Seed Saving Lecture at the Rowley Public Library The Rowley Library will host Gretel Anspach, a Trustee of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society and a Lifetime Master Gardener with the Massachusetts Master Gardener Association, on Tuesday, October 28 at...
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New Record Set at Topsfield Fair Hot Dog Eating Contest
TOPSFIELD, MA – Robert McGee of Rockaway, NY, won the 7th annual Topsfield Fair Hot Dog Eating Contest on Saturday, eating 13 quarter-pound hot dogs (the equivalent of 3.5 pounds) in buns in the allotted 7-minute time. He set a new record, beating the old record set...
Newburyport Illume Book Store ‘Kiss and Tell Book Club’ Features Love in War by Stewart Lytle
NEWBURYPORT, MA – The Kiss and Tell Book Club at the Illume Book Store in Newburyport read and discussed Stewart Lytle’s Spanish Civil War novel, Love in War. Seated from left are Erin Tennis, club leader, Stewart and Melissa Wilkinson. Standing from left are Katie...
Town of Boxford Earns AAA Bond Rating from S&P Global Ratings
BOXFORD, MA – The Town of Boxford is proud to announce that S&P Global Ratings has assigned its highest possible credit rating — AAA — to the Town’s $18.64 million General Obligation Municipal Purpose Loan Bonds, Series 2025. The rating, issued on September 25,...
Boxford General Obligation Bonds Net 3.789%
BOXFORD, MA – Boxford Town Treasurer Ellen Guerin announced that the Town received competitive bids from bond underwriters on Tuesday, September 30, 2025, for an $18,030,000 25-year general obligation bond issue. Piper Sandler & Co. was the winning bidder on the...
Beverly Police Arrest Juvenile Following Church Fire
BEVERLY, MA – Chief John G. LeLacheur and the Beverly Police Department report that a 17-year-old male juvenile was arrested following a fire at a church. A 17-year-old male, of Beverly, was arrested and charged with: Breaking & Entering A Building at Night with...
Nvest Financial Group, LLC is Recertified in the Renowned Certification for Fiduciary Excellence
PORTSMOUTH, NH – October 3, 2025 – After undergoing its annual recertification and independent assessment of investment management processes, investment strategy implementation, and other fiduciary practices, Nvest Financial Group, LLC today announced its...
Buy Your Great Grand Sheep ‘Pebbles’ Land Rush Deed Today!
The Fun Event of the Year - at the Georgetown Knights of Columbus Join the Knights of Columbus of Boxford, Byfield, Georgetown, Rowley, and beyond, at 87 E. Main Street in Georgetown, Mass., on Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025, or simply purchase a 'deed' for the 'ownership' of...
LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE
LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE Notice is hereby given by Newburyport Towing Service, Inc. 27 S. Hunt Road, Amesbury, MA, pursuant to the provisions of Mass G.L c. 255, Section 39A, that they will auction the following vehicles October 30, 2025 on the website...
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