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Feb 1, 2020

Jan 9 | Peabody Garden Club Presents Floral Arranging | Peabody, MA - Patch.com

Please bring your workshop kit. Guest fee $5.00. For additional information please contact President Kim Bressler at thepeabodygardenclub@gmail.com or VicePresident Elizabeth Johns by phone or text at 978-223-3247 ...

Jan 25, 2019

Durgin-Park, a sassy classic, at 192. In lieu of flowers, leave a bigger tip - The Boston Globe

Indian pudding. Advertisement Eddie and Gineen Rhodes traveled down from Peabody. Eddie used to eat here while in mortician school. (Now he works in financial planning.)"This is my favorite restaurant on the planet," he said. "My grandfather took me here when I was 6 years old for prime rib. I've been coming since 1956. I've been here twice this week."Customers were selected one by one to ascend the stairs to the dining room, which offered its own kind of theater. RELATED: Fanueil Hall's promised retail revolution? We're st...

Jul 26, 2018

In the Dark's Madeleine Baran on the Curtis Flowers Investigation

Dark, the investigative podcast by APM Reports, published the final episode of its excellent second season on Tuesday. In its sophomore effort, Peabody-winning reporter Madeleine Baran and her team examined the troubling case of Curtis Flowers, a black man accused of murdering four people in Mississippi two decades ago, who has since been tried an astonishing six times — and, more astonishingly, all six times by the same white prosecutor, District Attorney Doug Evans. Over the course of ten episodes, Baran & Co. paint a picture of a nightmarish justice system infected with severe potential for abuse of power. Their reporting systematically lays out the myriad ways in which the prosecution’s case against Flowers didn’t quite hold up, or seemed outright manufactured. It also produced new information that may be pertinent to future considerations of the case, like how the prosecution’s sole piece of direct evidence — the testimony of a jailhouse informant named Odell Hallmon — turned out to be a lie, and how an alternate suspect named Willie James Hemphill was never directly put forth in any of the six trials...

Feb 8, 2018

Glass Flowers: Harvard's Museum of Natural History

The museum is connected to the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology and your one admission to either lets you into both on the same day. The Peabody has over one million artifacts in its possession, covering the Americas in particular. Currently the museum is featuring the Arts of War, displaying artistry in weapons.Vast displays of Mayan ceramics, carvings by North American Indians, and even archaeological finds from the colonial days of Harvard College transport visitors to a different time and through ancient worlds. You may wish to plan for a return trip as there is so much to see. Harvard Yard is a short few steps away and your day can be extended to include lunch or dinner in Harvard Square.Diverse eateries, from sit down to take out, representing multiple ethnicities, will entice your taste buds. Venture in to Cam­bridge to experience these tremendous museums. You’ll return again and again to absorb their rich holdings and are sure to see something new each time.https://hmnh.harvard.edu... (Woburn Daily Times)

Jun 22, 2017

Flowers Fueling Hope project

Published Thursday, June 22, 2017Rockvale Ramblers’ 4-H Club Flowers Fueling Hope service project to benefit the Ward and Peabody families with medical expenses. 100% of the money raised will be donated to the families.will be Monday, June 26, 3-7 p.m., and Tuesday, June 27, 9 a.m.-?. Located across from the Conoco at RockvalePLEASE LOG IN FOR PREMIUM CONTENT. Our website requires visitors to log in to view the best local news from The Laurel Outlook. Not yet a subscriber?Subscribe today!... (Laurel Outlook (subscription))

Feb 23, 2017

Funeral notices for Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017

N.H., on Friday, Feb. 24, from 3 to 5 p.m. The family requests that in lieu of flowers, donations can be made to The RiverWoods Benevolent Fund, the Peabody Scholarship Fund at RiverWoods, or the Dian C.and Robert L. Jones ’57 Scholarship at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.LEBROKE — Connie L., 60, of Norway passed away Wednesday, Feb. 15. A Celebration of her Life will be held Saturday, March 4, from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Waterford Wilkins House. Monetary donations in Connie’s memory may be sent to Responsible Pet Care, P.O. Box 82, Norway, ME 04268. Arrangements are under the care of Chandler Funeral Homes and Cremation Service, 45 Main St., South Paris.      PONTE — Augustina P., 92, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 14, in Lewiston. A graveside service will be held at a later date in the spring. A service of The Fortin Group Funeral, Cremation and Monument Services, 70 Horton St. Lewiston, ME 04240. 784-4584.ROCHELEAU — Normand E., 87, died in Brunswick on Tuesday, Feb. 7. A memorial service will be held at St. Charles Borromeo Church, 132 McKeen St., Brunswick, on Tuesday, Feb. 21, at noon. Burial will be private. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Good Shepherd Food Bank, 3121 Hotel Road, Auburn, ME 04210; or Midcoast Hunger Prevention Program, 84-A Union St., Brunswick, ME 04011. Albert & Burpee Funeral Home. SCOTT — Lisa Helene (Knight), 63, died Saturday, Feb. 18, at her home in Hartford. At her request, there will be no visitation or service at this time. Arrangements by Finley Funeral Home, 15 Church St. Livermore Falls.SIMMONS — Pearl M., 91, of Brunswick, died Friday, Feb. 17, in Brunswick. Services and burial will be held privately at Gracelawn Memorial Park, Auburn. Arrangements by Affordable Cremation Solution LLC, Auburn.THOMAS — Elizabeth L., 65, of Chesterville, passed away Thursday, Feb. 16. Visitation will be held Saturday, Feb. 25, from 1 to 2 p.m. at Adams-McFarlane Funeral & Cremation Services, 108 Court St., Farmington, immediately followed by a memorial service, also at the funeral home. A reception will be held after the memorial at the home of Trent and Tricia Robinson at 122 Box Shop Hill in Farmington, where everyone may come and share memories of Elizabeth. Donations may be made in Elizabeth’s memory to the Franklin County Animal Shelter, 550 Industry Road, Farmington, ME 04938. (Lewiston Sun Journal)