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The former Peabody High student called the moment "a little overwhelming and very meaningful to me."
The city's rate of cases per 100,000 is 7.7 in the most recent state report, just shy of the 8.0 threshold used to determine "high risk."
Everything you need to know about early voting, mail-in voting and in-person voting in Peabody for the election Nov. 3.
A week after Mayor Ted Bettencourt cited social gatherings for "not entirely unexpected rise" in virus cases, they surged again this week.
Democrat Sally Kerans is one of five candidates seeking to represent the district that includes Danvers, Middleton and Peabody.
Peabody residents can head to the Senior Center for early voting for the Nov. 3 general election through Oct. 30.
The city saw an increase in cases in the state's weekly coronavirus report.
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Independent Bill Bates is one of five candidates running for the district that includes Danvers, Middleton and Peabody.
Republican Robert May is one of five candidates running to represent the district that includes Danvers, Middleton and Peabody.
After six weeks of improving or stable coronavirus numbers, positive results reversed and went higher this week.
Customer service kiosks open outside of Peabody City Hall to serve residents during the coronavirus health crisis.
A fourth straight week of declining test-positive rates has state rating Peabody as a "safe" community.
Peabody City Clerk Allyson Danforth said the night was primarily positive, but urged early voting for the Nov. 3 general election.
In the most recent update of the state's coronavirus map, Peabody's case count and positive test rates rose.
Patch has details on early voting, mail-in voting and in-person voting for the Massachusetts state primary on Sept. 1.
About 70 people gathered at the Big Y Plaza in Peabody for the latest protests in the city.
The $156.9 million spending plan includes job cuts, including the elimination of positions in Peabody Public Schools.
The report also shows that the number of new cases is slowing while recoveries are on the rise in Peabody.
Todisco Properties LLC cleared one of the final hurdles to build a 38-unit complex on Endicott Street.
Peabody HVAC contractor Vincent Delaney said the coronavirus shutdown has hurt his business and infringed on his rights.
Mayor Ted Bettencourt said he is preparing for the "worst case scenario" as he prepares the budget for the fiscal year staring July 1.
The state is divvying up $502 million to Massachusetts cities and towns from the federal coronavirus bill passed in March.
For the first time, the state Department of Public Health released coronavirus-related death counts for the state's 170 nursing homes.
The latest weekly report from the city shows that the number of new confirmed coronavirus cases continues to slow in Peabody.
But the latest weekly report from the city show that another 26 Peabody residents died after being infected with COVID-19.
A lawsuit by residents trying to bar the city from conducting Zoom meetings during the coronavirus crisis was shot down by a judge.
In Peabody, 23 percent of the residents who have tested positive for COVID-19 have recovered, according to the latest city report.
Peabody Mayor Ted Bettencourt is considering laying off or furloughing city workers as he prepares the "worst-case scenario" budget.
Peabody has 758 confirmed cases of the new coronavirus, and 83 people have died after contracting COVID-19.
The city of Peabody now has 758 confirmed coronavirus cases, with 74 percent of those considered still active.
"We are prepared for the very worst in terms of our city budget planning," Peabody Mayor Ted Bettencourt said.
Several Massachusetts communities have said they will start fining people who are in public without face coverings.
More Peabody residents have died from the new coronavirus than recovered from it, according to the city's latest data update.
A Salem Superior Court judge said Raymond Wallace, 42, "might harm others" if he was released while awaiting trial.
Peabody joined Cambridge and Somerville in implementing fines to make sure people are wearing masks in stores and public places.
Still waiting for your coronavirus stimulus check? The IRS is asking taxpayers to be patient.
All of the Peabody victims of the new coronavirus were over the age of 70, according to new data released by the city this week.
Jeanne Carnevale paid a $50,000 fine and signed an admission agreeing with the commission's findings.