NEWBURYPORT – To educate tourists and residents about this city’s largely unknown black history, new plaques have sprung up all over downtown. They tell the stories of an African American neighborhood, about activists who worked against slavery and of ordinary...
Arts & Culture
Crowes Pasture – Music Concert at Rowley Public Library
Wednesday, July 31 6:30 PM Crowes Pasture at the Rowley Public Library Two-time New England “Roots Act of the Year” nominee and winner of the International Acoustic Music Awards Best Country/Bluegrass song 2024, Crowes Pasture inspires audiences with their powerful...
Yankee Homecoming Comes to Town
NEWBURYPORT – New Orleans has Mardi Gras. San Antonio has Fiesta, week long, citywide parties that hosst colorful events, concerts, parades and sometimes fireworks. This old port city on the Merrimack River enjoys Yankee Homecoming, which starts Saturday, and ends...
Pink House Not a Hot Listing
NEWBURY – There is a two-story house for sale on the road to Plum Island. Built in 1925, the 1,500-square-foot house has an unfinished basement and walk-up attic. According to the description provided by General Services Administration (GSA), “The structure has been...
Get Ready For Your Throat to Burn
REGIONAL – Just back from attending Shark Week in Tampa, FL, Gabe DiSaverio is about to host the third annual New England Hot Sauce Festival from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, July 27 at the scenic outdoor field behind Smuttynose Brewery in Hampton, NH. What do sharks...
Successful Donation Drive for Veterans and Deployed Troops
Joint Operations, a cannabis dispensary with three locations across Massachusetts, is thrilled to announce the tremendous success of their recent donation drive in collaboration with the esteemed non-profit organization "Thanks to Yanks." The drive, which began on May...
Local Summer Concerts: ROWLEY
Wednesday, July 24 6:30 PM Rowley Public Library, 141 Main St. in Rowley, MA Jumpin’ Juba mixes regional styles of blues from Chicago, Memphis and New Orleans together with rootsy rock & roll. The music is seasoned with jazz, folk, calypso, and Latin flavors. Then...
Local Summer Concerts: GEORGETOWN
Wednesday, July 17 - 6:30 PM Georgetown Peabody Library, 2 Maple Street, Georgetown, MA Joe Leary’s solo acoustic guitar and vocal performances of the music from some of the well-known singer-songwriters of the 60’s & 70’s, including James Taylor, Bob Dylan, Jim...
Newburyport PEG Center for Art & Activism The ANTI-RACISM SERIES Is Done, But Our Work Has Just Begun!
Dear Community, We’d like to thank everyone who supported and attended the Anti-Racism Series sponsored by the PEG Center for Art & Activism, The YWCA of Greater Newburyport, and Eddie Carson. It was a great start to a vital reimaging of what a more inclusive...
Pentucket Students Participate in German Exchange Program
WEST NEWBURY – Superintendent Justin Bartholomew is pleased to share that 12 Pentucket students are participating in the German American Partnership Program (GAPP). The German American Partnership Program (GAPP), supported by the U.S. State Department and the German...
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