100 Years of Boston Comedy Wednesday, May 22, 6:30PM at the Rowley Library Arts journalist Nick Zaino explores Boston’s long history of comedy, from vaudeville to YouTube, highlighting some of the personalities that have defined laughter in America for 100 years. Fred...
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Anti-Racism Series Final Session
Anti-Racism Series Final Session The Public is Invited to Take Part in Newburyport Anti-Racism Series Final Session on Thursday, May 16. Help Create a Communitywide Pledge and Commitment to Diversity Newburyport – The PEG Center for Art & Activism, the YWCA of Greater...
Got a Boat, Business, Chrissy Will Hand Paint It
AMESBURY – It has been a tortured path for Chrissy Lebel, but in recent months she has found a home among a collection of innovative entrepreneurs at CIWorks as she creates hand-lettered signs, murals and art for businesses and boats. Along the journey she lost a...
Historical Romance Wins Gold Medal
REGIONAL -- The historical fiction novel, Love in War, by The Town Common reporter Stewart Lytle won the gold medal last week at the Ben Franklin Awards, awarded by the Independent Book Publishers Assn. Love in War, a sweeping historical romance set against the...
Activist-Author and Nobel Peace Prize Nominee Fr. John Dear to Speak at Central Congregational Church
Activist-Author and Nobel Peace Prize Nominee Fr. John Dear to Speak at Central Congregational Church On Thursday, May 9th at 7:00 p.m., Central Congregational Church (UCC) in Newburyport will host Father John Dear as he presents his latest book, The Gospel of Peace:...
Tiny Art Class
Tiny Art Class Tues, May 14, 5– 6:30PM at the Rowley Library All ages are invited to create their very own art on tiny canvases, just in time for the 2nd Annual Rowley Tiny Art show in July. A myriad of art supplies will be provided to work with. No registration is...
Civil War Roundtable of the Merrimack
Civil War Roundtable of the Merrimack Hilton Senior Center, 43 Lafayette Road, Salisbury, MA Wed, May 8 - 7:30 to 9:30 PM There will be a brief business meeting after which we will be joined by author Robert Conner. He will present a talk on his book James Montgomery:...
Rowley Artist – “The Coast Up Close”
Rowley Artist - “The Coast Up Close” Topsfield - Slow River Studio, located at 17 Main Street in Topsfield, will proudly host the debut show of painter and Rowley resident Rachel Fondell beginning Sunday, April 28 and running through June 22. A middle school English...
Newburyport Choral Society Annual Spring Concerts
Newburyport Choral Society Annual Spring Concerts NEWBURYPORT - The Newburyport Choral Society will present their annual spring concerts on Saturday May 4th at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, May 5th at 4:00 p.m. at Pentucket Regional High School’s new auditorium in West...
Literary Festival Going Strong
REGIONAL – This year’s Newburyport Literary Festival, which begins on Friday, will be the last time that Victoria Hendrickson, its director, founder and muse, will head the popular event. She leaves the event that attracts some of the best novelists, writers and poets...
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- Selectman Paul B. Thompson Funeral Saturday at St. Mary’s Apr 23, 2026
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