AMESBURY – Tutors, like Kathy Ells, were needed long before Covid-19 shuttered schools three years ago. But the remote or limited teaching during the Covid shutdown appears to have made tutors in even more demand as students try to bridge the pandemic’s learning gap,...
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Maples Crossing Holds First Lacrosse Clinic
AMESBURY – Maples Crossing is taking another step toward being the go-to site for sports on the North Shore by adding a lacrosse clinic for young players. Taught by Lizzy Deacon, a four-year starter for the Amesbury High School varsity lacrosse team and last year’s...
St. John’s Prep Announces Academic Honors for Third Quarter 2022–2023
Danvers, MA —St. John’s Prep recently announced the names of students who earned academic honors for the third quarter of the 2022–2023 school year, which ended on March 24, 2023. Students who qualified for the Headmaster’s List earned grades of A- or above in all...
FlingGolf Tournament Tour Launched, Destined for New England
AMESBURY – The World League of FlingGolf (WLF) chose San Diego as the site for the first of five major tournaments for 2023 because of the extensive network of flingers in southern California and because of the city’s famous good weather. John Pruellage, president of...
Making Pirate Booty
AMESBURY – On the second floor of CI Works, which houses dozens of small manufacturing firms, Charles Doyle can be found in a well-lit room, surrounded by history books and strange-looking machines, replicating ancient coins from Biblical, Roman and Greek times. A new...
Bruins Skating Faster on North Shore-made Blades
AMESBURY – If your favorite Boston Bruin seems to be faster this season and looking less fatigued in the third period, it might be because he is skating on an experimental titanium blade that is about half the weight of stainless-steel blades and slides smoother...
Amesbury Police Department Investigating Alleged “Swatting” Incident at Amesbury High School
AMESBURY — Police Chief Craig Bailey and Superintendent of Schools Elizabeth McAndrews report that the school day was disrupted Monday after an alleged act of “swatting.” The Amesbury Police Department and other law enforcement agencies are actively investigating...
Trade Alan Truck Stop To Be Redeveloped
AMESBURY – What To Do With an Old Truck Stop? The city of Amesbury is taking the next step to find out. It is asking for proposals from private developers for how best to redevelop the once popular Trader Alan’s Truck Stop on Pond View Avenue near Interstate 495. The...
Let’s Go Red Hawks
Let’s Go Red Hawks By Ava Moeckel, Reporter AMESBURY — The Red-tail Hawk is the most widespread Buteo hawk in North America. With talons measuring up to 1.33 inches, they are among the largest and most intimidating hunters. The hawk has a wingspan that averages a...
CATCH Opens Doors for Therapy
REGIONAL – The Center for Children and Teen Center (CATCH), which addresses the mental health challenges of youth, officially opened for business last week with 42 clients and 60 more on the waiting list. Such is the need, said program director Carolyn Gayler-Romero....