DANVERS − St. John’s Preparatory School held its 116th Commencement exercises on Saturday afternoon as Head of School Edward P. Hardiman, Ph.D. P’19 ’21 ’26 conferred diplomas upon 279 seniors during an outdoor ceremony held on the school’s campus. The ceremony was...
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Rosary Walk at Great Rock Farm – Sunday, June 14
Peace Love Thrift Going Strong at Fifth Anniversary
by Joe Kelly GEORGETOWN – Peace Love Thrift opened on May 1, 2021, at 22 E. Main Street in Georgetown, inside a building that still holds the vault from an older bank that, according to local legend, burned down sometime in the 1880s. The vault survived, and the town...
Newburyport Custom House Lands Rare Patriotic Textile
NEWBURYPORT – It was a tense morning at the Custom House Maritime Museum, the adrenalin and hot caffeine flowed as executive director James Russell, his team and a very special donor competed in the Eldred Auction for a rare patriotic textile of the Declaration of...
The Friends of the Newbury Town Library in Byfield Plant Sale, Sat. May 16
BYFIELD − The Friends of the Newbury Town Library is hosting a Plant Sale on Saturday, May 16, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the library, 0 Lunt St., Byfield. The fundraiser typically attract hundreds of plant enthusiasts and gardeners. Drop by to check out the...
Belleville Brings Back Cecilia
NEWBURYPORT − If you are looking for an evening of Celtic music that lifts you with its blend of jazz, swing and classical influences, plan now to spend Saturday night with Cécilia at the Belleville Congregational Church for its next roots concert. Recognized as three...
Newbury Historic Home Damaged by Fire
NEWBURY – A few days before the town of Newbury designated the small neighborhood surrounding the Lower Green as a historic district, the back rooms of one of the new district’s most prominent historic homes were damaged by a fire. On April 30, the Newbury Fire...
Georgetown Peabody Library Events Saturday
SATURDAY, MAY 16 at 10 AM Hands-on Pruning Workshop Join Instructor Jennifer Kettell, consulting arborist from Radiant Leaf Pruning, for a hands-on workshop on pruning using the bushes in the landscape at the library. Flowering shrubs can be a bit more complicated...
Pink House Touches All Ages
Editor’s Note: Rylee’s last name is being withheld PLUM ISLAND TURNPIKE – At seven years old, Rylee W. remembers calling out a greeting to the Pink House whenever her family drove by it to their Plum Island home. She loved to see the birds on the roof of the...
Downtown Parade of Georgetown’s 2026 Youth Baseball & Softball Teams
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Recent News
- ST. JOHN’S PREP GRADUATES – Boxford, Georgetown, Groveland, Hamilton, Newbury, West Newbury, Newburyport…and more… May 20, 2026
- Newburyport’s Julia Davis * Valedictorian * Bishop Fenwick May 20, 2026
- Rosary Walk at Great Rock Farm – Sunday, June 14 May 20, 2026
- Memorial Day, Tributes, Parades Around the Area May 20, 2026


