By Gabe DiSaverio Founder of TheSpicyShark.com You ever have a dream that lives in your bones for so long, it feels like a part of who you are? That’s what has been to me since I first saw it at eight years old. The music, the suspense, the characters—Brody, Hooper,...
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Plum Island: 2 Women Mourned
PLUM ISLAND – Many details have yet to be released regarding the deaths of two young women described as best friends, Dahiana Canas, 25 of East Boston, and Vanessa Correa, 25 of Lynn, who drowned off Plum Island Point last week. Did they go to the beach to swim, or...
Plant Matters
by Ida Wye Essex Tech aboriculture accomplished a real milestone this spring when there nascent Maplewood Arboretum was certified. This remarkable achievement for a public education institution will inspire and educate the present and future students and the...
James J. McCarthy Appointed President of Newburyport Bank
NEWBURYPORT – Lloyd L. Hamm, Jr., President and CEO of River Run Bancorp, MHC, together with the Boards of River Run and Newburyport Bank, are pleased to announce the appointment of James J. McCarthy as President and Chief Operating Officer of Newburyport Bank,...
Storm Surge Presents Expert Discussion on Coastal Flood Risks in Newburyport
NEWBURYPORT – Storm Surge will host "High Stakes at High Tide: Understanding Coastal Flood Risks" on Thursday, June 12, 2025, from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM at the Newburyport Senior/Community Center, 331 High Street. The event features Katie Giannakopoulos, Coastal Dynamics...
Pentucket Fine & Performing Arts Chair David Schumacher Honored as 2026 GRAMMY Music Educator Award Quarterfinalist
Superintendent Dr. Justin Bartholomew and the Pentucket Regional School District are proud to announce that Fine & Performing Arts Chair David Schumacher has been named a 2026 GRAMMY Music Educator Award Quarterfinalist. The Music Educator Award recognizes current...
‘The Graduation Address I will Probably Never Be Asked to Deliver’
by Kevin McCormick Special to The Town Common Congratulations to all of you and thank you for having me here at one of your major life achievements. We humans need ceremonies to mark milestones but then we humans must move on. To the next thing. Whatever that is will...
YWCA Greater Newburyport Celebrates Opening of Their New 48 Units of Senior Housing in Methuen
YWCA Greater Newburyport, in collaboration with Element Care Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE), a non-profit healthcare organization helping older adults live safely and comfortably in their homes, celebrated the opening of 48 units of senior...
Small Gift, Big Impact
NEWBURYPORT – While walking to a friend’s house with her dog and older brother a few days ago, Charlotte Bogorad watched an ambulance and fire truck with flashing lights pull up at a nearby home. “I saw it was the house my brother Will’s teacher lived in,” Charlotte...
The Pink House Backers Honored For the Fight
NEWBURYPORT – The Pink House was demolished March 11 by its last owner, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, but the community continues to recognize the efforts of the non-profit group of indefatigable volunteers, the Supporters of the Pink House (STPH), who tried...
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