Pride In Peabody: Help Clean Up The City For Spring

PEABODY, MA — Peabody residents are invited to come and help tidy up the city for spring during the annual community cleanup on May 6.

Peabody Mayor Ted Bettencourt is holding the annual "Pride In Peabody" day on May 6 from 9:30 a.m. to noon.

"Many of us who grew up in Peabody remember the deep feelings of pride which came with being part of this unique community," Bettencourt said. "As mayor, I have strived to restore that sense of Peabody as a special place to live, work, go to school and raise a family.

"These clean-ups have proven to be a great occasion to get together with family, friends and neighbors and do something positive and constructive towards making Peabody a better place."

Volunteers are encouraged to meet at Peabody City Hall in the morning and then head out to the city's parks, ponds, lakes, bike paths, main streets and areas of downtown Peabody.

Trash bags and work gloves will be provided for all volunteers.

Those interested in helping out are asked to show up on pickup day or call 978-538-5702.

(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.)