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MERRIMAC – The Town of Merrimac Select Board shares that the Mill Street bridge replacement project has been fully funded through grants and that the project is set to move forward this fall. In November 2019, the Mill Street culvert over Cobblers Brook failed,...
NEWBURYPORT - It was a pleasant Thursday night, then at 6:23 p.m., police received a call after a car crashed into the Black Cow restaurant, causing multiple injuries. Upon arrival, police officers and firefighters found a 2024 black BMW X3 sport utility vehicle had...
by Kay Lee Ogden This week’s "spotlight" business is Pratt's Hobby Shop, located at 20 East Main Street. Phone: 978.352.2234. Tues - Fi: 12 - 6 pm Sat: 10:30 am - 4 pm. Pratt's hobby shop was opened by Peter Pratt, in 1974. He retired in 2020 and that is when Rossana...
REGIONAL - The Carnegie Hero Fund Commission has awarded North America’s highest civilian honor for heroism to three people for life-saving incidents in Salisbury and Ipswich. The Carnegie Medal for Heroism was awarded to Gary M. Simard, who died trying to save his...
SALISBURY − The Town of Salisbury is forging ahead with completion of its Master plan following the Salisbury Planning Board's adoption of Phase 2 last month. The town has been working with the Barrett Planning Group, a planning and community development firm...
Arkida Saiwa wows the Juneteenth crowd at City Hall with her rendition of I Know Where I've Been. From left, Dr. Kenann McKenzie DeFranza, Newburyport High Students Milla Baptiste, state Sen. Bruce Tarr, Newburyport Mayor Sean Reardon, state Rep. Dawne...
submitted by City Marshal Mathew Simons Newburyport Police Department NEWBURYPORT − City Marshal Matthew Simons is pleased to share that the Newburyport Police Department has been awarded re-accreditation by the Massachusetts Police Accreditation Commission (MPAC)....
by Kay Lee Ogden This week’s "spotlight" business is Instant Replays, a sports equipment - gently used - resale shop owned and operated by Todd Newton. Instant Replays is located under the Post Office building in Georgetown, at 64 Central Street. Phone: 978.352.8800....
BOXFORD − The Masconomet Regional Scholarship Foundation proudly announced the distribution of 110 scholarships totaling $228,000 to graduating seniors of Masconomet Regional High School at its recent annual awards ceremony. The scholarships, awarded during a...
WEST NEWBURY − Fire Chief Michael Dwyer reports that the West Newbury Fire Department, with assistance from numerous mutual aid partners, extinguished a two-alarm fire in a detached garage on Sunday morning. At approximately 8:50 a.m. on Sunday, June 21, the West...
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