Haverhill - Playwright Michael Cormier examines the power of words in “The Abolitionist’s Refrain” a new play about John Greenleaf Whittier, poet and abolitionist. In cooperation with The Whittier Home and Museum of Amesbury and The Whittier Birthplace in Haverhill,...
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How to Create the Perfect Outdoor Living (and Work) Room
Spring is here, and it’s time for pandemic-weary homeowners to ready yards and landscapes for backyarding. Yes, backyarding is a word – and one that we all need right now. The pandemic thrust us into a new reality, and the backyard has a starring role. With a year of...
Ipswich Fire Department Offers Residents Electrical Safety Tips for National Electrical Safety Month
IPSWICH — Chief Andy Theriault and the Ipswich Fire Department remind residents about electrical safety and best practices during the month of May. Each year, May is recognized as National Electrical Safety Month by the Electrical Safety Foundation International...
The Magic of Gardening at Camp Kent Nature Center
Join Amesbury Recreation for “The Magic of Gardening” at the Camp Kent Nature Center May 22,10am – 1pm with special guest, Kathy Corcoran, a local farmer and educator for over 40 years. Learn about backyard gardening design and planting seeds. Make your own wildflower...
May 13th Newburyport State Street Ribbon Cutting for Outdoor Dining
State Senator Diana DiZoglio, State Representative James Kelcourse, and Newburyport Chamber President Kathleen O`Connor Ives stand beside Mayor Donna Holiday as she expresses her excitement for the newly build platforms along State Street providing more space for...
Newburyport Storm Surge kicks-off its annual Speakers Series at Cashman Park
Storm Surge will kick-off its annual Speakers Series on Tuesday, May 25 with an outdoor presentation at 7 pm at Cashman Park titled Our Reservoir at Risk: The Merrimack and the Artichoke. This local group, focused on the impacts of climate change locally, has...
NORTH SHORE PLAYERS PRESENT “CURTAIN CALL”
North Shore Players of Danvers invite you to a virtual production of an original comedy by a new Massachusetts playwright, “Curtain Call.” Virtual curtain is 7 p.m, June 5, streamed over YouTube, with a pay-what-you-can model for donations, with a suggested donation...
Northeast Arc Presents A Virtual Evening of Changing Lives
Honors Charles Brophy of Beverly Danvers — The Northeast Arc, a not-for-profit organization that helps children and adults with, or at risk for developing, disabilities become full participants in the community, will hold its signature fundraising event, An Evening...
Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse 250th Anniversary Virtual Celebration on June 6
Portsmouth, NH - On Sunday, June 6, at 4 p.m. a virtual celebration of the 250th anniversary of Portsmouth Harbor Light Station will take place. The original lighthouse on the site began service on June 8, 1771, making it the first lighthouse north of Boston in the...
New Heritage Breeds Forever Stamps Honor Genetic Diversity in Farm Animals
MOUNT VERNON, VA — Heritage breeds of livestock are pre-industrial farm animals whose unusual appearances and remarkable qualities take us back to our nation’s agrarian roots — and may show the way to a more sustainable future. Their value as agricultural and cultural...
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