REGIONAL – Last week, the Division of Marine Fisheries is enacted several changes to the commercial summer flounder management program for 2025. The changes are designed to increase the quota available to the inshore summertime fishery, maximize this resource’s value...
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Beverly Police Arrest Man on Warrant for Attempted Murder
BEVERLY – Chief John G. LeLacheur reports that the Beverly Police Department located and arrested a New Jersey man on a warrant for attempted murder in that state. ANDREW ARIAS-PEGUERO, AGE 54, OF FORT LEE, NEW JERSEY, was arrested and charged as a "Fugitive From...
Local Scholars
AMESBURY: Jessica Cortez named to the Troy University Chancellor's List. Piper Brown was named to the Dean's List at Emerson College. Safiya Tarbell elected to membership into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi BOXFORD: Valentina Knowles, was named to the Dean's List...
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DANVERS: Historical Society’s Art Collection
DANVERS – Salem State University students Alanna Niemczura and David Spalding-Aguirre are discovering 19th and 20th century artists from Danvers. Last semester they both participated in a research project for Associate Professor of Art History Gretchen Sinnett’s The...
Volunteers Needed for the 2025 Greater Newburyport Green Expo!
Volunteers Needed for the 2025 Greater Newburyport Green Expo! Sunday, May 18, 2025 | 1:00 – 4:00 PM Bresnahan Elementary School & Newburyport Senior/Community Center The 2025 Greater Newburyport Green Expo needs volunteers to help make this community celebration...
Newburyport Bank Welcomes Mary Beth Parker
NEWBURYPORT – John Burcke, President and Chief Lending Officer of Newburyport Bank is pleased to welcome Mary Beth Parker to Newburyport Bank as Senior Vice President, Senior Lending Officer. In this key leadership role, Mary Beth will manage the Bank’s Commercial...
WENHAM: Sgt. Marsh Retires
WENHAM – Police Chief Kevin DiNapoli is pleased to share that the Wenham Police Department is recognizing the 20-year career of Sgt. David Marsh upon his retirement. Sgt. Marsh began his career as a first responder by serving as a firefighter in the Town of...
GROVELAND Town Meeting Voters Embrace Future ‘MBTA’ Housing Developments
GROVELAND – About 120 residents gathered at the Elmer Bagnall School on Monday April 28 for our Groveland Annual Town Meeting. The meeting started at 6:30 pm as scheduled without a plea for residents to come to meet the quorum of 100. The warrant was a dense tome of...
Gloucester Fire Department Extinguishes House Fire Caused by Careless Disposal of Smoking Materials
GLOUCESTER – Chief Eric L. Smith reports that the Gloucester Fire Department extinguished a small fire at a Washington Street home early Saturday morning. On Saturday, April 26, at 5:11 a.m., Gloucester Fire was dispatched to 324 Washington St. following reports of a...
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