Community Forum 1: Thursday, June 4th from 5:00-6:30pm at Blue Ocean Event Center (4 Ocean Front S, Salisbury, MA) Community Forum 2: Friday, June 5th from 10:00-11:30am at PITA Hall (8 Plum Island Blvd., Newbury, MA) The coastal communities of Salisbury, Newbury, and...
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Gloucester Color Guard at Fenway Park
Last week, the Gloucester Fire Department Honor Guard presented the colors in front of the Green Monster at Fenway Park on Thursday before the Boston Red Sox faced off against the Philadelphia Phillies. From left are Honor Guard Commander Firefighter David Elwell,...
25 New Banners Added This Month!
by Kay Lee Ogden We want again to thank the Kiwanis and the Municipal Light Dept for their maintenance and care of of the Hometown Heroes Banners, who, along with the Kiwanis do so much for our town. Kudos to Jon Pingree who was the catalyst for putting this program...
Boxford Transitions Emergency Calls to North Shore Regional 911
BOXFORD −The Town of Boxford officially transitioned emergency dispatch operations to the North Shore Regional 911 Center (NSR911) last week. Boxford’s transition to NSR911 followed nearly two years of planning, evaluation, and implementation work. During the first...
Pentucket Superintendent ‘Dr. Bee’
Pentucket Superintendent Dr. Justin Bartholomew became "Dr. Bee" for the afternoon for PreK students at Bagnall School, as he gave presentations to them about beekeeping, a personal hobby of his. (Photo Courtesy Pentucket Regional School District)
West Newbury G.A.R. Memorial Library Upcoming Events
submitted by Rebecca Shea Assistant Librarian, G.A.R. Memorial Library Herbal Wellness Series, Tuesday June 2 at 2:00 PM Join local clinical herbalist Hannah Sparks on a journey towards better health. The final segment of the six-part wellness series will review...
Dover High School Navy JROTC Awards Ceremony
DOVER, N.H. − Dover High School held its annual Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (NJROTC) awards ceremony and Change of Command early this month at Service Credit Union Headquarters, celebrating the cadets' achievements and community service. The ceremony,...
Piano Concert to Benefit Newburyport’s Historic Belleville Meetinghouse
NEWBURYPORT – Belleville Church will host piano soloist Sergei Novikov on Sunday, May 31 at 4 p.m. for a concert benefiting the fundraising efforts to reopen the historic Belleville Meetinghouse. Music will include classical, jazz, Broadway tunes, and more. Tickets...
The Civil War Roundtable of the Merrimack June 10 at Hilton Senior Center, Salisbury
The Civil War Roundtable of the Merrimack will meet on June 10, 2026, at 7:30pm at the Hilton Senior Center, 43 Lafayette Rd (Rte 1), Salisbury, MA. Our June program will be presented by Rick Cochran of Hull, who'll discuss his Civil War novel, "True to His Country: a...
Merrimac Fire Dept. Warns of Local Scam
MERRIMAC — Chief Larry Fisher and the Merrimac Fire Department remind residents to take great caution when receiving phone calls or emails soliciting monetary donations. A resident informed Merrimac Fire recently that they had received a call from an organization...
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