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.
In addition to recent local news about the coronavirus response in Peabody, we tried to answer questions from Patch readers.
All three Peabody residents who died from the new coronavirus were in their eighties, according to the health department.
Here are the latest local updates on how the coronavirus outbreak is impacting Peabody.
The Peabody Health Department is in frequent contact with the patient, who is following isolation protocols.
"We are proceeding with the well-being of our citizens and staff in mind," Mayor Ted Bettencourt said.
Peabody voters mirrored statewide results when they voted in Tuesday's Democratic and Republican primaries.
With Super Tuesday approaching, here's your chance to vote early and avoid election day wait times in Massachusetts.
Under the city charter, city council gets the same raise they approve for the mayor, which was 2 percent this year.