Boston Children's Hospital sold its Peabody campus for $62 million, NBC Boston reports, as Central Street detours began downtown this week. The report, headlined "Boston Children's Hospital sells site for $62 million," said the 10 Centennial Drive site — home to the hospital's North Sho…
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 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…
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…
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…
A $500,000 winning lottery ticket surfaced in Peabody as the Peabody Public Library shifted South and West branch hours effective July 6, 2026. Per Patch, Peabody police have also launched an anonymous tip line amid a reported overdose spike, while a separate Patch item noted Analogic C…
Peabody library patrons face new branch hours as the city keeps its 250th-anniversary display running downtown. The Peabody Institute Library shifted South and West branch hours effective July 6, closing both locations Fridays and Sundays while adding Thursday evening hours. Meanwhile, …
Peabody celebrates America's 250th birthday today with city-wide ward festivities and a newly received Declaration of Independence reproduction. The city announced ward-level Fourth of July celebrations across Peabody, while State Representatives Tom Walsh and Sally Kerans presented the…
Peabody received a framed reproduction of the Declaration of Independence this week, just in time for the nation's 250th birthday. State Representatives Tom Walsh and Sally Kerans presented the document to the city, which plans to display it in Wiggin Auditorium. The Beverly/Peabody Lod…
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