Retiring Peabody Senator Fred Berry has been named a North Shore Distinguished Leader and will be honored at the North Shore Chamber of Commerce's annual dinner this week.
Peabody native Fred Berry, who is retiring after 30 years in the Massachusetts Senate, is one of eight winners of this year’s North Shore Distinguished Leadership Award. The award is one of many similar recognitions Berry has received in his tenure -- in fact, awards are given out by local organizations in his name. This, however, is the first time Berry will receive this particular honor. The winners were announced earlier this month by the North Shore Chamber of Commerce. They will be honored on Wednesday, Nov. 28 from 5-8 p.m. during a dinner event at Danversport Yacht Club. The award is designed to honor “distinguished leaders in business, industry, community and profession” on the North Shore, using such criteria as demonstrated …
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Mayor Ted Bettencourt outlines a number of major efforts he's pushing forward on to help establish building blocks for future growth in Peabody.
Peabody has work to do -- that much was clear from Mayor Ted Bettencourt's brief remarks to the North Shore Chamber of Commerce last week. "I feel like we have a lot of things to be proud of...but I don't think we've always lived up to our potential," Bettencourt said, adding he sees a need to establish "building blocks" for the future. Bettencourt and other North Shore municipal leaders convened at the Peabody Marriott for breakfast and to discuss the state of the region from their respective corners. The panel that morning included Salem Mayor Kim Driscoll, Beverly Mayor Bill Scanlon, Gloucester Mayor Carolyn Kirk, Newburyport Mayor Donna Holiday, Amesbury Mayor Thatcher Kezer and Danvers Town Manager Wayne Marquis. Bettencourt listed …
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