‘Tis the season to give blood or platelets Long-sleeved T-shirt for donors through Jan. 5 When blood products are fully stocked on hospital shelves, patients don’t have to wait for critical care. Giving blood or platelets with the American Red Cross in December can...
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Letter to the Editor – Dec. 20th, 2023
It’s not very often that I decide to send a letter to an editor to discuss the state of the country. However, in Georgetown there’s a coffee shop where several friends of mine, both men and women, meet for coffee in the morning to scratch a few lottery tickets, talk...
Newburyport Adult and Community Education Offers Fall SAT Prep Classes
Newburyport Adult and Community Education Offers Fall SAT Prep Classes Open to ALL Local High School Students Beginning in January, Newburyport Adult and Community Education will offer six-week SAT Prep classes in English and Math to help college-bound high school...
Steeped in Secrecy: The Boston Tea Party, 250 Years Later
Steeped in Secrecy: The Boston Tea Party, 250 Years Later Sat., Dec. 16, 2pm - Virtual The story of tea has always been infused with intrigue, particularly when it became a flash point for tensions between England and Colonial America. On the 250th anniversary of the...
The Amesbury Redhawks were in the Division 7 Super Bowl at Gillette Stadium on Fri., Dec.1st. The team lost to Uxbridge
The Amesbury Redhawks were in the Division 7 Super Bowl at Gillette Stadium on Fri., Dec.1st. The team lost to Uxbridge Above: Michael Sanchez heads for the end zone, Below: Chris McGarry runs right, Aidan Blood (U5) about to tackle. Photos by Peter...
Newburyport Adult and Community Education – Online Registration is Open for Winter Classes
Newburyport Adult and Community Education - Online Registration is Open for Winter Classes Newburyport Adult and Community Education announces that online registration is now open for winter classes and holiday gift certificates are now on sale. The winter session...
Georgetown COA Thanks Kiwanis Club for Annual Thanksgiving Dinner
To the Editor, At a time of year when care and compassion is so important, the Georgetown Kiwanis Club illustrated the true meaning of Thanksgiving as they hosted their annual dinner at the Penn Brook School last Saturday. Arriving at 6 a.m. to cook 20 22-pound...
“Joyful Watercolors” Found in Newbury
NEWBURY - Watercolor Interest Group of the Newburyport Art in conjunction with the Newbury Public Library, Byfield will be hosting “Joyful Watercolors” an exhibition of watercolors at the Newbury Public Library Nov. 21 through to Jan. 7, 2024. Twenty-one members of...
Hope Church Open for Operation Christmas Child
Newburyport - Hope Community Church will open to collect Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts for the Samaritan’s Purse project. Volunteers are preparing to collect shoebox gifts during National Collection Week, Nov. 13 – 20. Operation Christmas Child has been...
Seeking Model Railroad and Wooden Railway Donations!
Dear Editor, Friends and Supporters, Thank you to all those who donated trains to the Wenham Museum over this past year. We had fantastic response to our earlier e-mails seeking donations, which has been a tremendous benefit to the Train Room. If you are cleaning out...
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