GEORGETOWN – Amy Graffum, a member of the Conservation Commission, sent this letter to the SelectBoard, complaining about SelectBoard member Michael Donahue’s threat to file charges against fellow board member Rachel Bancroft. SelectBoard Chair Robert Hoover read this...
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Editor’s Notes on the Lastest SelectBoard / Conservation Commission Interactions
'Clearly the room was stacked: Candia vs. Repplier/Pacheco, Dawes, Donahue, LaMonica, and Twiss, and then Hoover.' UPDATED 7/8/2025 GEORGETOWN – After reading the nearby articles regarding the recent Georgetown SelectBoard's interactions with the Conservation...
Town Trucks Line Up at Mello’s New Roadbed
GEORGETOWN – Three Georgetown large dump trucks and two Georgetown pickup trucks were on site last Friday as the entire Carlton Drive roadway - full-width, all the way to a turn-around circle at the future Mello Trash Transfer Station underwent a rebuild. In addition...
Summer Concert on the Rowley Library Lawn
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...
Nicholas George
Mr. Nicholas "Nick" George, a cherished patriarch, and decorated war hero, passed away peacefully on June 22, 2025, at the age of 96 in Beverly, Massachusetts. Born in Peabody, MA, on November 13, 1928, Nick's journey through life was marked by courage, dedication,...
Firehouse Center for the Arts – Legally Blonde the Musical,
NEWBURYPORT Firehouse Center for the Arts - Legally Blonde the Musical, Friday, July 8 from 7 - 9 p.m., Sat. July 5, 2 - 4 pm and 7-9 pm., and running through July 18. Tickets/info: firehouse.org
PETER McClelland PHOTO: Wildcats Captains with the 2025 Massachusetts Vocational Softball Championship Trophy Left to right: Ainsley Rousseau, Kayden Ouellette, Kaylee Habib, Cali Moore Whittier Tech won the Vocational State Championship 5-1 vs Greater Lawrence Tech at Whittier
Wildcats Captains with the 2025 Massachusetts Vocational Softball Championship Trophy Left to right: Ainsley Rousseau, Kayden Ouellette, Kaylee Habib, Cali Moore - Photo: Peter McClelland Whittier Tech won the Vocational State Championship 5-1 vs Greater Lawrence Tech...
GEORGETOWN: Beaver Deceivers?
Caroline Kipling of Georgetown has offered to have Skip Lisle from beaverdeceivers.com install Beaver Deceivers at some of Georgetown's problematic sites prone to flooding. Caroline had reached out to the Georgetown Conservation Commission and was directed to...
Manchester Essex Regional Middle School Grade 8 Civics Students Present Projects at State Civics Showcase
MANCHESTER-BY-THE-SEA Two groups of Grade 8 students from Manchester Essex Regional Middle School (MERMS) attended and presented projects at the State Civics Showcase at the Edward M. Kennedy Institute in Boston last month. Each spring, the Massachusetts Department of...
GROVELAND: Quick Updates!
By Michael Dempsey Special to The Town Common Recycling New 96-gallon recycling carts were approved in the 2026 budget by the Annual Town Meeting. The wheeled carts will make it easier to get recycled materials to the curb each week, keep the materials dry and...
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