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Despite the challenges of the pandemic, Northern Essex Community College’s student newspaper, the NECC Observer, received a gold medal from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association for the 2019-2020 school year. The newspaper had the additional distinction of All...
Newburyport, MA – Newburyport Bank has donated $5,000 as a Silver Sponsor of Newburyport’s 2021 Yankee Homecoming. Yankee Homecoming is a 9-day celebration that will be held in Newburyport from July 30-August 8. After an improvised year in 2020, this year’s event will...
Danvers — St. John’s Prep recently announced the names of students who earned academic honors for the fourth quarter of the 2020–2021 school year. Students who qualified for the Headmaster’s List earned grades of A- or above in all courses; students who qualified for...
Tuesday, July 13th at 7 pm. The Newburyport Public Library will be hosting Jeffrey Urbin, Education Specialist at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum, for a presentation about the Pack Horse Library initiative, a program of FDR’s Work Progress...
Ipswich — Veterinarian Dr. Helen Noble frequently takes two important passengers along for the ride when she goes out on barn visits—her two small dogs, Mattie and Haley. “Mattie is little and she gets into trouble...She put those chickens away for a reason,”...
The Newburyport Library will be closed Saturday, July 3rd, and Monday, July 5th for the Independence Day holiday. There are book returns located at the Library's main entrance at 94 State Street, and next to Market Basket on Storey Ave. The Library will reopen on...
The Summer months are the perfect time to visit a farmers' market and pick up some fresh produce, bakery items, flowers and more. You'll enjoy produce at the peak of the season, making them as fresh as ever. Today there are over 53 farmers markets open and ready for...
An estimated 4.5 billion prescriptions will be filled this year in the United States, with about half of consumers taking at least one prescription medication over the past 30 days. “You’d think we would be better at communicating with our pharmacists – just as we do...
Beach plum and cranberry picking have a long history on Plum Island. And, it’s an activity that continues today at Parker River National Wildlife Refuge. For anyone interested in picking cranberry and/or beach plums on the refuge this year, a lottery will soon be...
Tuesday, July 13th at 7 pm: Books, Boots & Bridles: The Story Of The Horse Back Librarians (VIRTUAL). Jeffrey Urbin, Education Specialist at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum, will share the story of the Pack Horse Library initiative, a...
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