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by Lonnie Brennan SALISBURY – Salisbury Chamber of Commerce President Linda Boragine opened the group's 2026 Annual Dinner last week, welcoming members and guests, and listing a few of the chamber's events this past year, including ribbon cutting ceremonies, a fall...
‘Maybe We Ought to Slow this Wagon Down a Bit’ Georgetown Select Board Temporarily Puts Brakes on Potential New Form of Government – Seeks Analysis, Definition of Problem to Be Solved by Lonnie Brennan GEORGETOWN − “I was hoping that the chair of that committee would...
GEORGETOWN, Mass. – Putting the finishing touches on her daughter's creation, Jen Studer and members of the community paused for a quick photo last week at the firepit in front of the 1st Congregational Church of Georgetown. "Ella created it as her Eagle Scout...
by Lonnie Brennan REGIONAL − The town of Topsfield received $46,200 for a rail trail maintenance shed. Topsfield was one of 65 municipalities that received a portion of $8.6 million in taxpayer money distributed through the recent MassTrails Grants program managed by...
GEORGETOWN − Kayakers and paddleboard users are again cautioned to stay clear of the extensive weeds that are growing in Pentucket Pond. Last summer, Katelyn Barusso alerted the town that a kayaker had become entangled in the overgrowth and a near...
GEORGETOWN – Georgetown Selectman Mike Donahue asked what many thought was a simple, reasonable question: What was the process used to fire ConCom Agent Michèle Grenier? He pointed out both on camera and in writing that the process as he could observe, did not...
by Lonnie Brennan GEORGETOWN – In a nine-count indictment under the headline "facts," Selectman Michael Donahue detailed what he documented as refusal on the part of SelectBoard Chair Robert Hoover to place on the agenda a voted agenda item, in total defiance to the...
ROWLEY - The The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) recently announced the latest round selection of 18 communities in Massachusetts who will share in a more than $10.3 million in federal funding via President Donald J. Trump through the...
by Lonnie Brennan GEORGETOWN − Twenty-three members of the Thompson family, not counting a nephew who led the processsion, somberly filed out of St. Mary's Catholic Church last Saturday. We had all been doing OK during the funeral mass, that is, until the...
ROWLEY – Pokemonâ, Play Stationâ, Nintendoâ, Genesisâ, Pikachuâ, Shogun Warriorsâ, Magicâ, Start Trekâ, Star Warsâ, Play Stationâ, Game Boyâ, and XBoxâ, are just some of the offerings at Kraken Gaming- the place to find vintage toys and games. The packed shop located...
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