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Weather – National Weather Service – High temperatures will run about 5-8F colder than normal today. Fortunately, abundant sunshine will develop across the area, but the low sun angle won’t provide much relief to the cold temperatures! Highs today only in the 30s.

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City of Beverly

Essex Police Department Invites Community to Combination Stuff-a-Cruiser and Coffee with a Cop Event

Chief of Police Paul Francis and the Essex Police Department would like to invite the community to have Coffee with a Cop and to help the Department stuff a police cruiser with toys for donation to local toy drives.

WHEN: Saturday, Dec. 17, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

WHERE: In front of the Public Safety Building, 11 John Wise Ave.

WHAT: The Essex Police Department will combine a Stuff-a-Cruiser event with a Coffee with a Cop event, giving residents a chance to have a coffee and chat with police while also contributing to a merry Christmas for families in need.

A marked police cruiser will be parked in front of the Essex Public Safety Building, ready to take donations of unwrapped toys and gift cards. Donations will be accepted throughout the event.

For those who may not be able to attend the event, donations will be accepted in the main lobby vestibule of the Public Safety Building, as well as the lower lobby vestibule until Dec. 18.The toys will subsequently be distributed to several local toy drives this year.

Salem Mayor Kim Driscoll – Yes, we can have innovative, low cost, on-demand public ride share services in our communities! Skipper has now exceeded 100,000 rides – 112,527 total rides & over 5,000 riders served. In all, the service has reduced carbon dioxide emissions by +61 tons. salemma.gov/skipper

Some exciting new highs for the Salem Skipper – over 5,000 total unique riders since the service launched, with a peak of over 2,000 rides per week!

City of Peabody

Town of Danvers – Our Climate Action Advisory Group has worked hard over the past six months. Their knowledge & experiences are shaping a roadmap for how our community will #ActOnClimate. A big THANK YOU to these community members & Town staff for their commitment

We hope you will join us and the Chabad of the North Shore for the Menorah Lighting on Wednesday, December 21 at 6:30 PM on the lawn of the Danvers Library.

City of Lynn – There will be a Pickering School Building Project Site Selection Community Forum happening on December 19th, both in-person in the Pickering Middle School Auditorium and on Zoom, from 6pm-8pm.

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Senator Bruce Tarr – Nevins Farm Adoptable Animals Each year at this time I prepare a holiday greeting card that includes adoptable farm animals & pets. It starts w/ a visit to assist you with animal adoption. Help an animal find a new home for the holidays.

Sports

Winthrop Athletics – Congratulations to our @BoysHoop for winning their season opening tournament at Salem Charter

Pentucket Athletics – Wrestling season underway

Triton Athletics – Wrestling season underway

And Congrats to Coach Shawn McElligott on 25 years as Triton’s Wrestling Coach!

Peabody Lynnfield North North Reading Girls Hockey – Game Puck: Chloe Gromko! Chloe had a phenomenal game, scored 2 goals, and made excellent decisions tonight. Go Chloe!!!