I attended a continuing education course a while back entitled “Hit Man or Healer?” The course was given by a well-known leader in the dental profession. The basic premise of the course was the notion that we have a lot more science, studies and data available today...
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WREATHS across AMERICA – Honoring Veterans This Holiday Season
ROWLEY – It is not just the season for joy, but one to honor those who have served with a national wreath-laying ceremony. On the North Shore, volunteers will gather at the Rowley Burial Ground. on Saturday, December 14, at 10 a.m. Wreaths Across America, a national...
Greater Newburyport Adult and Community Education Announces Online Registration is Now Open for Winter Classes
REGIONAL – Greater Newburyport Adult and Community Education announces that online registration is now open for winter classes. The fall semester runs from January 21 through March 29 with classes running anywhere from a one-night workshop to the full eight-week...
Newburyport Coral Society
On Saturday, December 14 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, December 15 at 2:30 p.m. the Newburyport Choral Society, under the direction of Dr. Minji Kim, will perform a selection of beautiful holiday music exploring the themes of love, joy, remembrance, and spiritual...
Ruth Flora (Zieff) Mades
Ruth Flora (Zieff) Mades, of Newburyport, Massachusetts, and formerly of Georgetown, Massachusetts died peacefully on December 4, 2024 at the age of 86 surrounded by her loving family. Ruth was born in 1938, to Barney and Esther (Cohen) Zieff beach side, in Winthrop,...
State Office of the Inspector General: No Fraud, Poor Town Record Keeping – Gives Georgetown 60 Days to Change
GEORGETOWN – The state Office of the Inspector General (OIG) ordered the town of Georgetown last week to implement better controls on how employees report of their time worked, particularly when an employee is out of town hall. But Inspector General Jeffrey S. Shapiro...
Engagement Announcement – Goss & Bretton
Mr. & Mrs. George F. Connolly, Jr., formerly of Georgtown, MA, currently of Appling, GA, are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Kathleen V. Goss, to Jason G. Bretton. Katie is a Georgetown High School graduate and is currently employed at a bank...
Rowley Opposes Whittier Shared Campus
HAVERHILL – Whittier Vocational Tech Regional High School and the Northern Essex Community College (NECC) have moved a step closer to developing a shared campus that might be funded in part by the state. Ten of the 11 communities that make up the Whittier Tech...
Georgetown Special Town Meeting Monday, December 9, 7 PM State/MBTA Housing Control?
by Lonnie Brennan All Georgetown residents and visitors are urged to attend a Special Town Meeting on Monday, December 9, 2024 at 7 PM. You must be a registered voter in Georgetown to vote on the published four warrant items, which include: MORE HOUSING UNITS: Allow...
Brighter Smiles … THE ORAL/SYSTEMIC LINK 3/3
If you missed Part 1 and/or 2 of this series, you can find it at www.thetowncommon.com. The past couple weeks have been about the growing evidence that links oral and systemic disease, and the need for more collaboration between dentists and physicians. All of this,...
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