POWER OFF – NEWBURY AND NEWBURYPORT National Grid Planned Outage
POWER OFF - NEWBURY AND NEWBURYPORT National Grid Planned Outage Thursday, September 10th Approximately 4:00 am until 5:00 am. The streets affected by this planned outage in the town/city(s) of Newbury/Newburyport will include: 2nd St, 4th St, 6th St, 10th St, 11th St, 12th St, 14th St, 15th St, 16rg St, 16th Tee St, 17th St, 18th St, 20th St, 22nd St, 24th St, 26th St, 28th St, 32nd St, 35th St, 36th St, 37th St, 38th St, 39th St, 40th St, 42nd St, 43rd St, 44th St, 45th St, 46th St, 47th St, 48th St, 49th...
A Look Inside the Seacoast Oasis Hybrid Wellness Center in Salisbury
SALISBURY SQUARE - Are you looking for a RESET? Have you checked out Seacoast Oasis yet? Seacoast Oasis is celebrating its one year anniversary in Salisbury Square, marking a milestone for a business model unlike anything else in the Seacoast region. Their space intentionally bridges the gap between an artisan craft studio and a holistic wellness spot. Rather than treating physical healing and creative expression as separate experiences, we blend them into a single therapeutic, communal environment where guests...
Georgetown Community Gardens’ Clean-up Approved
GEORGETOWN – The town’s Conservation Commission (ConCom) narrowly approved Alan Aulson’s plan to use his goats, volunteers armed with weed wackers and metal detectors and Essex County inmates to clean up the overgrown Community Gardens. Aulson, who owns the Great Rock Farm and Goats to Go, is providing the manpower and equipment, including plows, to restore the area for gardening next spring. Aulson pledged to “do this at no cost to the town.” He said the gardens have so much plastic, wire and overgrowth that by...
Manchester-by-the-Sea American Legion Post 113 End-of Summer Ride to Support Our Troops
"Ride with Purpose. Ride with Pride. Ride for Our Troops" was the motto of the American Legion Post 113 of Manchester-by-the-Sea' end-of-summer fundraising ride to support Operation Troop Support, a local organization that provides support directly to our troops abroad. Kickstands were up at 11 am for the scenic group motorcycle ride along the seacoast. Following the ride, veterans and supporters gathered at the Amaral Bailey Post 113 for lunch and an opportunity to catch up and share smiles. "The Legion hosts...
What Makes Gilbert Insurance Special in Georgetown?
by Kay Lee Ogden This week’s Business Spotlight shines on Gilbert Insurance Agency, of Georgetown, managed by Daniel A. Stewart, and located in the Eagle Building, 37 West Main Street, Unit #2. Dan and his lovely wife, Stephanie, are the proud parents of four wonderful young people. Their daughter Sarah, 28, is a maternity nurse at Portsmouth Hospital. Maddie, 24, owns her own business, Rise Up Fitness, where she works as a fitness and nutrition coach. Jack, 21, is an airplane pilot and attends SNU, while...
Reorganizing West Newbury
WEST NEWBURY – The town is looking for a new manager and two senior department heads. It is considering whether the SelectBoard should have five members, instead of the current three. And last week, its hired consulting firm told the SelectBoard and its Governance Committee that much of the town’s operations are “inconsistent” with the special act the legislature passed almost a decade ago that moved it to a town manager form of government. “The Town (General) Bylaws, Personnel Policy, SelectBoard Policies and...
Watchdog Groups Fight Lowering Radiation Standards at Seabrook Station
NEWBURYPORT − The C-10 Research & Education Foundation, the nonprofit watchdog group that monitors radiological safety around Seabrook Station, has joined state attorney generals, including Massachusetts Assistant Atty. Gen. Amy Laura Cahn, in urging the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to reject a proposed rule that would eliminate the agency's longstanding radiation standard. Driven by the White House, the initiative to change the As Low As Reasonably Achievable (ALARA) radiation protection...
Pokemon Celebrity at Rowley’s Todd Farm
Celebrity Pokemon Collector and Internet Personality Zezar poses for a photo with Julliane DeSantis and her son Giovanni.
Aulson Brings American Legion/Community Together to Give Georgetown Community Gardens a Major Makeover
GEORGETOWN – The town’s Community Gardens, which have been allowed to overgrow in recent years, is being made ready for a new plantings next spring thanks to a local businessman and several civic groups. This weekend, the American Legion Georgetown chapter gave Alan Aulson a check for $500 to buy winter rye seeds after it is cleared by Aulson’s herd of goats and volunteers. Aulson, who owns Goats to Go, brought about 50 goats, which eat 7 pounds of brush a day, to the community gardens last week to clear a large...
Boxford: King’s Tree Farm and Nursery Sign Gets a Facelift
BOXFORD – Robert and Nancy King spruced up the welcoming signs to the King's Tree Farm and Nursery in West Boxford this past weekend. I stopped and asked Robert what was up, and he explained how he and his wife Nancy had just given the old signage a facelift. Robert, who is the son of Dick King who passed away a bit more than a year ago, was raking the area around the scenic, winding entrance road to the farm. For more than 40 years, his dad has thrilled local familes and schoolchildren with the unique nature...
The ‘Great’ Newbury ‘Flood’
NEWBURY – A late-night delivery person for The Town Common alerted Newbury's Police Department which dispatched a member of the highway team to get a wayward sprinkler shut down. The damaged sprinkler head did a good job of washing the parking area. ♦
Lions Club Helps the Blind Read
REGIONAL – For years since he lost his sight, a 93-year-old World War II veteran relied on his wife to read to him. But then she died, and his world got very small until he turned to the Lions Club for help. Bob LaFrance, a Lions Club member for 45 years and head of the club’s aid for the blind program for 20 years, delivered an Optelec clear reader that amplifies words of a book or flyer on a screen. Some of the machines will even read the words aloud. When LaFrance returned the next morning, he found the man...
Does Georgetown Have a Cancer Cluster?
GEORGETOWN – The town’s Health Director has asked the state Department of Public Health to investigate whether the higher-than-normal number of cases here could be a cancer cluster. Health Director William Holt delivered a report to the SelectBoard last week that said he does not have the staff or resources to determine if the number of cancer cases in Georgetown constitutes a cluster or just that the town has residents who get more health checkups. “It is not surprising that Georgetown is reporting a higher...
Newbury Open Space Meeting Sept. 15th
Are you a resident of Newbury or a nearby town? Do you like spending time outdoors, and living close to rich natural areas and recreation facilities? Do you want to make your voice heard regarding the Open Space and Recreation Plan's priorities? WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU! The meeting will be hosted by Newbury's Open Space Committee and Recreation Committee, and will be attended by your like-minded neighbors! Newbury Council on Aging, 12 Kent Way, Byfield, first door on the right after you enter the building...
West Newbury G.A.R. Memorial Library Upcoming Events
submitted by Rebecca Shea Assistant Librarian, G.A.R. Memorial Library Book Sale Donation Drop Off Saturday, Sept. 12 10 AM -1 PM Old Town Hall Building 491 Main St. West Newbury Do you have books to donate? Wonderful! Our guidelines are simple: Yes, please to new, gently used, children's and young adult, fiction, puzzles and games, gardening, cookbooks, travel & nature, art & science, history & biography. No, thank you to the mildewed & smelly, no magazines, no encyclopedias, textbooks, or...
CIVIL AIR PATROL THURS. SEPT 10,
5th Annual New England Hot Sauce Fest Raises Record $18,546 for Local Marine Conservation
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. — The 5th Annual New England Hot Sauce Fest brought approximately 2,000 ticketed guests to Strawbery Banke Museum in Portsmouth for a day of hot sauce, food, music, family fun, and some seriously intense pepper challenges — while raising a record $18,546 for two local marine conservation organizations. The festival, presented by The Spicy Shark, distributed $9,273 each to Blue Ocean Society for Marine Conservation and Seacoast Science Center, marking the highest amount the event has raised for...
Free Speech Violated? At What Cost to the Town?
GEORGETOWN – Kevin Wood is preparing to sue this town for then- SelectBoard chair Robert Hoover having him removed from a board meeting last spring when Wood criticized the chair and the town administrator. Wood said in the televised SelectBoard meeting, “If the Board has FULL authority (to hire attorneys for the town), that means you, Mr. Hoover, have Zero authority. And it certainly means that Mr. Pacheco screwed up royally and you are covering for him.” His attorney, Gregory Sullivan with Malloy &...
New COA Director Has Big Plans for Seniors
ROWLEY – The new director of the Council on Aging has lofty ambitions for the town’s seniors, which make up about a third of the approximately 6,250 residents. Marty Blanchard wants the town to find or build a space large enough and designed for senior activities. “The Council on Aging should be a place that provides a plethora of resources,” she said. “As new Director, I hope to expand the services and resources available through the COA, including connecting older adults with programs, educational...
The Canada Geese Are Winning
NEWBURY – The current battle for control of the Upper Green on High Road has nothing to do with Colonial-era militia or General Benedict Arnold’s stopover on route to his disastrous raid on Quebec. The town’s Highway Department is battling hordes of Canadian geese, which have made the Upper Green their home. To discourage the geese, the highway department has installed five fake coyotes and two swans, which “have worked in the past,” a Highway Department spokesman said. But not this year. In fact, last week the...
Geordie Vining’s Photos On Exhibit
NEWBURYPORT – The city official you might call the Godfather of the popular Clipper City Rail Trail has hidden talents that the Newburyport Art Association is about to expose in a gallery exhibition. Geordie Vining, who has brought his exceptional creativity and perseverance to various city projects for 25 years, is also a photographer. The art association is presenting his collection of photos in an exhibit, Fleeting Moments: Spontaneous Photography, from Sept. 2 through Sept. 13. Vining wrote that his photos...
Georgetown: Pickleball Does Not Get ‘Overwhelming’ Support
GEORGETOWN – Indoor pickleball did not come up a winner in Michael Donahue’s on-line survey of whether the town should use a $1 million donation to build a facility for four courts at the East Main Street Recreational Area. In its place, the Parks & Recreation Commission voted four to zero to accept a new proposal by Selectman and Parks Commission Chair Donahue and long-time developer Jim Bussing Sr., who has donated the $1 million, to build several outdoor tennis courts and pickleball courts on a portion of...
24/7 Cumberland Farms in Ipswich
IPSWICH, MA − The Town Common is prominently displayed each week at the 24/7 Cumberland Farms at 70 Central Street in downtown Ipswich. These two awesome employees - Jenny Towers and Joseppi DeMarco - display a copy of The Town Common alongside the Cumby's Ipswich "get the bag" with smart rewards! Drop in to get details, and tell Jenny and Joseppi you saw them in The Town Common!
Newburyport Adult & Community Ed.
Newburyport Adult and Community Education announces the kick-off of the fall semester with an incredible variety of classes. Registration is now open and the semester runs September through November. A few of the 65 classes include hands-on pasta making and the art of canning, Dungeons & Dragons, bridge, historical walking tours of downtown, home and garden, beginning French and Italian, yoga, meditation, watercolor classes on florals and coastal New England, mandala dot rock painting, tai chi, genealogy,...
Newburyport Choral Society Open Rehearsal
The Newburyport Choral Society welcomes prospective singers to an Open Rehearsal on Tuesday, September 1, at 7:00 p.m. at Belleville Congregational Church, 300 High Street. Kick off our Winter 2026 concert season by joining us for the first rehearsal. New singers are invited to attend the first two rehearsals with no audition and no obligation to join. Experienced singers interested in an additional challenge may also audition for the smaller NCS Chamber Singers early in the season. Chamber Singers auditions are...
Salisbury Christian Concert Series
Salisbury Christian Concert Series Wed. August 19 & Wed. Aug. 26, 6:30 - 9:00 PM FREE concerts at Salisbury Beach Waterfront Stage! Come early, browse through the shops. Take in the views, enjoy a great Christian Concert sponsored in part by ChristianMediaProductions.org, Tom Saab Real Estate. In event of rain the concert will be held indoors at Surfside cafe or Blue Ocean Music Hall.
New Rowley Fire Chief
ROWLEY – With the appointment of 44-year-old Daniel Veinot as the town’s Fire Chief last week and the appointment in January of 39-year-old Michael Balsley as Police Chief, Rowley has its public safety leadership in place for years to come. “That was one of the reasons we chose Daniel,” said Selectman Robert Snow, who was on the committee that vetted Veinot. Selectman Cliff Pierce said, “This feels like a new day in Rowley. We finally got our two public safety chiefs in place.” Veinot, whose first day as chief is...
Thom Gould Served the Newburyport Maritime Museum Well
NEWBURYPORT − The U.S. flag at the Custom House Maritime Museum flew at half-staff last week to honor Thom Gould, a great friend of the museum, a former director and past chair of the board. Born in December 1944, he passed away on Aug. 10. A vice chair of the museum board last year, Gould is remembered for his lively sense of humor, spirited conversations and love of good music and food. A lifelong baseball fan from playing Little League as a boy to being an ardent fan of the Red Sox, he modeled the T in his...
State Orders Response from Town on Records Non-Disclosure (Georgetown)
by Lonnie Brennan GEORGETOWN – Manza Arthur, supervisor of records for the commonwealth's Secretary of State Public Records Division last week issued a third demand to Georgetown Town Clerk Kerri Ann McManus in her capacity as Records Access Officer to respond to a records request from Selectman Michael Donahue. One of McManus's many roles includes serving as the conduit between the various town departments and any records requests. Unfortunately, that often leads the record officer between the proverbial rock...
Newburyport Maudslay Park Arts Center
by Alan Aulson "My dad started this," Nick Costello, the director of the Maudslay Arts Center responded when I asked him about Maudslay Park and the musical and performance events held there. Nick is the director of the Maudslay Arts Center in Newburyport which for more than 30 years has provided concerts, performances, recreation, corporate events and more for residents visitors from near and far. The 488-acre Maudlsay Park in Newburyport has 4-5 acres carved out for the Arts Center. Nick's dad was a state rep.,...
Newbury’s Ava Valianti’s New Single, New Local Dates!
NEWBURY −Following a breakthrough year that included being named First Runner-Up in American Songwriter’s Road Ready Talent Contest, the release of her acclaimed sophomore EP Sophomore Slump, and continued momentum as one of New England’s fastest-rising young singer-songwriters, 17-year-old indie pop artist Ava Valianti returns with her powerful new single, “alterations,” available everywhere on August 14. Known for turning deeply personal experiences into songs that resonate far beyond herself, Ava tackles one...
Commemorative Stamp for U.S. Coast Guard Academy Milestone
The U.S. Postal Service will release a new commemorative stamp celebrating the 150th anniversary of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy. The first-day-of-issue unveiling ceremony for the U.S. Coast Guard Academy Forever stamp is free and open to the public. Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026, at 10 a.m., Connecticut Maritime Heritage Festival Custom House Pier at Waterfront Park, 1 Waterfront Park St., New London, CT 06320. Attendees are encouraged to register at: https://www.usps.com/uscoastguardstamp. The stamp art features...
Ipswich Boys 7th Grade Travel Team Wins South Division Championship
Coach John Healy presented the Ipswich Boy's 7th Grade Travel Team blinged-out championship rings following the team's August 10th victory over Danvers in the final game of the Rec. Hoops Summer Basketball Monday Nights League.
BOXFORD HOUSE OF PIZZA
by Kay Lee Ogden This week’s Business Spotlight shines on Boxford House of Pizza, located at 256 Georgetown Road in Boxford, Mass., located at the Meeting Place Plaza — a wonderful local restaurant that has been serving the area for approximately 30 years. The business was purchased on December 1, 2019, by Nevi and Marsela Shukulli, who have worked extremely hard and dedicated their energy to building a terrific family restaurant. They proudly serve Boxford, Georgetown, Topsfield, and many other surrounding...
New River Run Bank Senior V.P
HAVERHILL − River Run Bancorp, MHC is pleased to announce the hiring of Holly Rutko to Senior Vice President, Senior Risk Manager. Holly brings 20 years of banking industry experience to River Run, having previously served as Vice President, Compliance Manager. “Holly’s depth of knowledge in BSA, CRA, and compliance — combined with her two decades of hands-on experience — make her exceptionally well-suited for this leadership role,” said Meaghan Lally-McGurl, Executive Vice President, Chief Enterprise Risk...
Georgetown Explores Pickleball Courts with Online Survey
GEORGETOWN – Selectman Mike Donahue, who also chairs the Parks and Recreation Commission, is conducting a public survey to gauge residents’ interest in using a $1 million donation from Jim Bussing Sr. to build a four-court, indoor pickleball facility. The proposal is to build the facility at the East Main Street Recreational Area (also known as the East Main Street Fields) at 184 Church Street, which is owned and operated by the town’s Parks & Recreation Commission and by the town’s Conservation Commission to...
FaceBook Responses to Pickleball Proposal
Facebook posts and the survey results may differ, but the announcment of a survey by Selectman Mike Donahue, who also chairs the Parks and Recreation Commission brought strong responses, some are included below: Mary-Liz Murray wrote: “Would love to see that donation go to a true community center that can be used by people with interests of all kinds. Could include pickleball and other sports as well as music, theater, visual art making and others. Many existing clubs and organizations serving multiple...
Church Gets Facelift, Shiny New Coat
Yes, drivers are not imagining things as they travel through West Boxford Village and say to themselves 'wow, something changed.' The Second Congregtional Church of Boxford got a new paint job and it looks stellar.
Rowley Honors Purple Heart Recipients
ROWLEY – Chester Bishop was a gunner’s mate on swift boat river patrols in southern Vietnam in December 1968 when he was wounded the first time. The Army, short of soldiers, patched him up and returned him to his boat, where six months later he was injured again by an exploding Claymore mine. Steve Bohn, a graduate of Salem High School, returned to his barracks after a long day on guard duty in Afghanistan in 2008 with the 101st Airborne when a suicide bomber exploded a loaded dump truck near him. He woke up in...
Amesbury Deploys High-Tech Against Potholes ($31,500 to survey potholes)
AMESBURY – The pothole you hit that jolts your jaw and bounces your eyes out their sockets has a new enemy. The city of Amesbury has brought in high-tech resources for the first time to map cracks, holes and other decaying spots in the city’s 74 miles of streets. That map, which is being processed now, will be a written evaluation of the condition of each street, including setting priorities for fixing them. “Streets and sidewalks are a common ground for residents and business owners,” Mayor Kassandra Gove said....
POWER OFF – NEWBURY AND NEWBURYPORT National Grid Planned Outage
POWER OFF - NEWBURY AND NEWBURYPORT National Grid Planned Outage Thursday, September 10th Approximately 4:00 am until 5:00 am. The streets affected by this planned outage in the town/city(s) of Newbury/Newburyport will include: 2nd St, 4th St, 6th St, 10th St, 11th St, 12th St, 14th St, 15th St, 16rg St, 16th Tee St, 17th St, 18th St, 20th St, 22nd St, 24th St, 26th St, 28th St, 32nd St, 35th St, 36th St, 37th St, 38th St, 39th St, 40th St, 42nd St, 43rd St, 44th St, 45th St, 46th St, 47th St, 48th St, 49th...
A Look Inside the Seacoast Oasis Hybrid Wellness Center in Salisbury
SALISBURY SQUARE - Are you looking for a RESET? Have you checked out Seacoast Oasis yet? Seacoast Oasis is celebrating its one year anniversary in Salisbury Square, marking a milestone for a business model unlike anything else in the Seacoast region. Their space intentionally bridges the gap between an artisan craft studio and a holistic wellness spot. Rather than treating physical healing and creative expression as separate experiences, we blend them into a single therapeutic, communal environment where guests...
Georgetown Community Gardens’ Clean-up Approved
GEORGETOWN – The town’s Conservation Commission (ConCom) narrowly approved Alan Aulson’s plan to use his goats, volunteers armed with weed wackers and metal detectors and Essex County inmates to clean up the overgrown Community Gardens. Aulson, who owns the Great Rock Farm and Goats to Go, is providing the manpower and equipment, including plows, to restore the area for gardening next spring. Aulson pledged to “do this at no cost to the town.” He said the gardens have so much plastic, wire and overgrowth that by...
Manchester-by-the-Sea American Legion Post 113 End-of Summer Ride to Support Our Troops
"Ride with Purpose. Ride with Pride. Ride for Our Troops" was the motto of the American Legion Post 113 of Manchester-by-the-Sea' end-of-summer fundraising ride to support Operation Troop Support, a local organization that provides support directly to our troops abroad. Kickstands were up at 11 am for the scenic group motorcycle ride along the seacoast. Following the ride, veterans and supporters gathered at the Amaral Bailey Post 113 for lunch and an opportunity to catch up and share smiles. "The Legion hosts...
What Makes Gilbert Insurance Special in Georgetown?
by Kay Lee Ogden This week’s Business Spotlight shines on Gilbert Insurance Agency, of Georgetown, managed by Daniel A. Stewart, and located in the Eagle Building, 37 West Main Street, Unit #2. Dan and his lovely wife, Stephanie, are the proud parents of four wonderful young people. Their daughter Sarah, 28, is a maternity nurse at Portsmouth Hospital. Maddie, 24, owns her own business, Rise Up Fitness, where she works as a fitness and nutrition coach. Jack, 21, is an airplane pilot and attends SNU, while...
Reorganizing West Newbury
WEST NEWBURY – The town is looking for a new manager and two senior department heads. It is considering whether the SelectBoard should have five members, instead of the current three. And last week, its hired consulting firm told the SelectBoard and its Governance Committee that much of the town’s operations are “inconsistent” with the special act the legislature passed almost a decade ago that moved it to a town manager form of government. “The Town (General) Bylaws, Personnel Policy, SelectBoard Policies and...
Watchdog Groups Fight Lowering Radiation Standards at Seabrook Station
NEWBURYPORT − The C-10 Research & Education Foundation, the nonprofit watchdog group that monitors radiological safety around Seabrook Station, has joined state attorney generals, including Massachusetts Assistant Atty. Gen. Amy Laura Cahn, in urging the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to reject a proposed rule that would eliminate the agency's longstanding radiation standard. Driven by the White House, the initiative to change the As Low As Reasonably Achievable (ALARA) radiation protection...
Pokemon Celebrity at Rowley’s Todd Farm
Celebrity Pokemon Collector and Internet Personality Zezar poses for a photo with Julliane DeSantis and her son Giovanni.
Aulson Brings American Legion/Community Together to Give Georgetown Community Gardens a Major Makeover
GEORGETOWN – The town’s Community Gardens, which have been allowed to overgrow in recent years, is being made ready for a new plantings next spring thanks to a local businessman and several civic groups. This weekend, the American Legion Georgetown chapter gave Alan Aulson a check for $500 to buy winter rye seeds after it is cleared by Aulson’s herd of goats and volunteers. Aulson, who owns Goats to Go, brought about 50 goats, which eat 7 pounds of brush a day, to the community gardens last week to clear a large...
Boxford: King’s Tree Farm and Nursery Sign Gets a Facelift
BOXFORD – Robert and Nancy King spruced up the welcoming signs to the King's Tree Farm and Nursery in West Boxford this past weekend. I stopped and asked Robert what was up, and he explained how he and his wife Nancy had just given the old signage a facelift. Robert, who is the son of Dick King who passed away a bit more than a year ago, was raking the area around the scenic, winding entrance road to the farm. For more than 40 years, his dad has thrilled local familes and schoolchildren with the unique nature...
The ‘Great’ Newbury ‘Flood’
NEWBURY – A late-night delivery person for The Town Common alerted Newbury's Police Department which dispatched a member of the highway team to get a wayward sprinkler shut down. The damaged sprinkler head did a good job of washing the parking area. ♦
Lions Club Helps the Blind Read
REGIONAL – For years since he lost his sight, a 93-year-old World War II veteran relied on his wife to read to him. But then she died, and his world got very small until he turned to the Lions Club for help. Bob LaFrance, a Lions Club member for 45 years and head of the club’s aid for the blind program for 20 years, delivered an Optelec clear reader that amplifies words of a book or flyer on a screen. Some of the machines will even read the words aloud. When LaFrance returned the next morning, he found the man...
Does Georgetown Have a Cancer Cluster?
GEORGETOWN – The town’s Health Director has asked the state Department of Public Health to investigate whether the higher-than-normal number of cases here could be a cancer cluster. Health Director William Holt delivered a report to the SelectBoard last week that said he does not have the staff or resources to determine if the number of cancer cases in Georgetown constitutes a cluster or just that the town has residents who get more health checkups. “It is not surprising that Georgetown is reporting a higher...
Newbury Open Space Meeting Sept. 15th
Are you a resident of Newbury or a nearby town? Do you like spending time outdoors, and living close to rich natural areas and recreation facilities? Do you want to make your voice heard regarding the Open Space and Recreation Plan's priorities? WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU! The meeting will be hosted by Newbury's Open Space Committee and Recreation Committee, and will be attended by your like-minded neighbors! Newbury Council on Aging, 12 Kent Way, Byfield, first door on the right after you enter the building...
West Newbury G.A.R. Memorial Library Upcoming Events
submitted by Rebecca Shea Assistant Librarian, G.A.R. Memorial Library Book Sale Donation Drop Off Saturday, Sept. 12 10 AM -1 PM Old Town Hall Building 491 Main St. West Newbury Do you have books to donate? Wonderful! Our guidelines are simple: Yes, please to new, gently used, children's and young adult, fiction, puzzles and games, gardening, cookbooks, travel & nature, art & science, history & biography. No, thank you to the mildewed & smelly, no magazines, no encyclopedias, textbooks, or...
CIVIL AIR PATROL THURS. SEPT 10,
5th Annual New England Hot Sauce Fest Raises Record $18,546 for Local Marine Conservation
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. — The 5th Annual New England Hot Sauce Fest brought approximately 2,000 ticketed guests to Strawbery Banke Museum in Portsmouth for a day of hot sauce, food, music, family fun, and some seriously intense pepper challenges — while raising a record $18,546 for two local marine conservation organizations. The festival, presented by The Spicy Shark, distributed $9,273 each to Blue Ocean Society for Marine Conservation and Seacoast Science Center, marking the highest amount the event has raised for...
Free Speech Violated? At What Cost to the Town?
GEORGETOWN – Kevin Wood is preparing to sue this town for then- SelectBoard chair Robert Hoover having him removed from a board meeting last spring when Wood criticized the chair and the town administrator. Wood said in the televised SelectBoard meeting, “If the Board has FULL authority (to hire attorneys for the town), that means you, Mr. Hoover, have Zero authority. And it certainly means that Mr. Pacheco screwed up royally and you are covering for him.” His attorney, Gregory Sullivan with Malloy &...
New COA Director Has Big Plans for Seniors
ROWLEY – The new director of the Council on Aging has lofty ambitions for the town’s seniors, which make up about a third of the approximately 6,250 residents. Marty Blanchard wants the town to find or build a space large enough and designed for senior activities. “The Council on Aging should be a place that provides a plethora of resources,” she said. “As new Director, I hope to expand the services and resources available through the COA, including connecting older adults with programs, educational...
The Canada Geese Are Winning
NEWBURY – The current battle for control of the Upper Green on High Road has nothing to do with Colonial-era militia or General Benedict Arnold’s stopover on route to his disastrous raid on Quebec. The town’s Highway Department is battling hordes of Canadian geese, which have made the Upper Green their home. To discourage the geese, the highway department has installed five fake coyotes and two swans, which “have worked in the past,” a Highway Department spokesman said. But not this year. In fact, last week the...