Aug 28th, 2008 by Paul Leighton
The effort to restore the carriage house at Lynch Park has a new web site. Organizers have set Sept. 13 as the date for a free event called “I Did, I Do, I Will,” in which couples can renew their marriage vows.
Aug 28th, 2008 by Paul Leighton
Our story on the affordable condos at Federal Heights has already generated three phone calls today asking for applications, according to the Housing Resource Group, the company handling the application process.
Aug 28th, 2008 by Paul Leighton
The woes continue for ITV Direct, the infomercial company in Cherry Hill Park. The company ranks No. 1 on the Better Business Bureau’s latest list of most-complained-about businesses. This comes on the heels of recent layoffs and troubles with the courts and the FCC.
Aug 27th, 2008 by Paul Leighton
Check out this story in the New York Daily News about Beverly native Ray Rogers.
Aug 27th, 2008 by Paul Leighton
The city has reduced the number of polling places from eight to six, eliminating the Senior Center and the Second Congregational Church. The change goes into effect starting with the Sept. 16 state primary. Now there is one polling place for each of the six wards:
Ward 1, Precincts 1 & 2 — Ayers-Ryal Side School
Ward 2, Precincts 1 & 2 — Beverly Public Library
Ward 3, Precincts 1 & 2 — McKeown School
Ward 4, Precincts 1 & 2 — Cove School
Ward 5, Precincts 1 & 2 — North Beverly School
Ward 6, Precincts 1 & 2 — Centerville School
Aug 25th, 2008 by Paul Leighton
City Clerk Fran Macdonald sends along word that Wednesday is the last day to register to vote for the Sept. 16 state primary, if you’re not already registered. City Hall is open today and tomorrow until 4:30 p.m. and will be open Wednesday from 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Aug 21st, 2008 by Paul Leighton
One of the construction companies in the running to become the general contractor for the high school project has lost its state certification. City Solicitor Roy Gelineau said this afternoon that the decertification eliminates TLT Construction of Wakefield.
The six companies still in contention to become the general contractor are Agostino Construction of East Providence, R.I.; Brait Builders of Marshfield; CTA Ventures of Boston; Eckman Construction of Bedford, N.H.; J&J Contractors of Lowell; and PJ Stella Construction of Wakefield.
Companies must submit their bids by Sept. 9. Construction is scheduled to start in late October.
Aug 19th, 2008 by Paul Leighton
Check out these two stories about people with Beverly connections, one good (courtesy of Seacoastonline.com), one not so good (in The Hartford Courant).
Aug 18th, 2008 by Paul Leighton
It took nearly a year and a half, but the former Bell Market is open. Now known as Beverly Market, the Cabot Street grocery store opened on a limited basis this morning. By ‘limited,’ we mean no meat or produce yet. Owner Ken Patel said those are coming soon. He plans to hold a grand opening later this year.
Aug 14th, 2008 by Paul Leighton
Consider it the first step in the high school construction project. Workers have begun building two temporary parking lots for high school students and staff to use during construction, which is scheduled to start in late October or early November. One lot will go where the tennis courts were (top photo), while the other is in front of ‘A’ wing (bottom photo). Superintendent Hayes has an update on this and other topics on the school web site.
Paul Leighton was born in Beverly, grew up in Beverly, lives in Beverly and covers Beverly for The Salem News. He needs to get out of Beverly more, but in the meantime he promises to keep readers up-to-date on what's going on around the city. (more)
