AMESBURY
2025 Chocolate Tour! Saturday, June 7th, 12 to 4 p.m. – an afternoon of delicious tastings, local charm, and community fun—all while supporting great local causes. Tickets include a chocolate sample from each participating shop and help fund our amazing beneficiaries: Tough Warrior Princesses, Greenstone Gives, and K9 Officer Meatball. Get tickets: https://chocolatetour.org/tickets/
BOXFORD
June 16th public information session on the Town’s exploration to join the North Shore Regional 911 Center. See story, Page 1.
GEORGETOWN
The Georgetown Republican Town Committee has changed their June meeting day. Details next week. In the meantime, E-mail: GtwnRTC@gmail.com.
Lenny Mirra, Chair
Georgetown Republican Town Committee
“We are the Party of Opportunity”
IPSWICH
Dow Summer Arts Program – Tues-Thurs 10 am – 12 p.m. JULY! www.ipswichmuseum.com.
MERRIMAC
The Town of Merrimac is preparing to celebrate its 150th anniversary in 2026. The Select Board is seeking enthusiastic and civic-minded residents to join the Merrimac 150th Anniversary Celebration Committee.
This is a unique opportunity to help plan a year-long celebration that honors Merrimac’s rich history, traditions, and community spirit. The committee will help shape events and activities, including historical exhibits, parades, concerts, family fun days, and more.
Those who have experience in event planning, a passion for local history, or simply want to give back to their town, are welcome to express their interest.
To express interest in joining the committee, or to request more information, please email the Merrimac Select Board at selectmen@townofmerrimac.com.
NEWBURY
First Parish Newbury Food Pantry Open House – Celebrating 10 Years. SUN. June 9th, 1-3 p.m., 20 High Road, Newbury (Behind the church). Refreshments, live muisc, pantry tours, activities for kids, raffles. Come See How We Have Grown!
NEWBURYPORT
Public Art Committee (PAC) would like to invite the public to attend the unveiling and ceremonial ribbon cutting for “SailTrace,” a new public art installation by Portland, Maine, artist Aaron T Stephan.
The event will be held at Market Landing Park on Thursday, June 5, at 11 a.m.
NEWBURYPORT
Newburyport Art presents June Happenings at Newburyport Art – Fri. June 6 to Sat., July 5,. The galleries are free and open to the public Tuesday through Saturday from 11:00am–5:00pm and Sunday from 1:00pm–5:00pm. Newburyport Art is closed on Mondays. The ground-floor Hills Gallery has an accessible entrance. More information, as well as an online gallery is available at newburyportart.org
ROWLEY
Rowley COA’s Annual Barbeque on Thursday, June 5th from 12pm-2:30pm at the Rowley Country Club.
WEST NEWBURY
Art in the Garden. It is a celebration of gardening as art and the six gardens (3 in West Newbury and 3 in Merrimac) will not only show the personal expression, skills, and energy of the gardeners, they will also have visual artists creating and musicians performing.
A special treat is a tour at one of the gardens of a 1710 house, built originally in Concord, MA and moved about twenty years ago to Merrimac. The tour is from 10-4 on June 14.
Advance tickets ($25) are available at the West Newbury Food Mart, the West Newbury Memorial Library, and on Eventbrite. Tickets will be available on June 14 at the gardens and at the West Newbury Town Hall for $30.
SALEM, NH – DOGS!
Tuscan Village is going to the dogs – literally! Join us for Woofstock 2025, a paws-itively heartwarming event bringing together local animal rescue organizations and dog lovers for a day of adoptions, tail wags, and community fun.
Guests can meet adorable adoptable pups from beloved local shelters and rescue groups, learn more about fostering and adoption, and enjoy pet-friendly activities, giveaways, and pup cups. It’s the ulti-mutt celebration of compassion, connection, and second chances.
Saturday, June 14, 2025, PAW-ty starts at 12PM, Lake Park at Tuscan Village | 72 Rockingham Park Blvd, Salem, N.H.
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