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NEWBURY – Municipalities and firefighters are accustomed to negotiating over wages and benefits, but the rent on the station? And for more than a year? What is unusual is the station and some equipment housed there are owned, not by the town, but by the firefighters –...
TOPSFIELD − Wood Lancaster of Topsfield now holds the Topsfield Fair record for the largest Giant Pumpkin grown in Massachusetts. Lancaster’s pumpkin topped the scales at 2,598 lbs. at the 42nd annual All New England Giant Pumpkin Weigh-Off. The record had been set...
BYFIELD, Mass. – Experienced officers of the Newbury Fire Department provided hands-on pump and tanker training to newer members at the Byfield Station last week, overseeing operations as firefighters learned every dial, knob and hose that keeps a water supply...
GEORGETOWN, Mass. — The Second Annual Oktoberfest Celebration will take place from noon until 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 10, 2026, at the Colantoni Center, 51 W. Main Street (rain date of Sunday, October 11). This family-friendly celebration will feature seasonal...
TOPSFIELD, Mass. — Amid viewing farm animals, munching on hotdogs, enjoying parades, beauty pageants and rock and roll concerts, scammers are lurking around the Topsfield Fair digital footprint. The Fair, which runs Oct. 2 to 12 at the Fairgrounds, notified current...
NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. – As part of their continued partnership, Watts donated the funds for the purchase of a jet ski to the Clean River Project to help provide the nonprofit with a more efficient way to survey the Merrimack River, monitor cleanup areas, and locate...
PLUM ISLAND — This year's all-volunteer island festival featured approximately 107 accoustic and featured bands on 50 locations across Plum Island, with half-a-dozen food locations, seven shuttle-stops, and countless volunteers, neighbors, and visitors who made...
by Katherine Szuplat Assistant Director Newbury Town Library 0 Lunt Street Byfield, MA 01922 (978) 465-0539 EXT 11 The Newbury Town Library is turning 100 and invites the public to join the celebration on Saturday September 19th from 10 am to 2pm. The celebration...
"Ride with Purpose. Ride with Pride. Ride for Our Troops" was the motto of the American Legion Post 113 of Manchester-by-the-Sea' end-of-summer fundraising ride to support Operation Troop Support, a local organization that provides support directly to our troops...
REGIONAL – For years since he lost his sight, a 93-year-old World War II veteran relied on his wife to read to him. But then she died, and his world got very small until he turned to the Lions Club for help. Bob LaFrance, a Lions Club member for 45 years and head of...
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