JRM will collect residents' yard waste at the curb from July 22-26. Collection is free.
Motorists are advised to either plan for delays or seek alternate routes. Work will stretch along Lowell Street from Northshore Road to Forest Street.
Most of the work on Main Street should be completed by the end of the week, including reducing the lanes down to two.
The city is holding a public outreach meeting July 16 to discuss an economic development plan for the downtown.
The Salem businessman, Democrat and former Marine has launched his effort to oust Congressman John Tierney.
The longtime Congressman is being challenged by a political newcomer.
Mosquitoes infected with both WNV and EEE have been found in samples collected in Peabody in recent years and public health officials say precautions are a good first defense.
An elderly Somerville man who was killed while crossing the street in front of a Peabody church in January will be publicly honored in Somerville this weekend.
Swampscott resident Tom Driscoll says a Channel 4 investigative piece that reported he was off the job during court hours is inaccurate and sparked by a disgruntled employee.
In order for the state to move forward with replacing a 133-year-old bridge on Howley Street, the City Council needs to authorize several land easements.
A Salem Superior Court judge is revisiting a contentious issue between the city and Total Outdoor Corp. regarding the billboard off Lowell Street. It may be that the matter is sent back before the City Council to decide.
Tanner City voters again chose a Republican candidate to represent them on Capitol Hill; the majority of Massachusetts voters, however, did not.
Gabriel Gomez visited Brooksby Village again on Friday as his campaign ramped up its final efforts before Tuesday's election.
Each special election costs about $25,000 and Peabody will only receive partial reimbursement from the state to offset that cost.
Here's a look at who's running in this fall's election and who's stepping down from office.
City councilor Rico Mello will not be running for re-election this fall, leaving his ward seat open for the first time in 10 years.
A National Guardsman from Arizona is headed to state prison for three years after taking a plea deal with prosecutors in a cocaine trafficking case from 2011 in Peabody.
The entirety of Main Street should be laid with new asphalt over Friday and Saturday. There will be traffic detours and parking restrictions in place on both days.
The U.S. Senate candidates have one week to go before voters head to the polls.
The bill, aimed at curbing abuse and fraud, will be debated by the Senate Thursday.
Debate to air on WCVB Tuesday at 7 p.m.
Several of the city's 14 public employee unions have already settled on new three-year contracts that allow, in general, for 2 percent annual pay raises.
85 non-union city employees will receive 2 percent pay raises this year and the next two fiscal years, which is in line with new union contracts.
City officials, family and friends of the late Kristen Crowley gathered Saturday to dedicate a new spur of the city's bikeway in Crowley's memory.
In addition to covering pay raises, increased health insurance costs and city assessments, the new budget adds several positions to the School Department and a facilities manager for the city as well as another park maintenance supervisor.
Patch offers mosquito prevention tips, and the map below shows the number of West Nile cases last summer.
The state may approve 18 more giant lighted boards as a way to boost revenue. Is it worth the money if the light burns all night long?
The city is holding its annual hazardous waste disposal day June 8 at the Public Services Department at 50 Farm Ave.
Gun control, health care, economy, foreign policy among major topics in first meeting of candidates.
One more city councilor says he's planning to retire from public office after this year. James Liacos is finishing up his seventh straight term as a Councilor-at-Large.
The city renews the cable TV license with Comcast every 10 years and, with a renewal coming in 2015, city officials will try to improve services to Peabody customers.
School board members, parents and principals agree: safety is an issue by opening the city's schools to all kinds of strangers to vote. Parking also poses challenges. They say safer sites may be churches, supermarkets and the senior center.
Peter McGinn would pose the first challenge city councilor Arthur Athas has faced since winning the seat in a hard-fought race in 2005.
As negotiations wind down with the city's 14 unions, Mayor Ted Bettencourt is asking the City Council to OK a three-year series of pay raises for non-union employees as well.