SalemNews.com, Salem, MA

June 29, 2007

Band led by 13-year-old performs Sunday at arts festival

By Mike Stucka , Staff writer

MARBLEHEAD - When a typical 13-year-old girl throws a sleepover party, noise complaints are limited to her parents complaining about the incessant giggling.

The last time Jessica Prouty threw a sleepover, neighbors called the police. Then again. And a third time. Prouty and her friends said it wasn't all fruitless: Their band got to practice, and some of the police officers thought they'd bring their friends by to hear the band play some day.Read this article in full with a
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