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NEWBURYPORT – Culinary geniuses Michael Nichols, and his partner, French Chef Delphin Gomes, hold the 2026 Town Common Newspaper calendar in their new chocolate shop, M. Cacao. Stop in the shop at 37 Market Square where the chocolates and art bars are both beautiful...
ROWLEY – Howie Newman and Joe Kessler, also known as Knock on Wood, have come up with a new approach to some classic old tunes, arranging them for acoustic guitar, fiddle and mandolin. The result is a lively show that features oldies, soft rock covers and little bit...
GEORGETOWN – The Town of Georgetown has announced a transformative $1 million donation from longtime community member Jim Bussing Sr. to support improvements to the town’s parks and recreation facilities, including the development of a dedicated pickleball facility...
The water department last week issued a message regarding changes in taste, odor, or color of drinking water. These conditions are related to winter ice cover and seasonal mixing in the city’s drinking water reservoirs. "While the taste, smell, or color can be...
Book Sale Donation Drop Off Saturday, March 21 & Sunday 22, 9 AM -1 PM Old Town Hall Building 491 Main St. West Newbury Do you have books to donate? Wonderful! Our guidelines are simple guide lines: Yes, please to new, gently used, children's and young adult,...
Georgetown’s Hometown Heroes Banner Program is a community initiative, led by local resident Jon Pingree who worked with the Georgetown Kiwanis to place banners throughout the downtown to honor local veterans. The banners were safely stored for the winter, but as...
Bishop Fenwick High School has announced its second quarter honor roll, recognizing students who demonstrated outstanding academic achievement. The honor roll is determined by calculating the unweighted grade point average across all major courses, with students...
NEWBURY – The Newbury Fire Department and mutual aid partners battled an intense house fire that started early Friday morning, with the home and multiple vehicles being deemed total losses. On Friday, March 13 at 12:58 a.m., the Newbury Fire Department was dispatched...
GROVELAND – The Groveland Water and Sewer Department shares that, effective March 13, the town will no longer use the Code Red notification system. All town departments in Groveland will be transitioning to a new alert system in coordination with North Shore Regional...
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