SalemNews.com, Salem, MA

March 19, 2010

Emergency supplies available in Peabody on Saturday


PEABODY � Free cleaning supplies will be available Saturday in Peabody to assist home and business owners affected by this week�s flooding.

The supplies, including brooms, buckets and gloves, will be distributed at the Torigian Community Life Center, 79 Central St. The Red Cross and Peabody�s Emergency Services Department are partnering to host the event, which is scheduled to run from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

It is open to everyone on the North Shore, not just Peabody residents and businesses.

�We�re going to give out as much as we can,� said Chris Tighe, Peabody�s director of emergency management.

� Matthew K. Roy