Weather – Sunny today, highs to the 70s, cooling off in the afternoon.
Community News Notes – Photos – Sports
Governor Healey – Chelmsford – Governor Maura T. Healey Thursday announced that her administration is awarding new Innovation Career Pathway designations to 27 high schools across the state, expanding the program by more than 30 percent to reach a total of 78 high schools in the state. Local Schools involved with the grant.
Marblehead High School – Manufacturing
Swampscott High School – Business and Finance
City of Lynn – Spring Street Sweeping will continue in Wards 5, 6, and 7 during the week of April 17th-April 21st. To learn more or to view the schedule, see the flyer below or visit lynnma.gov/community_noti.
Manchester-by-the-Sea – This furry resident wants to remind her friends that April 15 is the last day for dogs on the beach in Manchester-by-the-Sea.
NEWBURYPORT – Mayor’s Corner – In this episode of the Mayor’s Corner, Mayor Reardon begins by remembering the life of the legendary NHS football coach, Jim Stehlin, who passed away Wednesday morning. Coach Stehlin retired in 1983 after almost two decades of walking the sidelines. In 2015, the football field at NHS’ World War Memorial Stadium was named in his honor. He re-caps Clean Sweep and the official completion of the Plum Island Dredge project. The City Council unanimously approved the appointment of the new DPS Director, Wayne Amaral, on Monday night. The Fire Chief search continues to move forward and will hold its first round of interviews Friday. The advisory group for 59 Low Street (the proposed future home of NYS) received bids from architecture firms for the full design. The Mayor’s budget meetings with his Department Heads are complete.
NORTH READING — Fire Chief Don Stats reports that the North Reading Fire Department extinguished a working fire in a large shed on Chester Road on Wednesday afternoon.
On Wednesday, April 12, at approximately 4:30 p.m., North Reading Fire received multiple 911 calls reporting a structure fire at 11 Chester Road.
The duty crew consisting of Capt. Jon Burt and Firefighters Mike Tannian, Nick Carney and Chris Hadley were first to arrive on scene, and discovered heavy fire showing from a large shed.
Dry, windy weather led the National Weather Service to declare a red flag warning on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of this week. A red flag warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now or will shortly. Any fires that start may spread rapidly and become difficult to extinguish.
Sports
Triton Athletics – Baseball tops Salem 9-0
North Reading Football – Ceremony for the 2022 MIAA D5 State Champions in the books! So happy for everyone single one of these kids who loved the day in and day out process and who controlled and created a great culture.