We all have varying degrees of challenges in our daily life. Our good health, happiness, and family are most important. Over the past 19 years I have participated in athletic events which I have used to meet my fundraising goals. It is difficult to ask for your...
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Newburyport Lantern Festival Thank You
A Glowing Night of Community and Remembrance: Thanks to everyone who made the 15th Annual Newburyport Lantern Festival a Beautiful Success. Greater Newburyport Ovarian Cancer Awareness (GNOCA) extends heartfelt thanks to the hundreds of community members who joined us...
Groveland Announces Police Promotions
Submitted by Annie Schindler Executive Coordinator Town of Groveland GROVELAND – The Town of Groveland is proud to announce the promotion of two distinguished members of the Groveland Police Department. Lieutenant Heather Riley has been promoted to the rank of...
FROM MY GARDEN, by lonnie brennan: POTATO BEETLES
The Town Common Vegetable Garden Tips Potato Beetles There are two ways to help beat the potato beetle: 1. Walk the rows and squish every beetle, and check the underside of the leaves for yellow clusters of tiny eggs. Squish out the eggs. Very time consuming... Straw!...
Dean Charles Black
Dean C. Black, 69, passed away peacefully on July 4, 2025. He was born in Ohio and moved to Ipswich at the age of 7. After graduating from Ipswich High School, he began his career as a mechanic at Jimmy’s Exxon in Ipswich, then became a top Snap-on tool dealer in his...
Boxford Select Board Appoints A.J. Paglia as Captain of Police Department
BOXFORD – At its meeting on Monday, June 30, the Boxford Select Board unanimously appointed Attilio “A.J.” Paglia as Captain of the Boxford Police Department, following a formal recommendation by Police Chief James Riter. The appointment is effective immediately....
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Virginia Ann (Iglehart) Kent
Virginia Ann (Iglehart) Kent of Rowley, Mass., passed away peacefully on June 29, 2025, with family by her side. She was the devoted wife of Donald L. Kent. Born on June 21, 1935, in Baltimore, MD, she was raised in Portsmouth and Norfolk, VA, by her late mother, Mary...
GROVELAND: Valley Manufactured Products Well Contamination Part 1 How did it happen?
GROVELAND: Valley Manufactured Products Well Contamination Part 1 How did it happen? By Michael Dempsey Special to The Town Common Love Canal, one of the worst environmental disasters in this country became known in 1978. As a result of over 12,000 chemical and...
ROWLEY: Summer Concert Series at the Library
The Rowley Public Library is offering a Summer Concert Series: live family-friendly music events Wednesday evenings in the month of July. Bring a blanket or chair and relax on their beautiful front lawn while enjoying great local musicians. Free frozen treats will be...
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