Peabody Weekender: Salem Halloween, Varsity Blues, Topsfield Fair

Welcome back, Peabody! It's Saturday, so let's get you started with everything you need to know going on around town this weekend.

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First, today's weather:

Variable cloudiness. High: 63 Low: 55.

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Here are the top stories today in Peabody:

1. Lynnfield man convicted in 'Varsity Blues' college-admissions scandal (Boston Patch)
2. Topsfield Fair: What's On Tap This Weekend? (Danvers Patch)
3. Salem's 2021 Halloween Resurrection Kicks Off With Grand Parade (Salem Patch)
4. Endicott College invests in students' mental health (WCVB Boston)
5. Route 128 North Lane Closures Return To Danvers/Peabody Stretch (Peabody Patch)
6. Drama at the theater: 'Mamma Mia!' opening night canceled as stagehands strike (Danvers Patch)
7. Fall Clean-Up, Volunteers Participate In "Day Of Giving" At Peabody Farm | WBZ NewsRadio 1030 (KFI AM 640)

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Today in Peabody:

• Chef Jems Pop-Up at Granite Coast (4:00 PM)

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Peabody Patch Notebook

• Progeria Research Foundation: "Beautiful relationship between this brother and sister" (Facebook)
• Peabody Firefighters Local 925: "Last night these six men, (in no particular order), Geury De La Cruz Shaun Farrell, Marc Jesi, Daniel Lancaster , Cody Raponi and Joseph Tardiff we're sworn in to Local 925 by Union President Dave Ahearn. Congratulations to you all and w..." (Facebook)
• Peabody Tanners Little League Softball: "To all of our amazing Coaches! We appreciate you! #HappyNationalCoachesDay" (Facebook)
• Peabody Little League: "To All Our Outstanding Coaches Thank you for everything that you do! #HappyNationalCoachesDay" (Facebook)
• Peabody Area Chamber of Commerce: "Neatco Sports annual yard sale this Saturday & Sunday! Good stuff cheap!" (Facebook)
• Temple Ner Tamid of Peabody Massachusetts: "Temple Ner Tamid Peabody MA Service Powered by Restream https://restream.io/ Temple Ner Tamid - Peabody MA Service Channel" (Facebook)
• Peabody Institute Library, Peabody: "See what's new this week at the Peabody Institute Library! #whatsnew #peabodyinstitutelibrary #supportingyourstory *** http://wowbrary.org/nu.aspx?fb... *** There are 25 new bestsellers, nine new movies, six new audiobooks, 59 new..." (Facebook)

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— Scott Souza

About me: Scott Souza is a Patch field editor covering Beverly, Danvers, Marblehead, Peabody, Salem and Swampscott. He can be reached at Scott.Souza@Patch.com. Twitter: @Scott_Souza.

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