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TOPSFIELD, Mass. – Northeast Harvest, a Buy Local Program representing almost 400 farms in Essex and Middlesex counties and supported by the Essex Agricultural Society, will host its 2026 Agricultural Conference on March 19th at the Topsfield Fairgrounds. Northeast...
NEWBURY – The annual winter tournament at the Newbury Golf Center is in rare company as one of only three other golf tournaments, led by the 1962 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, that had to postpone their conclusion because of a snow storm. The Newbury Golf Center’s...
IPSWICH – If you love golf, playing it or just watching it, Kerri O’Neill with Seaside Real Estate is offering a five-bedroom home overlooking the 12th hole of the Ipswich Country Club. This elegant home at 196 Country Club Way in Ipswich is on the market for...
You are invited to come to the Seacoast Composite Squadron Open House on Thursday, 12 March 2026, beginning at 6:30 P.M., at the Service Credit Union, 3003 Lafayette Road, Portsmouth, NH. Civil Air Patrol (CAP) is an all-volunteer auxiliary of the United States Air...
Elevated Disinfection Byproducts at Georgetown Water Department GEORGETOWN – Last Fall, residents received a detailed double-sided notice in the mail advising them the water they have been drinking has been “in violation,” on-going, since May 2025. Under the headline...
TOPSFIELD, Mass. – The Essex Agricultural Society, the organization that runs the Topsfield Fair, is proud to announce the availability of scholarships for well-rounded high school seniors in the county. These scholarships, created to support students pursuing higher...
GEORGETOWN – The Conservation Commission (ConCom) last week did not have enough members attending the scheduled meeting to make up a required voting quorum. As a result, the meeting was canceled. As a result, ConCom member Nick Lawler has asked that the commission...
GEORGETOWN – After nine years of what was described as “trials and tribulation,” Jason Mello realized his dream last week of opening the 15,000-square-foot trash transfer station. His father Greg Mello, who started the G. Mello Trash Disposal Corp. in 1978, cut the...
This week I would like to share Part 1 of "If the Ground Could Talk" as prepared by James H. Boynton Jr. The Georgetown town dump was located on East Main Street at the same spot that the now Transfer Station is located today (soon to be relocated up...
On Wednesday, March 4, from 6:00–8:00pm, Greenbelt, Essex County Farm Bureau, and American Farmland Trust will host “Planning for the Future of Your Farm,” a free, interactive workshop for Essex County farmers and farmland owners at the Topsfield Fairgrounds. A free...
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