TUESDAY, JANUARY 21st Newburyport Choral Society Seeks Members
The Newburyport Choral Society enthusiastically welcomes new singers to their music family. Open rehearsals are being held on Tuesdays, January 21,...
Essex/Middlesex Association of Insurance Women is Accepting Scholarship Applications
The Essex/Middlesex Association of Insurance Women is now accepting applications for its 2025 Estelle T. Jeter scholarship award. The $500...
Newbury Police and Fire Respond to Minor Plane Crash at Plum Island Airport
NEWBURY — Police Chief Patricia Fisher and Fire Chief David Evans report that the Newbury Police and Fire Departments responded Friday evening to a...
LOOKING AHEAD SALISBURY Civil War Roundtable of the Merrimack
The Civil War Rountable of the Merrimack promotes the education of the historic era known as the American Civil War. They host meetings to discuss...
WEDNESDAY JANUARY 15 IPSWICH This is Not Your Parent’s Solar System
Speaker Scott Jewell, educator, will talk about the golden years of space exploration. Our understanding of the solar system has changed so much in...
TUESDAYS: JANUARY 14th and 21st NEWBURYPORT Newburyport Choral Society Seeks Members
The Newburyport Choral Society enthusiastically welcomes new singers to their music family. Open rehearsals are being held on Tuesdays: January 14...
SATURDAY JANUARY 11 ROWLEY All-Scout Bottles/Cans/Paper Drive and More!
The All-Scout Paper Drive will be held on Saturday January 11, 2025 from 9:00am to 12 noon behind the First Congregational Church of Rowley on Main...
Celebrated Artist Richard Jones Retires as Newburyport City Clerk
NEWBURYPORT – Richard Jones, who is retiring this month as city clerk, told a story last week of how he bristled recently when he was told “at least you have a hobby.” “It’s not a hobby,” Jones said with a smile and twinkle in his eye. To him, being an artist is his job. “I’ve always done art and something else,” he said last week. “Something else” for the 74-year-old icon of city hall has been keeping city hall running smoothly for the last 19 years from drafting ordinances to securing passports and dog licenses...
Groveland Handyman Turning Frowns Upside Down
GROVELAND / REGIONAL – Lance Blais, a popular handyman who lives in Groveland, was diagnosed with lung cancer two years ago. The Army veteran had a portion of a lung removed and began chemotherapy treatments. At three-week intervals, when he went for his treatment at the Lahey Clinic in Peabody, he found the other patients and many of the staff, “moping about.” “I couldn’t stand it. I had to do something,” Blais said. He turned to his lifetime of skills, including sewing, for a way to turn those frowns upside...
SOLD OUT!! YWCA Greater Newburyport Hosts 32nd Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration Breakfast ‘Protecting Freedom, Justice and Democracy in the Spirit of Nonviolence’
NEWBURYPORT – The YWCA Greater Newburyport is excited to host its Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration Breakfast on Monday, January 20, 2025. The event will feature Keynote Speaker: Katrina “Kat” Hobbs Everett. “Kat” is an anti-racist, activist, educator whose mission statement is to “Constantly Cultivate Community.” She made history as the first Black woman and first woman of color to be elected to the Haverhill City Council. Internationally acclaimed poet and local Newburyport resident, Rhina P....
TUESDAY, JANUARY 21st Newburyport Choral Society Seeks Members
The Newburyport Choral Society enthusiastically welcomes new singers to their music family. Open rehearsals are being held on Tuesdays, January 21, at 7:15 pm. Please arrive prompty. More details are available from their website: www.NewburyportChoralSociety.org. Click the JOIN button to learn more!
Happy Winter!
WEST BOXFORD – After a busy spring, summer, fall and early winter, the owners of the popular Paisley Farm in West Boxford posted "Thank you for a great year! Happy Winter." In addition to providing flowers, produce, local honey, gifts, and Christmas trees and decorations, the owners of the popular Rte. 133 farm stand and greenhouse have provided many with everlasting memories.
Essex/Middlesex Association of Insurance Women is Accepting Scholarship Applications
The Essex/Middlesex Association of Insurance Women is now accepting applications for its 2025 Estelle T. Jeter scholarship award. The $500 scholarship is awarded to an individual for use as a college scholarship or as a reimbursement for...
Plum Island Property Owner Moves to Replace Closed 125-Seat Restaurant with Four Multi-Story Condos
NEWBURY – With the former owner of the Plum Island Grille facing a felony criminal charge for vandalizing the popular, but now closed restaurant, property owner Mark Friery is planning to tell the town in the next couple of weeks that he will seek...
Brighter Smiles … THE FINAL SAY
By J. Peter St. Clair, DMD Of the 1048 Brighter Smiles columns published over the last 19 years, I will admit, I repeated a few. Trying to think of new things to write about, other than the importance of an electric toothbrush, water pik, and...
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Celebrated Artist Richard Jones Retires as Newburyport City Clerk
NEWBURYPORT – Richard Jones, who is retiring this month as city clerk, told a story last week of how he bristled recently when he was told “at least you have a hobby.” “It’s not a hobby,” Jones said with a smile and twinkle in his eye. To him, being an artist is his job. “I’ve always done art and something else,” he said last week. “Something else” for the 74-year-old icon of city hall has been keeping city hall running smoothly for the last 19 years from drafting ordinances to securing passports and dog licenses...
Boxford Invited Into MSBA Accelerated Repair Program for Harry Lee Cole Elementary School Roof Replacement
BOXFORD – The Town of Boxford and the Boxford School Committee are excited to announce that the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) has invited Harry Lee Cole Elementary School into its Accelerated Repair Program (ARP). This partnership will focus on a partial roof replacement for Roof Section A, identified as a priority in the Town’s Statement of Interest. The design process is scheduled to commence in spring 2025. Dr. Scott...
SOLD OUT!! YWCA Greater Newburyport Hosts 32nd Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration Breakfast ‘Protecting Freedom, Justice and Democracy in the Spirit of Nonviolence’
NEWBURYPORT – The YWCA Greater Newburyport is excited to host its Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration Breakfast on Monday, January 20, 2025. The event will feature Keynote Speaker: Katrina “Kat” Hobbs Everett. “Kat” is an anti-racist, activist, educator whose mission statement is to “Constantly Cultivate Community.” She made history as the first Black woman and first woman of color to be elected to the Haverhill City Council....
TUESDAY, JANUARY 21st Newburyport Choral Society Seeks Members
The Newburyport Choral Society enthusiastically welcomes new singers to their music family. Open rehearsals are being held on Tuesdays, January 21, at 7:15 pm. Please arrive prompty. More details are available from their website: www.NewburyportChoralSociety.org. Click the JOIN button to learn more!
Essex/Middlesex Association of Insurance Women is Accepting Scholarship Applications
The Essex/Middlesex Association of Insurance Women is now accepting applications for its 2025 Estelle T. Jeter scholarship award. The $500 scholarship is awarded to an individual for use as a college scholarship or as a reimbursement for those with a passing grade for a licensing course and/or exam of an insurance designation course. To be eligible, applicants must be either in the insurance industry or a family member of someone who is...
Newbury Police and Fire Respond to Minor Plane Crash at Plum Island Airport
NEWBURY — Police Chief Patricia Fisher and Fire Chief David Evans report that the Newbury Police and Fire Departments responded Friday evening to a...
LOOKING AHEAD SALISBURY Civil War Roundtable of the Merrimack
The Civil War Rountable of the Merrimack promotes the education of the historic era known as the American Civil War. They host meetings to discuss...
WEDNESDAY JANUARY 15 IPSWICH This is Not Your Parent’s Solar System
Speaker Scott Jewell, educator, will talk about the golden years of space exploration. Our understanding of the solar system has changed so much in...
Plum Island Property Owner Moves to Replace Closed 125-Seat Restaurant with Four Multi-Story Condos
NEWBURY – With the former owner of the Plum Island Grille facing a felony criminal charge for vandalizing the popular, but now closed restaurant,...
Brighter Smiles … THE FINAL SAY
By J. Peter St. Clair, DMD Of the 1048 Brighter Smiles columns published over the last 19 years, I will admit, I repeated a few. Trying to think of new things to write about, other than the importance of an electric toothbrush, water pik, and consistent professional care was challenging after a while. Sometimes I would re-write them completely, and other times I would just tweak them. I would often change the title, depending on how I changed...
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