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Wednesday, April 16, 2025
HAWC (Healing Abuse Working for Change) helps abused women, children, men, and nonbinary people live free from violence and fear. As a leading domestic abuse agency in Massachusetts, HAWC provides free and confidential services to survivors of domestic abuse in 23 towns and cities on the North Shore. Last year HAWC supported 2,181 individuals with over 25,000 services.
● HAWC maintains an ...read more
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Tuesday, December 10, 2024
The Mission of the Peabody Council on Aging is to develop and offer programs and services for all senior citizens of Peabody, age 60 and older, in a healthy and safe environment. We further commit to enhance the lives of all we serve by continuing to provide care and activities that stimulate the bodies, minds and well-being of those who use our facilities at the Peter A. Torigian Senior Center. ...read more
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Tuesday, July 16, 2024
Since 2019, Rock the Spectrum Foundation has been focused on advancing organizations and community initiatives that foster inclusion and equity for people with autism.
Rock the Spectrum was founded by three North Shore moms sharing the vision of giving their autistic children the same opportunities as other children and expanding awareness across the community. In 2023 Rock the Spectrum ...read more
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Friday, May 05, 2023
As an entrepreneur, you’re eager to get to work. However, before you jump into franchise ownership, it's important to understand what goes into the decision. There are upsides and downsides to owning a franchise, and it's important to weigh both before making a decision. In this article, the Peabody Area Chamber of Commerce takes a look at the pros and cons of franchise ownership so you can make ...read more
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Friday, December 23, 2022
Wendy, is an Executive Assistant at Rousselot, a gelatin plant located in Peabody, responsible for overseeing executive travel, meetings and all administrative issues at the plant.Why is your business a member of the chamber?Rousselot formally Eastman Gelatin, joined the Chamber 90 years ago. The chamber has always helped us be active in the community and has helped us keep up with the growing ...read more
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Friday, December 16, 2022
Denise DeSimone is the Marketing & Sales Manager for In The Game in Peabody.
In The Game is a family friendly entertainment center that offers over 130 arcade games and four attractions including laser tag, virtual reality, rock wall and ropes obstacle course. We offer five private event spaces for both youth and adult events as well as a large mezzanine. Additionally, we have a scratch kitchen, ...read more
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Friday, November 18, 2022
Tell us a little bit about your company, profession or service? Community Credit Union was founded in 1955 to give families, local employees and small businesses an opportunity to manage their assets in a secure financial institution that holds it' members as its highest priority. Why is your business a member of the PACC -
Community Credit Union takes pride in being a twenty year member of ...read more
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Friday, November 11, 2022
Tell us a little bit about your mission and your role -
Bridgewell inspires hope and empowers people experiencing life challenges to achieve their fullest potential. My role as Institutional Giving Manager is to work with our corporate sponsors and donors and also write all corporate, private, and foundational grants.Why is your business a member of the PACC -
Bridgewell believes very ...read more
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Wednesday, October 05, 2022
Tell us a little bit about your company, profession or service?
Ruggiero Family Memorial Home is a full service funeral, cremation and memorial service provider owned and operated by Joseph (Joe) and Cathryn (Catie) Ruggiero with the support of company founder Joseph (Joe Sr.). We have opened up a new location in the heart of Peabody with the goal of servicing the Peabody and greater North ...read more
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Tuesday, September 27, 2022
Name of Business – GraVoc
Owners: Cathy and Dave Gravel
Tell us a little bit about your company, profession or service:
For the past 28 years GraVoc has taken a common sense approach to addressing customers needs with technology based solutions. Our process is first to understand what problem or need a customer is trying to address, and then identify the best possible solution using ...read more
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Wednesday, September 14, 2022
Meet Joe Silva.
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Spectra Networks is a comprehensive IT service company dedicated to assisting small to medium-sized businesses with IT solutions including specialties in Managed Support Services, Compliance and Security, Amazon Web Services, and IT Support.
We tailor all of our IT services to each business’s unique needs. We start by listening to the ...read more
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Tuesday, August 09, 2022
Meet Sandra Batakis, Owner of Sandra Network Technology Support & Consulting.
At Sandra Network, we help businesses by maintaining and securing computers and networks so you, the business owner, can focus on your business, not your computers. I started this business 28 years ago because I saw a need for businesses to have expert IT support. We handle all things technology related with expert ...read more
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