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Assistant Superintendent of Schools Cara Murtagh (left) and Interim Superintendent Dr. Herbert Levine at Welch Elementary School during Read Across America Day on March 2. See more photo highlights on page 5. (Advocate photo by Christopher Roberson)
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A tree is shown that fell across Sutton Street during the March 2 nor’easter. The storm brought hurricane force winds and torrential downpours across the region, something Peabody and the commonwealth braced for again this week as another nor’easter smashed into the east coast. (Courtesy Photo)
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espite torrential downpours and the threat of excessively high tides, the city did not flood during the powerful nor’easter that slammed into eastern Massachusetts on March 2. “I’m surprised that we didn’t flood,” said David Terenzoni, director of the Department of Public Services (DPS). However, according to the
police log, 29 trees were taken down by the storm’s gale-force winds. The SKYWARN Weather Spotter Network recorded 61 m.p.h. winds in Marblehead and 60 m.p.h. winds in Salem. “There was a ton of trees that got knocked over,” said Terenzoni. He said that during the storm, the DPS received 100 calls for service, 95 percent of which involved trees.
STORM | SEE PAGE 15
YEA! students learn ups and downs of being the boss By Christopher Roberson
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he 12 students in this year’s Young Entrepreneurs Academy (YEA!) recently heard from four chief executive officers about the struggles and triumphs of running a business. The Feb. 28 YEA! Roundtable included Maxwell Perry, owner of Beantown Blankets in Wellesley, Elizabeth Sacco, chief executive officer of Diabetic Dabs in Peabody, Cathie Emerson, co-owner of Putnam Pantry in Danvers, and Matthew Genzale, president of MRG Construction Management in Peabody. Perry, a junior at Babson College, launched Beantown Blankets in 2016 using the Buy One, Gift One business model. This
meant that for every blanket sold, his company would donate a blanket to a homeless shelter. Perry said that upon starting school at Babson, every freshman is given the opportunity to start a company.“I owe my mom a lot of credit on the concept,”he said of her efforts to drive the establishment of Beantown Blankets, adding that his mother has always been passionate about helping the homeless. “The social mission was huge,” said Perry. As a result, he has never paid for advertising. Perry said he has learned a lot about networking during the past two years. “It’s so crazy how small the world actual-
STUDENTS | SEE PAGE 10