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NEWBURYPORT - Many of us have heard or even used the word “moxie,” and some of us even know where it comes from—a soft drink still manufactured in New England. Learn more about this “distinctly different” drink when Merrill Lewis offers his narrated slide...
ROWLEY - These photos are from the Wreaths Across America group. The truck delivered the wreaths this past Sunday. The wreaths will be placed on veterans’ gravestones in the Rowley Cemetery this weekend. Photos: The two women in front of the truck, are (from left)...
ROWLEY - The Rowley Country Club was honored to run a holiday food drive this past week that supported the Rowley Food Pantry. They were able to collect 16 boxes of items that the food Pantry needed during the holiday season. Thank you to all who donated and made this...
REGIONAL – Looking for a unique present for the holidays. How about sending an original, custom-designed poem? If you are no William Shakespeare, and most of us aren’t, the skilled poets at Newburyport High School’s Creative Writing at Night class can write a poem for...
Parks Conservancy/ Foundation Ties ‘Confusing, Not Illegal’ By Stewart Lytle NEWBURYPORT – Former Parks Director Lise Reid has disagreed with City Councilors that the Morrill Foundation and Parks Conservancy have committed fraud in the handling of a donation by Ann...
Clark School Students Celebrate National Adoption Day By Stewart Lytle REGIONAL – On National Adoption Day, last Friday, 13 children, along with three rocking horses, painted by students at the Clark School in Rowley, were adopted and given new homes. Essex County...
Please take the Winthrop site off the bargaining table for a combined elementary school For close to 39 years now, our family has lived on Mineral Street, directly across from the walking path that leads into Winthrop Elementary. Both our now adult children were...
The Newburyport Girl's Volleyball captains (Emma Foley, Viive Godtfredsen, Sophie Messina) pose with the Division 3 Final Four trophy after recently defeating Ashland. Photos provided by Peter McClelland
NEWPORT, RI – The unexpected and unbelievable always seem to occur at the iconic Newport Folk Festival, which was founded by Lynn native George Wein and singer/activist Pete Seeger in 1959. Acoustic hero Bob Dylan went electric in 1965, aided and abetted by The Paul...
CAMBRIDGE – Joseph David Keery, a 2010 Newburyport High grad, guitar in hand, stands center stage Sunday afternoon at the Boston Calling music festival. He and his four Djo bandmates are dressed in matching white jumpsuits and a sizable crowd is grooving to their...
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