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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...
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...
by Mike Dempsey Groveland Farms Groveland was always a farming community. Through the years, as more houses have been built and more people have moved to town, farms have taken on a much smaller role in our community. Do we even have any farms left? We do have some...
‘Whoever afflict us, whatever surround, Life is a voyage that’s homeward bound!’ ~Herman Melville, White Jacket, 1850 Obituary courtesy Katherine Beck. BATH, MAINE – James Melville Whittemore, 76, passed away on Thursday morning, January 22, 2026, at Hillhouse in...
WEST NEWBURY − The West Newbury Water Department will begin its spring hydrant flushing on Friday night, April 17th. The process will start at 8:00pm with hydrants along Main Street from the Groveland town line to the Newburyport town line. Flushing will...
Thursday, April 16 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 PM WEST NEWBURY − Please join us for lunch and the Q&A forum to discuss Town Meeting warrant articles. Angus Jennings, Town Manager & Amanda Haggstrom, Town Clerk will review the warrant articles and answer your questions....
The Town Common invites local candidates for town positions to introduce themselves - in their own words - to our readers. Please limit submissions to approximately 400 words so that we may fit in all candidates. (Candidates can always purchase advertising space for...
Well folks, a very simple mistake happened: the selectmen voted to put the article for the underride on the town meeting warrant. However, according to the state's regulations, it wasn't put on in time for the town election ballot. The regulations are not the same for...
Saturday, April 18 WEST NEWBURY − Please consider helping by cleaning the publicaly-owned roadside area in front of your neighborhood. Pick up locations for trash bags and gloves: Town Office Building Lobby Food Mart G.A.R. Memorial Library Please leave the full bags...
Tuesday, April 21 WEST NEWBURY − On Tuesday, April 21, 2026, the Planning Board will conduct a public hearing to consider the proposal to amend the Zoning Bylaws to prohibit recreational cannabis land uses in West Newbury. At its meeting on March 19, the Select Board...
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