Fourteen properties sold in Peabody between June 19 and July 18, with recorded prices ranging from $319,000 to $855,000 and a median of $627,500, per Essex County (Southern District) Registry of Deeds filings. The top sale was 19 Glen Dr, Lot 332, at $855,000, sold by trustee Diane S. E…
A new multi-restaurant eatery is set to open in Peabody on July 23, Patch reports, as the library also adjusted its branch hours. The Peabody Institute Library's South and West branch locations moved to updated hours effective July 6, with both now closed Fridays and Sundays. Patch, mea…
Peabody Planning Board defers its only two active cases to August 6 at applicants' requests. The board met Thursday at City Hall and spent fewer than 10 minutes dispatching a light agenda, unanimously continuing both pending site plan reviews without substantive discussion.
Peabody activates mandatory outdoor water restrictions and a mayoral heat warning as the state's drought crisis deepens. The Bettencourt administration confirmed the state's critical drought declaration triggered the new restrictions this week, and Mayor Edward A. Bettencourt Jr. also r…
Peabody moved to mandatory water restrictions and a heat warning even as a beloved downtown coffee shop announced it is closing. Mayor Ted Bettencourt issued the restrictions after the state's critical drought declaration and separately honored three students at a City Hall ceremony for…
Peabody Little League capped its 2026 season by naming division champions — the White Sox (Majors), Angels (AAA), and Cubs (AA) — with the Majors White Sox also credited with the city championship title; the league also saluted its departing 12-year-olds. Meanwhile, Peabody Youth Soccer…
Breaking Grounds Café, which trained and employed workers with disabilities for nine years, is closing downtown, CBS News Boston and Peabody Patch reported, even as the city keeps mandatory outdoor water-use restrictions in force under the state's drought declaration. Mayor Ted Bettenco…
One Peabody obituary appears in this week's notices (July 6–12, 2026): Woodward, Gail ("Pelletier"), 82, who died July 7, 2026, with arrangements through O'Donnell Funeral and Cremation Service. No additional biographical detail was available from the truncated source material; the full…
Peabody City Council adopted updated ADU rules, approved four licenses and permits, and sent two contested rezoning petitions in opposite directions at its July 9 session.
Peabody police roll out an anonymous tip system as overdoses rise citywide, while a local resident claims a $500,000 lottery prize. Per Patch, the Peabody Police Department is now inviting residents to submit drug-activity tips anonymously amid an "overdose spike" in the city. Meanwhile…