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They fought the Nazis and Japanese forces, they put their lives on the line for the country they believed in, and then came home and went to work. They were called the "Greatest Generatio...

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[The following was submitted by Sudi Smoller of the Peabody Education Foundation.] The votes of 1,003 Peabody elementary students on Tuesday mirrored actual results except that, unli...

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Today is Thursday, Nov. 8. Here are five things to know today in Peabody. The Essex National Heritage Commission will be having its Annual Fall Meeting up at the Smith Barn today. RS...

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So all that rain from the nor'easter turned into snow after all Wednesday evening. According to the National Weather Service, total snow and sleet accumulation for the Peabody area o...

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Congressman John Tierney has defeated Republican challenger Richard Tisei in an extremely tight race for Massachusetts 6th District congressional seat. This has been an unusually hig...

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  U.S. Senator Scott Brown, a Republican, was defeated Tuesday by first time candidate Elizabeth Warren, a Democrat. Warren will take office as the state's junior senator in Jan...

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It's been said it's far better to have a neighbor who's near, than a brother who's far away, but in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, Americans across the nation have proven to be the best ...

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The following are excerpts from reports in the Peabody Police Department press log from Nov. 4-6. Sunday, Nov. 4 1:15 a.m. A female walked into Tedeschi's on Main Street and sai...