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🌱 Patch AM: Peabody Holiday Pops Concert Tradition Returns For 2026

Coming up: Dueling Pianos in Swamspcott at The Dory Live on the Peabody Patch calendar

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In today's newsletter:

  • Holiday Pops returns to City Hall for two festive December nights
  • How did an SUV end up inside a Peabody nail salon?
  • Peabody mom's Sensory Day visit sparks apology from Topsfield Fair

Also on today's calendar: Dueling Pianos in Swamspcott at The Dory Live and 11 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 66 and low of 53 degrees.
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 73, low: 50.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 68 and low of 47 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Peabody Holiday Pops Concert Tradition Returns For 2026 (patch.com) — Peabody residents are invited to Mayor Bettencourt's Annual Holiday Pops Concert, returning as a two-night celebration on Dec. 5 and 6 at Wiggin Auditorium in City Hall. Featuring the Hillyer Festival Orchestra, soloist A.J. Ramsey, and the PVMHS Chorale, the event includes dinner and a concert, with tickets available in person, by phone, or email.
   

• Video shows SUV smash into Peabody nail salon (nbcboston.com) — An SUV crashed through the front windows of Starlight Hair & Nail Spa in Peabody on Tuesday morning, but fortunately no one inside was hurt. Surveillance video shows the vehicle smashing into the empty main room, leaving broken glass and damaged furniture while the owner happened to be in the back.
   

• 'Fell short': Topsfield Fair apologizes to Peabody mother, son on autism spectrum (boston25news.com) — A Peabody mother says her 6-year-old son, who is on the autism spectrum, was turned away from rides at the Topsfield Fair on Sensory Day because he couldn't tolerate wearing a wristband. Fiesta Shows and fair organizers have since apologized, clarified that adults can wear the band for such children, and invited the family back as guests.
   

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  • Lynnfield Gas Main Break Forces Evacuations Near Peabody Line (patch.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly?" — Stationary (Thank you David H. for sending it in!)
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