Note: The website is planning a series of feature interviews with the five candidates that are on the Salem Mayoral primary ballot. Details soon.
Weather – Sunny this morning, temperatures to the mid 40s. Clouds moving with light rain and snow showers beginning late this afternoon or early this evening. Keep on eye on the Thursday night forecast, as a storm will bring a mixed bag of weather, rain, snow, ice.
Community News Notes – Photos – Sports (Below)
Boston Skyline This Morning – from East Point, Nahant – The calm before the storm(s)
Salem State Archives – You have heard of Boston’s Big Dig, but have you heard of Salem’s? Today on the blog, we take a look at how the railroad has changed Salem’s downtown. #SalemMA Read here → bit.ly/salemsbigdig
Lynn Mayor Jared Nicholson – The City of Lynn and BioConnects New England will host our inaugural Community Leadership Summit on March 8th.
Hamilton-Wenham Library – No pre-registration required.
Peabody Institute Library – Have you already completed all the puzzles you received for the holidays? Bring them to the Community Puzzle Swap at the South Branch Library on Saturday, March 4th! Puzzles can be swapped one for one any time between 9AM and 12PM.
Peabody Institute Library – Join us and Kulina Folk Art on March 7 at 6:30 to make a scrunch-painted silk scarf! Bring or wear clothes you don’t mind getting extra dye on. Please register here: peabodylibrary.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/make-
Town of Danvers – Looking for something to do during school vacation week? Take the #StrategicDanvers visioning survey, leave a comment on our interactive map, and share our “Danvers Today” summary with friends and neighbors. Young voices encouraged! strategic.danversma.gov
Town of Danvers – Award winning Civil Rights activist Joan Trumpauer Mulholland & her son Loki Mulholland, author & filmmaker, will be visiting on 3/2/23 Join us for moderated discussion exploring Joan’s history of civil disobedience & persistent battle for racial equity in the U.S.
Swampscott Library – Join us at the library on Saturday, February 25th at 10am for a presentation about the illustrous life and works of Fredrick Law Olmstead. The library’s own Israella Abrams will lead the presentation! No registraton is required.
Sports
Beverly Girls Basketball – Ben Goodhue Tournament – The four scholarship winners from each team: Nikki Erricola Beverly, Caroline Bass Reading, Faith Newton North Reading, and Bryanna Grant Essex Tech with Sarah Goodhue and the girls!
Reading wins Goodhue Tournament in Beverly