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NEWBURYPORT – The Newburyport Public Library will be hosting their first Pet Supply and Sweet Paws Rescue meet and greet event on Wednesday April 29th at 5:30 p.m. If you’ve got a furry friend, you know they have their favorite toys and can be picky about what you...
by Lonnie Brennan GEORGETOWN − Called home to reunite with his bride Catherine ("Buffy"), Georgetown's longest-serving selectman of recent memory passed on April 14, 2026 at the age of 93. Mr. Thompson, long-retired from political life, will be remembered by many, as...
Topsfield Voters: My name is Chris Ruggles and I am a candidate for Select Board in Topsfield. My wife Elise and I have been residents for 23 years. We raised our daughter here where she attended Topsfield Elementary Schools and Masconomet Middle and High Schools. I...
Georgetown voters are being asked to consider something the town has never done before: an underride. Statewide, only 24 underrides have been attempted - and every one of them has passsed. Several months ago, I became aware of bill coming before the legislature...
WEST NEWBURY − The West Newbury Water Department 's spring hydrant flushing will continue through Friday, May 1st from 9:00am to 3:00pm. At this time hydrants on roads south of Main Street are scheduled to be flushed April 20th – 24th and hydrants on roads...
Interested in a meaningful way to support the G.A.R. Memorial Library and leave your mark on the community? Purchase a commemorative custom brick through the Bricks R Us program and leave your legacy at the entrance to the library! Whether you are honoring a loved...
NEWBURYPORT − Newburyport Bank is pleased to announce the promotion of Amanda Kelcourse to Vice President, Commercial Loan Officer, based out of the Bank’s Main Office at 63 State Street in Newburyport. Kelcourse brings 23 years of banking experience to her role and...
The Tree Commission (TC) and Friends of Newburyport Trees (FoNT) will celebrate Arbor Day on Saturday, April 25th by holding a pruning demonstration and talk at 9:30am at the YWCA, 13 Market Street Labyrinth, Newburyport. Mayor Sean Reardon will read the annual...
MERRIMAC, Mass. − The Purple Sage Potters Offer their work for sale twice a year at Purple Sage Pottery, 3 Mechanic Street in Merrimac. o Twelve local potters will offer a variety of sculptural, decorative, and functional ware on Saturday, May 2nd, from 10-5, with a...
Submitted by Martin Fucio The North Shore Players, a community theater in Danvers, presents the comedy-murder-mystery “Drop Dead!” A cast of has-been actors, led by an insane director, is trying to stage a murder-mystery. Then the real murders happen. It’s at Hogan...
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