Caroline Enos

Boston

Danvers and Peabody Reporter at The Salem News (Salem, MA)

Reporter @salemnews covering Danvers and Peabody // former @BostonGlobe correspondent & @SuffolkJournal editor-in-chief -- she/her -- Retweets ≠ endorsements

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Massachusetts' first poet laureate announced in Salem

5 days ago | salemnews.com | Caroline Enos

SALEM — Gov. Maura Healey introduced the state’s first poet laureate during a ceremony Friday at the Peabody Essex Museum, ahead of the Massachusetts Poetry Festival that was hosted in Salem over the weekend. Lexington resident Regie Gibson was chosen by the Massachusetts Cultural Council from 123 applicants to take up the new post. In the role, he will serve as an ambassador for the state and work in schools and community spaces to amplify the power of poetry and creative expression.
Massachusetts' first poet laureate announced in Salem

5 days ago | gloucestertimes.com | Caroline Enos

SALEM — Gov. Maura Healey introduced the state’s first poet laureate during a ceremony Friday at the Peabody Essex Museum, ahead of the Massachusetts Poetry Festival that was hosted in Salem over the weekend. Lexington resident Regie Gibson was chosen by the Massachusetts Cultural Council from 123 applicants to take up the new post. In the role, he will serve as an ambassador for the state and work in schools and community spaces to amplify the power of poetry and creative expression.
Agneta now running for Peabody mayor

6 days ago | salemnews.com | Caroline Enos

PEABODY - Rochelle Agneta has switched her campaign from one for councilor at-large to mayor. This is the second time the Salon CC owner and lifelong Peabody resident has run to lead the city, as she unsuccessfully faced six-term incumbent Ted Bettencourt in 2023.
Peabody PREP saved, parents urge action on bullying

1 week ago | salemnews.com | Caroline Enos

PEABODY - Tuesday's School Committee meeting was an emotional night for parents, teachers and students who spoke out against bullying and in support of programs and educators facing cuts amid an especially tight budget season. At the beginning of the meeting, the School Committee was considering cutting positions equivalent to 24.3 full-time educators to close a $5.6 million budget shortfall for fiscal 2026.
New Peabody TV series celebrates Salem drag performers

1 week ago | salemnews.com | Caroline Enos

SALEM — A new documentary series on the lives, friendships and joy of local drag performers will premiere Sunday to kick off Pride Month. Created by Peabody TV, “Hex in the City” follows the Hometown Queeros, a troupe of Salem-area drag queens, kings and things, through their hectic Halloween season performance schedule last fall. kAm%96 D6C:6D’ 7:CDE 6A:D@56 H:== AC6>:6C6 5FC:?8 2 D4C66?:?8 2?5 5C28 D9@H 2E vF=F\vF=F r27é @? tDD6I $EC66E $F?52J]k^Am kAms@@CD @A6?
Mental health center to open at Higgins Middle School after teen's suicide

1 week ago | salemnews.com | Caroline Enos

PEABODY — The city will create a new mental health center at the Higgins Middle School that will open in September, Mayor Ted Bettencourt said Tuesday. The center will be operated under the city’s Health and Social Services division in partnership with the school district and a community health provider that the city will choose in the coming months, he told The Salem News.
Council approves 12 new units for Munroe Street in Peabody

1 week ago | salemnews.com | Caroline Enos

PEABODY - The City Council approved a 12-unit residential building for an empty lot in downtown that will include two units of affordable housing. The project will fill the former site of a tannery at 10-12 Munroe St. For years, potential developments for the location have been discussed by the city, including two large townhouses.
Peabody named Purple Heart city to honor its servicemembers

1 week ago | salemnews.com | Caroline Enos

PEABODY - Peabody celebrated its first Memorial Day as a Purple Heart city on Monday. The designation honors residents who have been wounded or killed while serving in combat. Purple Hearts have been awarded to American military personnel since 1782, when it was created by George Washington, and remain the oldest US military decoration still in use.
Late Beverly hero's story shared at 'Rohna: Classified' film screening

1 week ago | salemnews.com | Caroline Enos

BEVERLY — Saul Gurman kept the sinking of the HMT Rohna during World War II a secret for decades. At the Cabot Thursday night, nine months after his death at 101, a documentary featuring the local war hero allowed him to share the story at length with family, friends and neighbors. The film, “Rohna: Classified,” details the greatest loss of American servicemembers at sea from enemy attack in history, and the sinking’s coverup by the U.S. government. kAmpD A2CE @7 2 4@?G@J @7 p>6C:42?
'No more bullying:' Peabody demands change at teen's vigil

2 weeks ago | salemnews.com | Caroline Enos

PEABODY — Fifteen-year-old Arianna Rizzotti stood on the outside ring of more than 100 people holding lit candles on Veterans Memorial Drive Friday night. The home before her belonged to Jason Bernard, a 14-year-old eighth-grader at Higgins Middle School who, just one week before, committed suicide because of bullying. kAm“%9:D E@@< >J 36DE 7C:6?5[” D96 D2:5]k^AmkAm#:KK@EE: >6E y2D@? b½ J62CD 28@] $96 =@G65 9:D D6?D6 @7 9F>@C[ 2?5 D2:5 96 =@G65 E@ CF?