NEWBURYPORT – Jen Perry opened Illume, the second bookstore in this small city, on National Independent Bookstore Day. On that day, April 29, 2023, the city’s downtown was humming with the annual Art Walk and even more appropriately with the Newburyport Literary...
Community News
Union Sues to Keep Teachers’ Records Closed
GEORGETOWN – The Georgetown Education Assn. (GEA) is suing the town’s School Committee in superior court to stop the release of teachers’ personnel records to a private citizen. The school committee, relying on an order from the Supervisor of Records, released the...
Seacoast Composite Squadron Civil Air Patrol
Interested in aviation, youth leadership, or service to your community? If so, the Civil Air Patrol is for you! If you’re age 12 to 18 and looking for a challenge, join us for an introduction to the Civil Air Patrol, the U.S. Air Force Auxiliary. Come meet our members...
An Early Black Attorney Honored
NEWBURYPORT – Louis Tyree was the man any parent would love to have as a son. He grew up in Indiana, where his father was a farmer and fought with the Union Army in the Civil War. His mother was highly literate and imbued her son with a desire for education and to...
The HERO Act Helps Veterans
Veterans may get some property tax relief from the state legislature thanks to amendments Minority Leader Bruce Tarr pushed through to the HERO Act. The law, officially known for honoring, empowering and recognizing servicemembers and veterans, was signed into law by...
Gloucester Fire Department Extinguishes Boat Fire
GLOUCESTER – Chief Eric Smith reports that the Gloucester Fire Department responded to and extinguished a boat fire last week. On Thursday, at about 6:03 a.m., Gloucester Fire responded to Gloucester Marine Railways, 81 Rocky Neck Ave, for reports of a boat fire. The...
DAR Chapter Sponsors Good Citizen Program and Scholarship Contest
DAR Chapter Sponsors Good Citizen Program and Scholarship Contest NEWBURY – The Brigadier General James Brickett – Old Newbury Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) is pleased to sponsor the DAR Good Citizens Program and...
Ipswich Public Health Department to Provide Dental Care Opportunity to Residents
Ipswich Public Health Department to Provide Dental Care Opportunity to Residents IPSWICH – Director of Public Health Colleen Fermon is pleased to announce that the Ipswich Public Health Department will host a dental clinic for Ipswich resi-dents. The clinic will be...
Newburyport Choral Society New Singer Registration/Rehearsal Tuesday, September 10, 7:00 p.m
Newburyport Choral Society New Singer Registration/Rehearsal Tuesday, September 10, 7:00 p.m Belleville Congregational Church, 300 High Street The Newburyport Choral Society (NCS) will hold its first rehearsal of the fall 2024 season. New singers are welcome and there...
The Harrington Circus at Castle Hill Returns!
IPSWICH - Mr. Harrington cordially invites one and all to a wondrous adventure at Castle Hill! The Harrington Circus on Castle Hill is based on a neighborhood event that happened in the summers of 1910-1913 which, according to the book Upon the Road Argilla by Sydney...
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- Experience Illume Bookstore Sep 03, 2024
- Union Sues to Keep Teachers’ Records Closed Sep 03, 2024
- Seacoast Composite Squadron Civil Air Patrol Sep 03, 2024
- An Early Black Attorney Honored Sep 03, 2024