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...
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Rescued Alpacas from MSPCA Find a Cozy New Home at Great Rock Farm
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...
Michael Updike: Gravestones Don’t Have to be Morbid
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,...
Smart Glasses Help the Blind Read
REGIONAL – When Steve Baran came to lunch recently to talk about the Lions Club Clipper City Rail Trail project for low vision people, he who has been blind from birth picked up the menu and started to select his choice. Am I being scammed? this writer thought. Baran...
Silver Springs – Fleetwood Mac Tribute Band
Silver Springs – Fleetwood Mac Tribute on the Salisbury Beach Oceanfront Stage last Saturday night. Catch them again, Sat. Aug. 30th at the Carousel Lounge, 27 Ocean Front St. Salisbury! (Photo: Lonnie Brennan)
TONIGHT! SALISBURY BEACH – FREE CHRISTIAN CONCERT
Greater Newburyport Adult & Community Education Fall Class Registration is Open Now!
GREATER NEWBURYPORT –Looking to try something new this fall? Whether you're interested in exploring a creative hobby, learning practical life skills, or preparing for college, Greater Newburyport Adult and Community Education (GNACE) has a class designed for you in...
Georgetown Sand Mining Halted by Court
LAWRENCE – After months of intensive sand mining at the Zibell Farm with large trucks, bulldozers and other noisy equipment disrupting a quiet Georgetown neighborhood, the town last week won an emergency freeze on the operations. Superior Court Judge John Frazer,...
Newburyport: Essex Ensemble to Play to Raise Funds for Newbury Food Bank
NEWBURYPORT — The Essex Ensemble will perform at the Maudslay Arts Center on Saturday, Sept. 6, from 4 to 6 p.m. to raise money for the First Parish Newbury Food Pantry. The group is directed by local resident, acclaimed musician and pantry volunteer Andrew Price and...
Dementia-Friendly Equine Assisted Program
It Takes a Herd™ is a non-riding equine program for care partners and care recipients living with dementia. The goal of the program is to help care partners return to their original roles within the partnership and to strengthen the relationship through connection,...
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