This series of local businesses to encourage customers to shop local, and make people aware of the services, and talents, that we have surrounding us! Please shop local! by Kay Lee Ogden This week's business spotlight: Magic Dogland of Rowley, Mass, run by owner Kim...
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Frank Bertolino Wins Prestigious Award
REGIONAL – Veteran Realtor Frank Bertolino has been awarded the prestigious ICON award by his company, eXp Realty, for his exceptional success in selling North Shore real estate. Bertolino, whose Salisbury-based firm, The North Shore Realty, has 37 agents, including...
LOCAL HAPPENINGS
WED. JULY 15 Rowley Library lawn 6:30PM StraightJacket (90s rock cover band): Bring a blanket or chair and relax on their beautiful front lawn while enjoying great local musicians. Free frozen treats will be provided. In case of inclement weather, the events will be...
Mello Transfer Station by the Numbers
Mello Transfer Station by the Numbers In only the first four months of operating the new solid waste transfer station located at 20 Carleton Drive in Georgetown, the Mello team continues to manage area solid waste and recycling safely and efficiently with proven...
Changing Tides Café In New Hands
NEWBURYPORT – The popular Pleasant Street coffee shop Changing Tides has changed owners and is transitioning to be more than a coffee shop. Anne and George Potts, who spent their careers in corporate finance, strategic planning and marketing, purchased the shop and...
Local Business Spotlight: bent EMPORIUM
by Kay Lee Ogden This will be a series of local businesses to encourage customers to shop locally and make people aware of the services and talents that we have surrounding us! Please shop local! This week's business spotlight: "Bent Emporium" a curative vintage!"...
Local Business Spotlight: Instant Replays
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....
Store Shout-Out: Subway Ipswich
Store Shout-Out: Subway Ipswich Sal, manager of the Ipswich Subway, displays a copy of The Town Common. He looks forward to receiving The Town Common newspaper for his customers each week, he is nice to the kids in town. - Drop by and say "Hey Sal, I saw you in The...
Peace Love Thrift Going Strong at Fifth Anniversary
by Joe Kelly GEORGETOWN – Peace Love Thrift opened on May 1, 2021, at 22 E. Main Street in Georgetown, inside a building that still holds the vault from an older bank that, according to local legend, burned down sometime in the 1880s. The vault survived, and the town...
Newburyport Bank Announces Appointment of Three New Board Members
NEWBURYPORT – Newburyport Bank has announced the appointment of three accomplished leaders to its Board of Directors: Wayne Capolupo, Marianne Hatheway, and Frank G. Cousins, Jr. Each brings deep experience in governance, financial services, infrastructure, and...
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