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🌱 Patch AM: 2 North Shore Police Officers Suspended After Suspected Flock Abuse
Coming up: 2026 Peabody Community Market on the Salem Patch calendar
Good morning Salem! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Salem backs away from Flock cameras as Lynn officers face audit
Also on today's calendar: 2026 Peabody Community Market and 11 more events.
And lastly, we have a post from a neighbor, Paul L.!
Today's riddle: What is full of holes but still holds water? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Showers around; not as warm, with a high of 74 and low of 65 degrees.
- Saturday: Cloudy and humid with showers, temps: high: 69, low: 63.
- Sunday: Cloudy, showers around; humid, with a high of 76 and low of 65 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• 2 North Shore Police Officers Suspended After Suspected Flock Abuse (patch.com) — North Shore communities are grappling with how police use Flock license plate cameras, as two Lynn officers are suspended amid an audit that found questionable searches. In nearby Salem, Mayor Dominick Pangallo has decided not to renew the city's Flock contract, instead seeking a system that gives Salem more control over collected data. The debate highlights tensions between crime-solving benefits and residents' civil liberties concerns. 
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Salem
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★ Featured events ★
- 2026 Peabody Community Market →
Community Covenant Church, 33 Lake St, Peabody
3:00 pm - Nancy Schultz to Speak about the Glover Farmhouse at the Goldthwait Reservation August 23 →
Historical Talk,
4:00 pm - Beer Garden Music Series with DECADES of ROCK! →
Glen Magna Farms, 29 Ingersoll St, Danvers
5:00 pm - The Meditations →
The Cut - Stage • Studio • Restaurant • Bar, 177 Main St, Gloucester
8:00 pm - Thurston Howell – A Premier Yacht Rock Spectacular! 2026 →
The Cut - Stage • Studio • Restaurant • Bar, 177 Main St, Gloucester
8:00 pm - Tickets now on sale for Swampscott Center for the Performing Arts →
Swampscott Center for the Performing Arts,
1:00 pm
Sunday August 23
Tuesday August 25
Wednesday August 26
Thursday August 27
Saturday September 5
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Other local events
- Poetry Writing Workshop for All Ages featuring Salem's Youth Poet Laureate Liana Galvan →
Salem Public Library, 370 Essex St, Salem
4:00 pm - Jeff Pitchell and Texas Flood →
The Cut - Stage • Studio • Restaurant • Bar, 177 Main St, Gloucester
8:00 pm - Chinese Painting Traditions with Yao Desheng →
Peabody Essex Museum, 161 Essex St, Salem
10:00 am - Living Histories: How Communities Shape What We Remember →
Peabody Essex Museum 161 Essex St Salem, MA 01970
2:00 pm - Salem 400+ Afterimages Exhibition and PEM Panel Discussion →
Peabody Essex Museum, 161 Essex St, Salem
2:00 pm - Duke Robillard →
The Cut - Stage • Studio • Restaurant • Bar, 177 Main St, Gloucester
8:00 pm - Deric Dyer - Music & Stories from a Life of Touring with Tina Turner and Joe Cocker →
The Cut - Stage • Studio • Restaurant • Bar, 177 Main St, Gloucester
7:00 pm - 3rd Annual Vets Helping Vets Scholarship Fundraiser Golf Tournament →
The Meadow at Peabody, 80 Granite St, Peabody
7:00 am
Monday August 24
Friday August 28
Saturday August 29
Sunday August 30
Monday August 31
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🪧 Patch Classifieds
- Indoor Yard Sale Saturday 8/22 from 8am-1:00pm
10 May Street, Marblehead Contents of home, furniture, tools, clothing, housewares, vintage items (More info)
💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Thanking Katie - a stranger in Collins Cove
A loitering coyote last Tuesday at 6:25 am prevented me from comfortably getting 3 small dogs home from a walk. As I waited for help to arrive, a… (Nextdoor South Salem)
- Mom365, Inc. posted a job opening for Photographer in Salem. Apply here.
- Whole Foods Market, Inc. posted a job opening for Overnight Grocery Team Member (Stocker, Inventory, Receiving) - Full Time in Swampscott. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Salem here.
🗞 Nearby News
Marblehead
- Pleon exchange connects young sailors from Marblehead and the Bahamas (marbleheadcurrent.org)
- Marblehead Arts Association to host pastel workshop, Jazz performance Aug. 27 (marbleheadweeklynews.com)
- NONPROFIT SPOTLIGHT: Step inside the Marblehead Food Pantry (marbleheadcurrent.org)
Swampscott
- Swampscott Free Pop-Up Store This Weekend At Big Blue Bargains (patch.com)
Beverly
- Free Chicken For A Year At North Shore Restaurant Grand Opening (patch.com)
- Beverly Harbor's Lobster Rock Monument Set For Removal (patch.com)
Ok Salem! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A sponge (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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