Beverly 400+ News

Our 400th Anniversary year is in full swing, with several successful events celebrated and many more to come! We have many organizations and individuals to thank for making the work of our all-volunteer efforts a success. We are so appreciative of our Platinum...

How well do you know Beverly? Thanks to the organizers of the Beverly 400+ Trivia Night, we now have the ultimate test  By Paul Leighton, The Beverly Beat  By the authority invested in me by no one, I am hereby declaring the following the best compilation of trivia...

To all our wonderful sponsors, committee members, vendors, community partners, and volunteers, we offer our heartfelt appreciation for a successful Winter Wonderland Festival! What a wonderful way to kick off our 400th anniversary celebration! Thanks especially to our...

TJ Gansenberg, proprietor of Gansenboards, is a Massachusetts-based artist who grew up in Beverly. He is currently a middle school music teacher in Revere, MA, and uses his summers off from teaching to focus on art making. Gansenberg creates custom skateboard decks,...

Today is the anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution on August 18, 1920, which prohibits the denial of the right to vote based on sex.  Want to learn more about the Women’s Suffrage Movement? Visit “Votes for Women: A Portrait of...

The Healey-Driscoll administration recently announced $2 million in grants through the Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism to organizations across the state to support initiatives commemorating the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution.... CONTINUE...

You can't  talk Beverly history without talking sports! Check out this cool piece on Beverly native, Matt Cross, who has a shot at making his hoop dreams come true in the NBA!

A 126-year-old piece of American history is coming back to the streets of Boston for the first time in 51 years. The barrel grinder piano was bought by Marino Persechini in New York City after he immigrated there from Italy in 1899, bringing it with him when he moved...

50 years ago, Bob Currier coached his daughter, Pattie, in the first season of the Beverly Girls Softball League When Pattie (Currier) Saltzman was 11 years old, she’d swing by Vittori Park to practice with the Orioles of Beverly Little League. When it came time for...