, showers around; humid, with a high of 77 and low of 64 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Peabody's Progeria Foundation Race For Research Returns For 25th Year (patch.com) — A long-running Peabody tradition returns Sept. 19 as the Progeria Research Foundation hosts its 25th Annual Race for Research at Leather City Common, featuring a 5K, 2-mile walk, and virtual option. The Peabody-based nonprofit says funds will fuel promising gene-editing work and support children with Progeria, with founders and families expected to join the community-focused celebration.
   

• 'Dead deserve to lie in peace,' Pa. federal judge says in stolen-body-parts case sentencing (pennlive.com) — A Massachusetts woman tied to a stolen human remains scheme has been sentenced to two years in federal prison, and she operated Kat's Creepy Creations out of Peabody. Prosecutors and the judge described the nationwide trafficking ring as a grave violation of human dignity, detailing how body parts from medical schools and hospitals were sold across several states.
   

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    I work during the day and am looking for a reliable, professional dog-walking company or service in Peabody for three days per week. Because I'm at… (Nextdoor Presidential Heights)
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🗞 Nearby News

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  • 2 Lynn officers placed on leave after city's Flock system audit (wcvb.com)

Salem

  • 2 North Shore Police Officers Suspended After Suspected Flock Abuse (patch.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A sponge (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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