NEWBURYPORT – Two Amesbury folks did very well in the Yankee Homecoming 10-mile race last week during the week-long local celebration. Beth Dollas was the first woman finisher. Drew Everett finished second in the men's division! Photos courtesy of Peter McClelland....
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Don’t Miss Yankee Homecoming Fireworks & Parade!
NEWBURYPORT – Don't miss out on the local event of the summer: parade, fireworks, music, events and waterfront walks along the Newburyport waterfront! Yankee Homecoming's last few days feature sidewalks sales (August 1 - 3), a U.S. Coast Guard Open House on August 1...
Free Self Defense and Martial Application Workshops
AMESBURY – Friday mornings at 8 am, and going all summer, Great Bay Tai Chi and Sensei Michael Miller will be offering free self defense classes with a focus on Situational Self-defense, to be held at Training Field Park in Amesbury. Students will examine ways to deal...
13 Amesbury Locals Pedal Toward Record-Breaking $75 Million Fundraising Goal in the 2024 Pan-Mass Challenge
13 Amesbury Locals Pedal Toward Record-Breaking $75 Million Fundraising Goal in the 2024 Pan-Mass Challenge Residents cycle to cross $1 billion in lifetime fundraising for Dana-Farber Cancer Institute NEEDHAM, Mass. May 21, 2024 – On Saturday, August 3 and Sunday,...
Hillside Rest Home celebrating 60th Anniversary
Hillside Rest Home celebrating 60th Anniversary Amesbury - Hillside Rest Home, located at 29 Hillside Avenue, is celebrating its’ 60th Anniversary this year. The colonial revival home, which was originally the home of a local carriage maker, was converted to a rest...
Amesbury & Newburyport Boost Employee Safety with Grants from the Massachusetts Interlocal Insurance Association
Amesbury & Newburyport Boost Employee Safety with Grants from the Massachusetts Interlocal Insurance Association REGIONAL - Both Amesbury and Newburyport were awarded grants from the Massachusetts Interlocal Insurance Association (MIIA), the cities’ property and...
Whittier Tech Leadership Meets With Municipal Officials About School Building Needs
Whittier Tech Leadership Meets With Municipal Officials About School Building Needs HAVERHILL — Superintendent Maureen Lynch reports that mayors and municipal leaders from Whittier Tech’s sending communities shared their thoughts and suggestions on Tuesday morning...
Letter to the Editor – Rowley Board of Selectmen on the Whittier Regional Vocational Technical Building Project
Letter to the Editor - Rowley Board of Selectmen on the Whittier Regional Vocational Technical Building Project - On December 13, 2023, the unelected members of the Whittier District School Committee voted to hold a “district-wide” election on their $444.6 million...
Whittier Could Have Allowed City-Town Voting
REGIONAL – Whittier Regional Vocational High School could have allowed each of its 11 cities and towns under state law to decide individually how to fund its share of the $264 million price tag for a new building. Rowley SelectBoard chair Cliff Pierce and other town...
New Whittier Building Hits a Buzz Saw
REGIONAL – Whittier Tech Supt. Maureen Lynch last week ran into a wall with fewer cracks than her school has as she tried to persuade town and city officials in the Whittier District to support the proposed $440 million new school building. “We have to do something,”...
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