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ANDOVER - River herring have been returning to the Shawsheen River from the Atlantic Ocean to spawn again ever since two dams blocking them from their historical home were removed in the winter of 2016-2017. Their return has been documented annually by counting them...
The latest release of AARP's Nursing Home COVID-19 Dashboard shows that both cases and deaths in nursing homes declined in the four weeks ending March 21. Although these rates improve, chronic problems in nursing homes—revealed during the COVID-19 pandemic—continue....
Newburyport - The Museum of Old Newbury, partnering with the Governor's Academy, will present a virtual program entitled China's Rocket Man: A Deportee from the US Launches China into Space on Thursday, April 22 at 7 p.m. This program, presented on a Zoom platform, ...
AMESBURY - The Lower Merrimack Valley Regional Collaborative (LMVRC) has been notified by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health that federal authorities have called for a pause on the use of the Johnson & Johnson/Janssen COVID-19 vaccine, effective...
GLOUCESTER – To engage and involve more children and families at the Cape Ann Museum, Gloucester-born artist Michael Grimaldi has created a family-friendly guide, Cassie the Sea Serpent, for a series of programs, a virtual lecture, and events this spring. Grimaldi, a...
A few simple planting techniquesIncrease your growing success by giving your transplants a good start with a few simple planting techniques. Preparing them for the transition outdoors and planting properly will help you grow your best garden yet.Hardening...
Beginning this fishing season, all recreational anglers—including those fishing onboard for-hire vessels—who are fishing for striped bass with bait are required to use inline (non-offset) circle hooks. This does not apply to any artificial lure with bait attached....
The Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) will offer family-friendly Trip-Tip self-guided adventures for 22 state park locations during the traditional April school vacation week. The self-guided opportunities can be experienced at any time which started on...
Michael Wilson, 28, who lives in Eliot, ME and works as a personal trainer in Portsmouth, NH is running 3,250 miles from the Santa Monica, CA pier to the Newburyport waterfront to raise money for Lucy’s Love Bus in Amesbury that serves children and adults with cancer....
Amesbury – The COVID Pandemic has forced us to consider how we live our lives and what we value in our communities. Nate Robertson, a Community and Economic Development Planner for the Merrimack Valley Planning Commission, has been exploring this important question. ...
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