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Friends, It is with heavy hearts that we announce the closing of the beloved Village Pancake House. This decision was not made lightly and didn’t come easy. We would be remiss if we didn’t begin by saying thank you posthumously to George and Lillian Soffron who had...
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 Kay Lee Ogden This week's business spotlight shines on "Georgetown Barber Shop and Shaves,” 18 east main street, located in the Mason's Building. Phone: 978.352.7556 Hours: Tues: 9am-5pm, Wed-Thurs: 9am-7pm, Fri: 9am-6pm, and Sat: 9am-4pm Owner: Amanda Ross This is...
GEORGETOWN – Ellen E. Denno, 81, passed away peacefully on September 9, 2026, with her loving husband, Stephen, at her side, following a long illness. She was Stephen’s cherished wife and deeply loved companion. Born in Beverly and raised in Danvers, Ellen was the...
GEORGETOWN – The town’s Conservation Commission (ConCom) narrowly approved Alan Aulson’s plan to use his goats, volunteers armed with weed wackers and metal detectors and Essex County inmates to clean up the overgrown Community Gardens. Aulson, who owns the Great Rock...
"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...
by Kay Lee Ogden This week’s Business Spotlight shines on Gilbert Insurance Agency, of Georgetown, managed by Daniel A. Stewart, and located in the Eagle Building, 37 West Main Street, Unit #2. Dan and his lovely wife, Stephanie, are the proud parents of four...
GEORGETOWN – The town’s Community Gardens, which have been allowed to overgrow in recent years, is being made ready for a new plantings next spring thanks to a local businessman and several civic groups. This weekend, the American Legion Georgetown chapter gave Alan...
BOXFORD – Robert and Nancy King spruced up the welcoming signs to the King's Tree Farm and Nursery in West Boxford this past weekend. I stopped and asked Robert what was up, and he explained how he and his wife Nancy had just given the old signage a facelift. Robert,...
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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