by Lonnie Brennan GEORGETOWN − Called home to reunite with his bride Catherine ("Buffy"), Georgetown's longest-serving selectman of recent memory passed on April 14, 2026 at the age of 93. Mr. Thompson, long-retired from political life, will be remembered by many, as...
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CANDIDATE STATEMENT: TOPSFIELD Chris Ruggles
Topsfield Voters: My name is Chris Ruggles and I am a candidate for Select Board in Topsfield. My wife Elise and I have been residents for 23 years. We raised our daughter here where she attended Topsfield Elementary Schools and Masconomet Middle and High Schools. I...
Why an Underride for the Town of Georgetown?
Georgetown voters are being asked to consider something the town has never done before: an underride. Statewide, only 24 underrides have been attempted - and every one of them has passsed. Several months ago, I became aware of bill coming before the legislature...
Hydrant Flushing! Flush Your Pipes Too! … check the water before washing laundry!
WEST NEWBURY − The West Newbury Water Department 's spring hydrant flushing will continue through Friday, May 1st from 9:00am to 3:00pm. At this time hydrants on roads south of Main Street are scheduled to be flushed April 20th – 24th and hydrants on roads...
West Newbury Library Memorial Bricks Available For Purchase
Interested in a meaningful way to support the G.A.R. Memorial Library and leave your mark on the community? Purchase a commemorative custom brick through the Bricks R Us program and leave your legacy at the entrance to the library! Whether you are honoring a loved...
Newburyport Bank Appoints Amanda Kelcourse VP, Commercial Loan Officer
NEWBURYPORT − Newburyport Bank is pleased to announce the promotion of Amanda Kelcourse to Vice President, Commercial Loan Officer, based out of the Bank’s Main Office at 63 State Street in Newburyport. Kelcourse brings 23 years of banking experience to her role and...
Pruning Demonstration and Talk to Celebrate Arbor Day at Newburport YWCA ‘Labrinth’
The Tree Commission (TC) and Friends of Newburyport Trees (FoNT) will celebrate Arbor Day on Saturday, April 25th by holding a pruning demonstration and talk at 9:30am at the YWCA, 13 Market Street Labyrinth, Newburyport. Mayor Sean Reardon will read the annual...
Merrimac Purple Sage Potters Sale
MERRIMAC, Mass. − The Purple Sage Potters Offer their work for sale twice a year at Purple Sage Pottery, 3 Mechanic Street in Merrimac. o Twelve local potters will offer a variety of sculptural, decorative, and functional ware on Saturday, May 2nd, from 10-5, with a...
‘Drop Dead!’ – North Shore Players – Danvers, Mass.
Submitted by Martin Fucio The North Shore Players, a community theater in Danvers, presents the comedy-murder-mystery “Drop Dead!” A cast of has-been actors, led by an insane director, is trying to stage a murder-mystery. Then the real murders happen. It’s at Hogan...
LETTER: Town on Legal Hook Regarding Agent Firing
To the Editor: Georgetown Town Administrator Orlando Pacheco engaged an outside law firm over a year ago to counteract Town Counsel KP Law’s opinion that only the Conservation Commission has the authority to hire/terminate the Conservation Commission agent. He never...
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Recent News
- Selectman Paul B. Thompson Funeral Saturday at St. Mary’s Apr 23, 2026
- Sweeney to Leave Boxford for Ipswich Apr 23, 2026
- CANDIDATE STATEMENT: TOPSFIELD Chris Ruggles Apr 23, 2026
- Tenney Statute Celebrated at Custom House Maritime Museum Apr 23, 2026




