Rescuing the Great Salt Marsh
IPSWICH – If the old adage – ‘it takes a village’ – is true, the Great Salt Marsh may have enough villagers to repel the threats to its ecosystem. A...
Newburyport Bank Charitable Foundation
AMESBURY - The Penttengill House The Newburyport Bank Charitable Foundation has donated $25,000 to The Pettengill House, Inc., headquartered in...
North Shore REALTORS® September Housing Statistics A Tale of Two Property Types
In September, Single Family and Condominium properties had very different experiences. For Condos, nearly everything decreased, save for Pending...
Gold Medals for Love in War
REGIONAL – Last week, the International Latino Book Awards (ILBA) honored Stewart Lytle, a reporter for The Town Common, for his historical fiction...
Nov. 2: Georgetown Peabody Library – Local Authors
Saturday, November 2, 10:00AM Come meet some local authors! Authors will talk about and sell their books during this event. Refreshments will be...
Nov. 2: Newburyport: Author David S. Brody
Saturday, November 2, 5:00PM To celebrate the release of his latest novel, author David S. Brody will launch and sign The Essex Junta: Newburyport...
Nov. 4: Rowley Library – Beginner Chromebook
Monday, November 4, 10:30AM Carol Soucy is an experienced teacher who will walk participants through the use of the Chromebook and teach the skills...
Healey Tries to Stop Demo of Iconic Pink House
Healey Tries to Stop Demo of Iconic Pink House Republican State Senate Minority Leader Bruce Tarr Joins Fight REGIONAL – The annual Comedy Night fundraiser to help the cancer victim beneficiaries of Solace for Stephanie could use a few more gift cards for the raffle baskets. “While ticket sales are happening, we would like to give people the opportunity to sponsor some items!” wrote MaryAnn Levasseur, the charity’s leader, in an email to Solace’s legion of angels recently. Items include gift cards to local...
14th Annual Comedy Night Seeks Support to Help Cancer Victims
REGIONAL – The annual Comedy Night fundraiser to help the cancer victim beneficiaries of Solace for Stephanie could use a few more gift cards for the raffle baskets. “While ticket sales are happening, we would like to give people the opportunity to sponsor some items!” wrote MaryAnn Levasseur, the charity’s leader, in an email to Solace’s legion of angels recently. Items include gift cards to local eateries and stores, mostly $25 each. Suggestions include Dick’s Sports, Dunkin’ Donuts, Lowe’s, Home Depot, Amazon,...
NOV. 18 – 25 LOCAL DROP-OFF LOCATIONS TO OPEN FOR OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD
NEWBURYPORT – Volunteers are preparing to collect Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts during National Collection Week, Nov. 18 – 25. More than 4,700 drop-off locations will open across the country in November, and shoebox packers can find their local drop-off locations nearest them. Since 1993, Operation Christmas Child has been collecting and delivering gift-filled shoeboxes to children including many who are suffering from war, poverty, disease and disaster. Operation Christmas Child hopes to reach another...
Merrimack Valley (Regional Transit) Authority Turns 50
REGIONAL – MEVA, the fare-free bus line that serves northeast Massachusetts, turned 50 last week with a celebration at the new McGovern...
Deborah A. (Drew) Shanahan
Deborah A. (Drew) Shanahan, of Beverly, MA, formerly of Rowley, MA, died quietly on October 28, 2024. At the request of the family, services are...
Newburyport Bank Charitable Foundation
AMESBURY - The Penttengill House The Newburyport Bank Charitable Foundation has donated $25,000 to The Pettengill House, Inc., headquartered in Amesbury, MA, as a Community Champion Year-Long Sustaining Partner Sponsor. The grant will...
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...
Down Syndrome Congress Honors Tarr
REGIONAL – The Massachusetts Down Syndrome Congress (MDSC) awarded Senator Bruce Tarr, R-Gloucester, the 2024 Legislator of the Year award at its annual BuddyWalk and Family Festival in Wakefield. During Tarr's legislative career, he advocated for...
Healey Tries to Stop Demo of Iconic Pink House
Healey Tries to Stop Demo of Iconic Pink House Republican State Senate Minority Leader Bruce Tarr Joins Fight REGIONAL – The annual Comedy Night fundraiser to help the cancer victim beneficiaries of Solace for Stephanie could use a few more gift cards for the raffle baskets. “While ticket sales are happening, we would like to give people the opportunity to sponsor some items!” wrote MaryAnn Levasseur, the charity’s leader, in an email to Solace’s legion of angels recently. Items include gift cards to local...
Merrimack Valley (Regional Transit) Authority Turns 50
REGIONAL – MEVA, the fare-free bus line that serves northeast Massachusetts, turned 50 last week with a celebration at the new McGovern Transportation Center. In 1974, the Massachusetts legislature created 10 regional transit authorities to take over for failing private operations in the industrial cities. The authority that has served the towns and cities from Lawrence to Salisbury and Newburyport was the Merrimack Valley Regional Transit...
Deborah A. (Drew) Shanahan
Deborah A. (Drew) Shanahan, of Beverly, MA, formerly of Rowley, MA, died quietly on October 28, 2024. At the request of the family, services are private. To light a memorial candle or to leave a message of condolence, please visit www.fsrobertsandson.com. Arrangements entrusted to F. S. Roberts & Son Funeral Home.
Rescuing the Great Salt Marsh
IPSWICH – If the old adage – ‘it takes a village’ – is true, the Great Salt Marsh may have enough villagers to repel the threats to its ecosystem. A group of stakeholders was brought together last month by state Rep. Kristin Kassner, D-Hamilton, with Gov. Maura Healey, Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll, and several state legislators to discuss threats facing the Great Marsh. At 16,000 acres, the Great Marsh is the largest saltmarsh in New England,...
Newburyport Bank Charitable Foundation
AMESBURY - The Penttengill House The Newburyport Bank Charitable Foundation has donated $25,000 to The Pettengill House, Inc., headquartered in Amesbury, MA, as a Community Champion Year-Long Sustaining Partner Sponsor. The grant will help enable the organization to sustain wide-ranging programs and services to stabilize, support, and empower vulnerable, at-risk individuals, children, and families in need. The Pettengill House is a nonprofit...
North Shore REALTORS® September Housing Statistics A Tale of Two Property Types
In September, Single Family and Condominium properties had very different experiences. For Condos, nearly everything decreased, save for Pending...
Gold Medals for Love in War
REGIONAL – Last week, the International Latino Book Awards (ILBA) honored Stewart Lytle, a reporter for The Town Common, for his historical fiction...
Nov. 2: Georgetown Peabody Library – Local Authors
Saturday, November 2, 10:00AM Come meet some local authors! Authors will talk about and sell their books during this event. Refreshments will be...
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,...
Down Syndrome Congress Honors Tarr
REGIONAL – The Massachusetts Down Syndrome Congress (MDSC) awarded Senator Bruce Tarr, R-Gloucester, the 2024 Legislator of the Year award at its annual BuddyWalk and Family Festival in Wakefield. During Tarr's legislative career, he advocated for individuals with Down syndrome, autism and other intellectual disabilities. “The MDSC and our loved ones with Down syndrome could not ask for a better friend in our communities or on Beacon Hill,”...