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Salisbury: Color the Sky with Kites Salisbury Beach - Sept. 20th Grab your fanciest kite and join us on the beach! Salisbury: Car Show / Bike Show Salisbury Beach - Sept. 20th 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Broadway Circle! Salisbury: Firemans Muster Town Common, Elm Street, Sept...
REGIONAL – Yankee Homecoming is not just a summer extravaganza. The popular event is launching its first Chowder Fest on Oct 12 for a full day of crafters, live music, a beverage garden, and of course, chowder tasting. At the waterfront’s Promenade Park, Newburyport...
ROWLEY (via Oxford, MAINE!) – Maine's biggest races take place at the Oxford Plains Speedway, and intense action took place two weeks ago where Eddie MacDonald of Rowley attempted to regain his top slot in the Oxford 250. MacDonald had previously achieved two...
SALISBURY – The BPC Praise Band closed the 2025 Christian Concert Series at Salisbury Beach last week. The free event is promoted by Tom Saab of Tom Saab Real Estate (tomsaabrealestate.com) and Christian Film Productions (christianfilmproductions.org). The 10-week...
Cruisin’ the ‘50s returned to downtown Newburyport for its 13th year, drawing large crowds. We reported on the event last week, but limited space prevented us from sharing more photographs of the event. Reporter Stewart Lytle snapped a lot of shots of folks taking in...
PORTSMOUTH – You are invited to come to the Seacoast Composite Squadron Open House on Thursday, 18 September 2025, beginning at 6:30 P.M., at the Service Credit Union, 3003 Lafayette Road, Portsmouth, NH. Civil Air Patrol (CAP) is an all-volunteer auxiliary of the...
NEWBURYPORT – Get a free sneak peek at this year’s Newburyport Documentary Film Festival on its Preview Night, Thursday Sept. 4, at the Firehouse Center for the Arts. Those attending can vote for their favorite trailer using their phones. The 21st Newburyport...
Local McDonald's Owner Operator Carissa Haley had a lot of fun last week giving away backpacks filled with school supplies to help children and families start the school year prepared and confident. From 12 noon until 4 p.m., a week-ago Tuesday, smiling students and...
By Michelle Aulson Guest Columnist ––––––––––––––––– GEORGETOWN – If you’ve been by our farm lately, you may have noticed a few taller, fuzzy faces peeking over the fences. Yes, it’s true – we now have alpacas! Six of them, in fact, rescued by the MSPCA at Nevins Farm...
NEWBURY – When one thinks of a gravestone carver, the conjured image is probably that of a humorless, gnarled man hunched over a large stone slate, his chisel and hammer tapping away to memorialize the birth and death dates of the deceased. That is not Michael Updike,...
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