The Fairy Gnome Discovery Walk

The Fairy Gnome Discovery Walk SALISBURY - The Fairy Gnome Discovery Walk is one of the most whimsical events in the state. This is an enchanting...

The Fairy Gnome Discovery Walk

The Fairy Gnome Discovery Walk SALISBURY - The Fairy Gnome Discovery Walk is one of the most whimsical events in the state. This is an enchanting...

Butler’s Toothpick May Be Restored

Butler’s Toothpick May Be Restored

REGIONAL – Since 1873, ship’s captains, fishermen and recreational boaters have used an odd looking, wooden triangle on the Salisbury side of the Merrimack River as a daytime navigational marker. Nicknamed Ben Butler’s Toothpick after the Civil War general, Massachusetts governor, congressman and founder of the America’s Cup yacht races, the navigational aide has become a icon for Salisbury. Open the town’s web site and the image you see is Butler’s toothpick. But today, the Coast Guard-owned navigational aide,...

The Future of the Great Marsh in Rowley and the North Shore

The Future of the Great Marsh in Rowley and the North Shore Tues, April 9, 6:30PM – In-person David Moon from Mass Audubon North Shore will present how Mass Audubon and other organizations and agencies all around the Great Marsh are working to...

Make a positive impact: Give blood with the Red Cross

Make a positive impact: Give blood with the Red Cross Donors needed to help keep blood supply growing as seasons change REGIONAL - As spring approaches, the American Red Cross urges donors to give blood or platelets now to continue to...

Real Estate: Say What?

Being a REALTOR® I sometimes forget that my buyers or sellers are not familiar with all the real estate lingo. Therefore, when I say things like EMD or HOA and you look at me like I have two heads. I need to remind myself that everyone isn’t in the...

Brighter Smiles: It’s a Choice – Part 1

People often ask me how I have time to write columns, and how I’ve come up with topics for as long as The Town Common has been around. If you have read my columns over the years, you’ll remember I have discussed that time was one of the barriers...

Butler’s Toothpick May Be Restored

Butler’s Toothpick May Be Restored

REGIONAL – Since 1873, ship’s captains, fishermen and recreational boaters have used an odd looking, wooden triangle on the Salisbury side of the Merrimack River as a daytime navigational marker. Nicknamed Ben Butler’s Toothpick after the Civil War general, Massachusetts governor, congressman and founder of the America’s Cup yacht races, the navigational aide has become a icon for Salisbury. Open the town’s web site and the image you see is Butler’s toothpick. But today, the Coast Guard-owned navigational aide,...

Rowley Annual White Goods and Light Metal Recycling

Rowley Annual White Goods and Light Metal Recycling The Rowley Board of Health will hold its annual White Goods/Light Metal Recycling Event on Saturday, April 20th, 2024, from 8:30 am to 11:300 am at the Highway Department, 40 Independent St. All metals will be accepted, but no glass wood, ceramic, plastic or rubber goods containing incidental metal are allowed. White Goods accepted include washers, dryers, stoves, kitchen appliances and...

The Fairy Gnome Discovery Walk

The Fairy Gnome Discovery Walk SALISBURY - The Fairy Gnome Discovery Walk is one of the most whimsical events in the state. This is an enchanting opportunity to explore an (almost) real fairy garden. A whimsical afternoon at Salisbury’s most beautiful farm, PETTENGILL FARM, walk through lush gardens, an enchanted forest, and the serene marsh; it’s an event like no other. ABOUT THE EVENT Join us at our sixth annual Fairy Gnome Discovery Walk at...

Kitty Caf̩ РSponsored by The Merrimack River Feline Rescue Society

Kitty Café Saturday, April 13 from 10AM-11:30AM at the Georgetown Peabody Library, 2 Maple Street, Georgetown, MA The Merrimack River Feline Rescue Society will be here with some cool cats and kittens! Join us for a morning of pets, cuddles, and general cat admiration. Meet some adoptable cats and get answers to all of your kitty questions. Cats… books… what better way to spend your Saturday morning? This is a drop in event, not a lecture....

Rowley Annual White Goods and Light Metal Recycling

Rowley Annual White Goods and Light Metal Recycling The Rowley Board of Health will hold its annual White Goods/Light Metal Recycling Event on Saturday, April 20th, 2024, from 8:30 am to 11:300 am at the Highway Department, 40 Independent St. All metals will be accepted, but no glass wood, ceramic, plastic or rubber goods containing incidental metal are allowed. White Goods accepted include washers, dryers, stoves, kitchen appliances and...

Real Estate: Say What?

Being a REALTOR® I sometimes forget that my buyers or sellers are not familiar with all the real estate lingo. Therefore, when I say things like EMD...

Brighter Smiles: It’s a Choice – Part 1

People often ask me how I have time to write columns, and how I’ve come up with topics for as long as The Town Common has been around. If you have read my columns over the years, you’ll remember I have discussed that time was one of the barriers keeping people from getting the dental care they need. Time is an excuse and I use it as an excuse all the time. However, we always make time for things that are important to us. The topics I come up...

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