UPCOMING EVENTS
AMESBURY Grad Night Silent Auction from the comfort of your home runs through April 6....
Joyce C. Todd February 28, 1931 ~ March 19, 2025
Joyce “Dede” Calderone Todd, 94, passed peacefully on March 19, 2025. Dede left us on Wednesday, March 19th, surrounded by family and friends. She...
Newburyport Bank Charitable Foundation Continues its Support of the Salvation Army of Newburyport
NEWBURYPORT – The Newburyport Bank Charitable Foundation has again donated to the Salvation Army of Newburyport fulfilling a multi-year $10,000...
Gloucester Police Mourn Passing of Former Chief James Marr Sr.
GLOUCESTER – Chief Edward Conley and the Gloucester Police Department are saddened to share news of the passing of former Police Chief James Marr...
Moulton Holds Town Hall Meeting
BOXFORD – About a thousand people showed up here last week to hear their congressman try to explain what is happening and what may happen in coming...
Whittier Receives Financial Literacy Grant
HAVERHILL – Whittier Regional Vocational Technical High School received a $3,200 Massachusetts Financial Literacy Grant to help the school host a...
How Far Would You Go to be Popular and Hot? Triton Middle School Presents MEAN GIRLS JR. Performances March 21 and 22 Triton Regional High School
BYFIELD – Triton Regional Middle School invites you to back-to-school when students present the smart and ferociously funny musical Mean Girls JR....
Groveland Town Government Openings
By Michael Dempsey GROVELAND – It’s that time of year again to volunteer for elected and appointed town positions. This year there are several open...
Groveland Veasey Park Flea Market
By Michael Dempsey GROVELAND – The Friends of Veasey Park will be holding their annual indoor flea market this month on Saturday March 29 from 8 am...
Groveland Conservation Stewardship Program
By Michael Dempsey GROVELAND – The Groveland Conservation Commission and the Groveland Recreation Committee are seeking volunteers to help maintain...
EVENTS!
AMESBURY PACT Presents: "Stand Up Sober" 2025 w/ Amy Tee, Corey Manning & special guest! Free Community Comedy Night w/ Mocktail bar to...
Taking Off Pounds Sensibly – Find Your Local Chapter
Devices that collect fitness metrics aren’t just for Olympic athletes and marathoners. Activity trackers like Fitbits, Apple Watches, and Garmin...
Clement “Pete” Dole, Jr. May 24, 1929 – March 3, 2025
Clement Huntington Dole, Jr., of Charlotte, passed away peacefully on March 3, 2025. He lived an adventure-filled 95 years. Clement, better known as...
Rockport Police, Fire, and MSP Bomb Squad Respond to Discovery of Possible WWI Ordnance
ROCKPORT – Police Chief John Horvath reports that the Rockport Police Department, along with the Massachusetts State Police Bomb Squad and Rockport...
Pentucket Regional Middle High School Fine Arts Teacher Receives Massachusetts Art Education Association Award
WEST NEWBURY – Pentucket Superintendent Justin Bartholomew and Fine and Performing Arts Department Chair David Schumacher are pleased to share that...
Small-Town Women-Owned Businesses in the Center of Georgetown
To the Editor: Small-town woman-owned businesses in the center of Georgetown: There are many women businesses that I think are awesome. We all work...
Statement About the Future of Northshore Recovery High School
BEVERLY – The following is a statement from Northshore Education Consortium (NEC) Executive Director Francine H. Rosenberg: “It has come to our...
Newburyport Community Improvement Society
The Community Improvement Society is a 501(c)(3) organization that was founded for the purpose of preserving and improving the public spaces of...
Groveland Fire Department Responds to Brush Fire on West Newbury Town Line
GROVELAND — Fire Chief Robert Valentine reports that the Groveland Fire Department extinguished a brush fire caused by a downed power line on the...
Newburyport Charitable Foundation Awards $2,500 to The Chase Home for Children
NEWBURYPORT – The Newburyport Bank Charitable Foundation has provided a grant of $2,500 to The Chase Home for Children. The funds will pay for fees...
Rockport Police, Fire, and MSP Bomb Squad Respond to Discovery of Possible WWI Ordnance
ROCKPORT – Police Chief John Horvath reports that the Rockport Police Department, along with the Massachusetts State Police Bomb Squad and Rockport...
A Real-World Civics Lesson: North Hampton School Students to Cast Ballots on Town Meeting Day
NORTH HAMPTON, N.H. – Should North Hampton School have a comfort dog? It’s an important question, and among several that students in Grades K-8 will...
Plant Matters
Plant Matters by Ida Wye In conversation with Dianne Plantamura about the rewilding of Veasey Park in Groveland, Mass. Diane is a board member of...
UPCOMING EVENTS
NEWBURYPORT Songs of Freedom & Hope Sing Along, Central Congregational Church 14 Titcomb Street, Newburyport. Sunday, march 16, 2:00 - 4:00PM...
Photos of People/Groups PHOTO CONTEST
$100 Grand Prize | $50 2nd Place | $25 3rd Place CORRECTED DATE: DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS 7:00 P.M. THURS, MARCH 27, 2025 Submit to:...
School Left-overs Feed Needy Adults
REGIONAL – If your student does not eat an apple for lunch at school or passes on the chocolate milk and prepared sandwiches, don’t worry, the...
Taxpayer Money Makes ‘Free Fare’ on MEVA Permanent
REGIONAL – The colorful buses that ply the streets and shopping centers of the Merrimack Valley will keep running fare free permanently, the first...
Whittier Tech Shuts Down Four Programs
HAVERHILL – While considering steps to merge with Northern Essex Community College (NECC), Whittier Regional Vocational Technical High School's...
Masconomet Regional High School Varsity Girls Soccer Team Visits the State House Following MIAA Division II State Championship Win
Superintendent Michael Harvey and Principal Katie DiNardo are pleased to share that the Masconomet Regional High School Varsity Girls Soccer team...
PHOTO FEATURE: Georgetown Royals Boys Basketball Wins the Division 4 State Championship
Georgetown Royals Boys Basketball Team Wins the Division 4 State Championship VIEW AND PURCHASE HIGH-QUALITY PHOTOS FROM THE 220 INDIVIDUAL PHOTOS BY PETER McCLELLAND https://tinyurl.com/georgetownchamps Pick PICK UP THE PRINTED EDITION FOR LOTS MORE PHOTOS
Bill Chisholm: Do You Remember Me?
GEORGETOWN – The big news for Georgetown in the Boston sports world last week, besides the Georgetown Royals’ winning the state high school basketball championship, was that a town native bought the Boston Celtics for $6.1 billion. That is the most money paid to acquire a professional sports franchise ever, according to ESPN. Bill Chisholm, the founder and managing director of Symphony Technology Group, is a longtime Celtics fan who grew up here in Georgetown. Symphony Technology Group is a private equity firm...
Boxford Police Successfully Recover Funds in Cryptocurrency Fraud Investigation
BOXFORD – The Boxford Police Department has successfully recovered funds for a local resident who fell victim to a sophisticated PayPal/Bitcoin scam, marking the first time in Essex County that authorities have been able to seize and reclaim cryptocurrency from an exchange. The case began on June 26, 2024, when a Boxford resident reported being scammed out of $13,000 after receiving a fraudulent email from PayPal. The scam led the victim to a phone number displayed on their computer, where they were misled into...
NEWBURY: 15 Year Old Singer-Songwriter Ava Valianti Announces Events
NEWBURY – Rising indie-pop artist Ava Valianti, a 15 year-old high school sophomore, is making major career moves with her fi rst-ever performances in New York and Boston, supporting the release of her upcoming single, Laugh Track. The track drops Friday, April 4th, on Spotify, Apple Music, and all major music streaming platforms. Ava made her New York City debut on Friday, March 14, with live performances at The Bitter End (Greenwich Village, NYC) – One of the city’s most legendary music venues, The Bitter End...
Triton Donor Receives MASC Award
BYFIELD, NEWBURY, ROWLEY, SALISBURY (Triton School District) – The Massachusetts Association of School Committees (MASC) has awarded local businessman John Weston the Outstanding School Part-ner Award for last year. At the School Committee meeting on Wednesday, March 12, the award, which honors those who con-tribute meaningfully and significantly to student well-being, was given to Weston. Weston's efforts funded a free instrumental music program in all three Triton elementary schools after the music program saw...
Friends of the Newburyport Public Library’s Book Sale
The Friends of the Newburyport Public Library is excited to hold its 47th Great Old Book Sale on Wednesday, March 26 through Saturday, March 29, 2025 in the Program Room at the Newburyport Public Library. Thousands of hardcover and paperback books will be available for purchase in categories including novels and graphic novels, memoirs, biographies, history, architecture and art, cookbooks, travel, sports and recreation, parenting, children’s books and more. A limited number of audio books will also be available....
Off With Her Crown – Iconic, Beloved Pink House’s Last Sunrise
by Stewart Lytle and Ava Moeckel PLUM ISLAND – Last Tuesday, the Pink House’s final morning, several trucks, a huge excavator and a giant crane arrived before dawn under a heavy fog to begin taking down the house. Four Newbury police officers came to manage traffic on the Plum Island Turnpike, and if necessary, to control any citizens who might show up to express their rage at the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service for tearing down the icon that so many artists and photographers cherished. Former Plum Island...
Rowley’s Chris Thornton Steps Down from Planning Board as Rowley Farms Advances
ROWLEY – Planning Board members must fill some big shoes at this critical time in the town's development. Last week, Chris Thornton, a chair and member of the Planning Board for more than 10 years, resigned to avoid a potential conflict of interest with Rowley Farms. “The town of Rowley needs a strong, informed and independent board to navigate … upcoming meetings and decisions,” he wrote in his resignation letter. “Despite my considerable experience and expertise, I will be sidelined from participation.”...
34 Citizens Groups from 34 Communities Supporting Rockport’s 2022 Opposition Lawsuit to the MBTA ‘Mandate’
By John T. Kolackovsky On October 5th, 2022, a group of concerned citizens did not believe the State had the right to impose the MBTA “Mandate” Law (3A) on Rockport and filed a lawsuit opposing it. The lawsuit (Docket No. 2277CV00947) argued that it was unconstitutional since it was in conflict with Home Rule (1965, the State Home Rule Amendment, Article 89) and the Unconstitutional Conditions Doctrine along with other questionable procedural changes. Without soliciting support from others, citizen groups from...
Two Scholarships for Local High School Students – Deadline to Apply: April 4
REGIONAL – The Newburyport Horticultural Society is offering two different scholarships to local high school students. The Deb Lambert Scholarship is for students of Whittier Tech and Essex Tech who are interested in pursuing a degree in an agricultural field of study. This scholarship is made possible thanks to Corliss Bros. Gardening Center in Ipswich. The Newburyport Horticultural Society is also providing a scholarship for high school seniors interested in pursuing a degree related to horticulture, who are...
Whittier Receives Financial Literacy Grant
HAVERHILL – Whittier Regional Vocational Technical High School received a $3,200 Massachusetts Financial Literacy Grant to help the school host a...
How Far Would You Go to be Popular and Hot? Triton Middle School Presents MEAN GIRLS JR. Performances March 21 and 22 Triton Regional High School
BYFIELD – Triton Regional Middle School invites you to back-to-school when students present the smart and ferociously funny musical Mean Girls JR....
Groveland Town Government Openings
By Michael Dempsey GROVELAND – It’s that time of year again to volunteer for elected and appointed town positions. This year there are several open elected positions including the Board of Assessors, Select Board, Board of Health, Library Trustees,...
Groveland Veasey Park Flea Market
By Michael Dempsey GROVELAND – The Friends of Veasey Park will be holding their annual indoor flea market this month on Saturday March 29 from 8 am until 2 pm at Veasey Park located at 201 Washington Street. Admission is free and everyone...
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...
NEWBURYPORT Anna Jaques Hospital Community Listening Session
Wednesday, February 12th from 11 a.m-12:30 p.m. Beth Israel Lahey Health and its member hospitals are conducting a Community Health Needs Assessment to better understand the most pressing health-related issues impacting the people living and...
Priced Right Junk Removal
PHOTO FEATURE: Georgetown Royals Boys Basketball Wins the Division 4 State Championship
Georgetown Royals Boys Basketball Team Wins the Division 4 State Championship VIEW AND PURCHASE HIGH-QUALITY PHOTOS FROM THE 220 INDIVIDUAL PHOTOS BY PETER McCLELLAND https://tinyurl.com/georgetownchamps Pick PICK UP THE PRINTED EDITION FOR LOTS MORE PHOTOS
PHOTO FEATURE: Georgetown Royals Boys Basketball Wins the Division 4 State Championship
Georgetown Royals Boys Basketball Team Wins the Division 4 State Championship VIEW AND PURCHASE HIGH-QUALITY PHOTOS FROM THE 220 INDIVIDUAL PHOTOS BY PETER McCLELLAND https://tinyurl.com/georgetownchamps Pick PICK UP THE PRINTED EDITION FOR LOTS MORE PHOTOS
Bill Chisholm: Do You Remember Me?
GEORGETOWN – The big news for Georgetown in the Boston sports world last week, besides the Georgetown Royals’ winning the state high school basketball championship, was that a town native bought the Boston Celtics for $6.1 billion. That is the most money paid to acquire a professional sports franchise ever, according to ESPN. Bill Chisholm, the founder and managing director of Symphony Technology Group, is a longtime Celtics fan who grew up here in Georgetown. Symphony Technology Group is a private equity firm...
Boxford Police Successfully Recover Funds in Cryptocurrency Fraud Investigation
BOXFORD – The Boxford Police Department has successfully recovered funds for a local resident who fell victim to a sophisticated PayPal/Bitcoin scam, marking the first time in Essex County that authorities have been able to seize and reclaim cryptocurrency from an exchange. The case began on June 26, 2024, when a Boxford resident reported being scammed out of $13,000 after receiving a fraudulent email from PayPal. The scam led the victim to a phone number displayed on their computer, where they were misled into...
UPCOMING EVENTS
AMESBURY Grad Night Silent Auction from the comfort of your home runs through April 6. https://amesburygradnight.betterworld.org/auctions/amesbury-grad-night-silent-aucti AMESBURY Trails & Sails and REV 250 - Business & Breakfast, Friday April 4th, 8:30 - 10 a.m.. Join the Amesbury Chamber of Comerce: Sheila@amesburyChamber.com. GROVELAND Groveland Water and Sewer Department Announces Hydrant Flushing Hydrant flushing continue through...
Joyce C. Todd February 28, 1931 ~ March 19, 2025
Joyce “Dede” Calderone Todd, 94, passed peacefully on March 19, 2025. Dede left us on Wednesday, March 19th, surrounded by family and friends. She was the daughter of Joseph Calderone and Edith Dow and the widow of Robert Sherwood Todd. Dede grew up in the Boston area before moving to Ipswich as a teen. She graduated from Ipswich High School in 1948, where she was a cheerleader, piano player, dancer and author of the humorous "Class Will" in...
Newburyport Bank Charitable Foundation Continues its Support of the Salvation Army of Newburyport
NEWBURYPORT – The Newburyport Bank Charitable Foundation has again donated to the Salvation Army of Newburyport fulfilling a multi-year $10,000 donation. This year’s donation was allocated to several key areas, focusing on providing utility assistance through the Good Neighbor Energy Fund, food assistance programs, addressing food insecurity in the community, and supported disaster relief efforts to aid survivors in times of crisis. The...
Gloucester Police Mourn Passing of Former Chief James Marr Sr.
GLOUCESTER – Chief Edward Conley and the Gloucester Police Department are saddened to share news of the passing of former Police Chief James Marr Sr. Chief Marr, a lifelong Gloucester resident, passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 1, 2025, at Beverly Hospital, surrounded by his loving family, after a brief illness. He was 83 years old. Chief Marr dedicated decades of his life to serving and protecting the Gloucester community. He first...
Moulton Holds Town Hall Meeting
BOXFORD – About a thousand people showed up here last week to hear their congressman try to explain what is happening and what may happen in coming...
Whittier Receives Financial Literacy Grant
HAVERHILL – Whittier Regional Vocational Technical High School received a $3,200 Massachusetts Financial Literacy Grant to help the school host a...
How Far Would You Go to be Popular and Hot? Triton Middle School Presents MEAN GIRLS JR. Performances March 21 and 22 Triton Regional High School
BYFIELD – Triton Regional Middle School invites you to back-to-school when students present the smart and ferociously funny musical Mean Girls JR....
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,...
NEWBURYPORT Anna Jaques Hospital Community Listening Session
Wednesday, February 12th from 11 a.m-12:30 p.m. Beth Israel Lahey Health and its member hospitals are conducting a Community Health Needs Assessment to better understand the most pressing health-related issues impacting the people living and working in the communities we serve. Please join us to hear key themes from our assessment, share your perspective, and discuss potential solutions. All attendees are entered to win a $100 Visa Gift...
Priced Right Junk Removal