by Stewart Lytle | Apr 23, 2026 | Boxford, Community News, Featured, Ipswich
IPSWICH − The Select Board last week voted unanimously to offer the town manager position to Brendan Sweeney, a native son, who currently serves as Boxford’s assistant town administrator. Sweeney was selected over fellow finalist Steve Bartha, Lexington’s town...
by Stewart Lytle | Apr 23, 2026 | Arts & Culture, Community News, Featured, Newburyport
NEWBURYPORT – The Custom House Maritime Museum (CHMM) drew a crowd last week to celebrate the raising of more than $25,000 to secure the acquisition of the 9-foot masthead of one of the city’s most famous philanthropist join the museum’s collection of clipper ship art...
by Stewart Lytle | Apr 23, 2026 | Community News, Featured, Georgetown
GEORGETOWN – Police here have issued only one permit for waterskiing on the 88-acre Pentucket Pond, but it was about as murky as the pond water whether the town had authority to issue even that permit. With waterskiing season approaching, the Select Board met last...
by Stewart Lytle | Apr 23, 2026 | Arts & Culture, Community News, Featured, Newburyport
NEWBURYPORT – Michael Updike, a marvelous sculptor of delicate silver platters, boots and bowls as well as huge granite gravestones, will bring his wit and insights into his father’s mastery of the great American novel to this year’s weekend of celebrating all things...
by Stewart Lytle | Apr 15, 2026 | Amesbury, Boxford, Byfield, Community News, Featured, Georgetown, Groveland, Hamilton-Wenham, Ipswich, Newbury, Newburyport, Rowley, Salisbury, Seabrook, Topsfield, Wenham, West Newbury
GEORGETOWN – The only issue at the new G. Mello Disposal Corp.’s Transfer Station since it opened two months ago was one lithium battery caught fire. The fire was put out in minutes, even before the Georgetown Fire Department arrived minutes later, by a highly...
