Caroline Enos

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Local communities will hold Juneteenth flag raisings and celebrations this week to commemorate the end of slavery and to honor the contributions of Black Americans. Juneteenth is held each June 19, as it was on that day in 1865 that enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, were notified by Union troops that slavery was over - two years after President Abraham Lincoln abolished slavery through the Emancipation Proclamation.

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BEVERLY — A new Beverly High School graduate’s dedication to leadership and service has secured her a Naval ROTC scholarship worth about $200,000. The scholarship is one of the most competitive awarded by the Department of the Navy and will cover 100% of 17-year-old Abigail Dorey’s tuition and fees at Worcester Polytechnic Institute starting this fall. kAm%9C@F89 E96 D49@=2CD9:A[ s@C6J H:== C646:G6 2 >@?E9=J =:G:?8 DE:A6?5 2?5 2?

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PEABODY — The city will clean up a former tannery site downtown to incorporate the parcel into its new Riverwalk through a $4 million Brownfields Cleanup grant from the Environmental Protection Agency. This 0.7 acre plot at 166R Main St. formerly held the Bob-Kat Tanning site and served as a home to tanning for more than 200 years. As a result, the site was contaminated by hazardous chemicals and has sat empty since 2003.

2 weeks ago | salemnews.com | Caroline Enos

PEABODY — Officials shared a first look into plans to address bullying in Peabody schools this week following the suicide of 14-year-old Jason Bernard, who died May 17 after being bullied at Higgins Middle School. Superintendent Josh Vadala presented the district’s current bullying policies and anti-bullying initiatives, data on bullying in Peabody schools, and next steps to improve the district’s bullying response and prevention, at Tuesday night’s School Committee meeting.

2 weeks ago | salemnews.com | Caroline Enos

BEVERLY — At 87 years old, Priscilla Douglas still lives by the Girl Scout Law. She achieved the highest honor a Girl Scout can as a teenager, represented American Girl Scouts abroad, served as a troop leader, worked at Girl Scout camps and has helped the organization however she could for the last 80 years. kAm%@ 9@?@C DF49 4@>>:E>6?E[ s@F8=2D H2D 2H2C565 2 {:76E:>6 @7 $6CG:46 pH2C5 3J E96 v:C= $4@FED @7 t2DE6C?