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PORTSMOUTH, N.H. — The 5th Annual New England Hot Sauce Fest brought approximately 2,000 ticketed guests to Strawbery Banke Museum in Portsmouth for a day of hot sauce, food, music, family fun, and some seriously intense pepper challenges — while raising a record...
Police Win Second Place
Last week, The Town Common in a story about Rowley’s new fire chief wrote: The Rowley department has one female firefighter, Lt. Merissa Titus-Abate, and (the new chief) is looking for more. His partner in Topsfield was a woman, whom he described as emotionally...
NEWBURYPORT – The city official you might call the Godfather of the popular Clipper City Rail Trail has hidden talents that the Newburyport Art Association is about to expose in a gallery exhibition. Geordie Vining, who has brought his exceptional creativity and...
IPSWICH, MA − The Town Common is prominently displayed each week at the 24/7 Cumberland Farms at 70 Central Street in downtown Ipswich. These two awesome employees - Jenny Towers and Joseppi DeMarco - display a copy of The Town Common alongside the Cumby's Ipswich...
Newburyport Adult and Community Education announces the kick-off of the fall semester with an incredible variety of classes. Registration is now open and the semester runs September through November. A few of the 65 classes include hands-on pasta making and the art of...
The Newburyport Choral Society welcomes prospective singers to an Open Rehearsal on Tuesday, September 1, at 7:00 p.m. at Belleville Congregational Church, 300 High Street. Kick off our Winter 2026 concert season by joining us for the first rehearsal. New singers are...
Salisbury Christian Concert Series Wed. August 19 & Wed. Aug. 26, 6:30 - 9:00 PM FREE concerts at Salisbury Beach Waterfront Stage! Come early, browse through the shops. Take in the views, enjoy a great Christian Concert sponsored in part by...
by Marty Blanchard ROWLEY – As the new appointed Director of the Council on Aging, I have many hopes and aspirations for the COA. Older adults in Rowley make up a third of the town. With that being said, the Council on Aging should be a place that provides a plethora...
by Alan Aulson "My dad started this," Nick Costello, the director of the Maudslay Arts Center responded when I asked him about Maudslay Park and the musical and performance events held there. Nick is the director of the Maudslay Arts Center in Newburyport which for...
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