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🌱 Patch AM: Peabody's Progeria Foundation Race For Research Returns For 25th Year

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Hey there, Peabody! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Peabody's longest-running 5K returns to fuel lifesaving Progeria research
  • Peabody's long-awaited $1M fire truck finally rolls into service
  • See how one Peabody yard is growing veggies without soil.

Also on today's calendar: 2026 Peabody Community Market and 10 more events.

Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: A stray afternoon shower, with a high of 84 and low of 60 degrees.
  • Friday: Partly sunny and nice, temps: high: 77, low: 61.
  • Saturday: A couple of afternoon showers, with a high of 69 and low of 65 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Peabody's Progeria Foundation Race For Research Returns For 25th Year (patch.com) — Peabody residents are invited to join the 25th Annual International Race for Research on Sept. 19 at Leather City Common, supporting the Peabody-based Progeria Research Foundation. The city's longest-running family 5K features a run, walk, and virtual option, with proceeds backing promising gene-editing work and treatment advances that are helping children with Progeria live longer lives.
   

2. $1M Peabody Fire Truck Arrives After 3-Year Wait, Second Engine On Its Way (patch.com) — Peabody residents will soon see two new $1 million fire trucks joining the fleet, with the first now stationed at Engine 3 on Prospect Street and a second due at Engine 5 in South Peabody. Mayor Ted Bettencourt praised the City Council and firefighters for their support and service, while noting the city has joined a class-action lawsuit against the manufacturer over alleged antitrust and anti-competitive practices tied to the lengthy delivery delay.
   

3. A summer experiment takes root (peabodyweeklynews.com) — A Peabody homeowner is turning his front yard into a small hydroponic lab, growing peppers, eggplant, strawberries, and more in buried buckets instead of soil. By tweaking low-energy methods to handle summer heat, he's showing how residents can experiment with sustainable, close-to-home food production right in a neighborhood yard.
   

4. Why buyers are choosing Peabody, the hottest ZIP code of 2026 (bostonagentmagazine.com) — Peabody has just been named Realtor.com's hottest ZIP code in the country for 2026, thanks to strong buyer demand and quick-selling homes. Local prices are high but still under the Boston metro average, drawing many current Boston-area residents who want more space and value while staying within commuting distance.
   

5. Traffic Technology Upgrades Underway Peabody-Gloucester Rte. 128 Stretch (iheart.com) — Drivers using Route 128 between Peabody and Gloucester will soon see new wrong-way detection technology, brighter signs, and clearer ramp markings aimed at preventing deadly crashes. MassDOT crews are working weekdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., with occasional shoulder closures, making this a key safety upgrade for North Shore commuters.
   

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  • Sodexo, Inc. posted a job opening for Stock Worker and Receiver in Peabody. Apply here.
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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Pepper makes them sneeze (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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