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Community News Notes – Photos – Sports

City of Lynn

City of Beverly – Beverly has been awarded a FEMA Fire Prevention and Safety Grant to Beverly Fire. This $24,048 grant will purchase new props for public safety messages, teach adults and children about fire hazards in homes, proper use of fire extinguishers and patches for small child education.

Hamilton Police – Tomorrow, The Acord Food Pantry and Hamilton Public Safety will be hosting a Food Drive at the Public Safety Building from 10am-1pm!

Salem Haunted Happenings – Treat yourself this Fall with a stay at the Coach House here in Salem, MA. To find out more about all of the magic that is waiting for you upon arrival read our latest blog post on hauntedhappenings.org Kathryn Horrigan / Destination Salem

Salem Mayor Dominick Pangallo – Today Salem Schools were featured presenters on a @MASchoolsK12 webinar about supporting new arrivals. I’m so proud that #SalemMA is a welcoming & compassionate city, & of all the positive work that our district team & community partners have done to support our new students.

Dominick Pangallo – Proud to join members of @NSlaborcouncil and City Councillors in speaking up in favor of #SalemMA’s wage theft ordinance & glad it received first passage at tonight’s Council meeting. Deterring wage theft helps ensure workers get paid fairly for their labor & curtails tax fraud.

Dominick Pangallo – Just got the update that #SalemMA’s new Ladder 1 is nearly finished and should be here in our city shortly. Looking forward to its arrival!

City of Peabody – Free curbside pick-up of leaves and other yard waste is scheduled for the weeks of October 9th, October 23rd, November 6th, November 20th, and December 4th on your regular trash pickup day.

Sen. Bruce Tarr – Senate Gives Final Approval to Tax Relief Measures Today the Senate took action to provide desperately needed tax relief to respond to household budgets under stress and employers struggling to compete in a state whose costs are a major challenge. tarrtalk.com/2023/09/senate

City of Lynn

Winthrop

Bear Video – We all love to see the latest bear video

A bear was on the prowl in East Bridgewater, taking down this buck in a viewer's backyard.

⚠️No actual deer were harmed in the making of this video. ⚠️https://t.co/9Orar47zqU pic.twitter.com/zm9XWaSEKz

— Boston 25 News (@boston25) September 28, 2023

Sports

Girls Soccer – Hamilton-Wenham 4, Essex Tech 0 – The Generals put the pressure on in the 8th minute when sophomore midfielder Savannah Gauron won an air ball that she headed with power back into the box to senior midfielder Lily Mark who touched it off to junior forward Tessa Hunt for the goal. In the 23rd minute, junior Annie Moynihan sent a pass from the corner into a scrum in the box. Junior forward Madeline Ciaramitaro got enough on it to put the Generals ahead by 2. In the second half, sophomore midfielder Maddie Graber scored her first two Varsity goals of her career. The first came in the 47th minute off a drive to the corner by Mark. The keeper made the save on Mark, but she was out of position when Graber placed the shot over her head to the far post. In the 52nd minute, Graber took a cross from Hunt and placed it passed the ET keeper.

Stewart Bernard earned her fifth shutout of the season.

The Generals (6-0-1) take on ME next Tuesday at home.

Ipswich Tennis – Ipswich had a balanced attack. Seniors Charlie Jepsen and Preston Hansen had 23 points each while Sophomores Charlie Elder 22 and Connor Wright 21 help lead the Tigers to victory.

Dan Thornton – Pentucket Athletics – Thank You to these Panthers who represented Pentucket at today’s Cape Ann League Leadership Conference where the topics of Character, Leadership, Sportsmanship, & Diversity were addressed…well done!

Ipswich Athletics – CAL student-athletes working hard today at the annual CAL Leadership Conference… Character, Diversity, Leadership, Sportsmanship.

Lynnfield Athletics – So grateful to our student athletes: Zahir Mitchell, Quinn Hardisty, Paul Daley, Emma Rose and Isabella Fiorentino for attending the CAL Leadership Summit today!

Manchester-Essex Athletics – Awesome day at the 2nd Annual CAL Student-Athlete Summit today with these five Hornets student leaders and other student leaders from all 12 schools. Lot’s of great work being done around sportsmanship, leadership, character, and diversity.