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PLUM ISLAND – The character of residences on this 11-mile barrier island has been undergoing major change over the last decade. Once a popular vacation destination where people from all over the Northeast rented cottages to enjoy the beach. Sunburned, hungry and...
REGIONAL – The Town Common newspaper welcomes Nate Allard, the former president of the Greater Newburyport Chamber of Commerce and Industry, to its team as a senior Newburyport and Salisbury advertising sales consultant. Born in Newburyport and raised in Salisbury,...
REGIONAL – Please come sing with us in our 91st year! The Newburyport Choral Society (NCS) is a non-auditioned community chorus that welcomes singers of all ag-es from Essex County, southern NH, and the seacoast area. Register now to sing selections from Felix...
A group called Partners in Democracy will be coming to the Georgetown Peabody Library on Saturday, January 10 at 10:00 am to speak about the ballot questions that will be on the ballot later this year. Some of the issues covered will be: Fairer legislative pay...
GEORGETOWN - Members of Georgetown’s Rene J. Gagnon American Legion Post #211 recently gathered to present a donation to the Georgetown Council on Aging (COA). This contribution recognizes the COA’s invaluable service to local seniors and veterans, including their...
Every January, thousands of Christmas trees are dragged to curbsides or forgotten behind garages—symbols of a season that passed too quickly. But for one small family farm in Georgetown, Massachusetts, those trees tell a very different story. For the 8th consecutive...
Georgetown Public Library A group called Partners in Democracy will be coming to Georgetown on Saturday, January 10 at 10:00 am to speak about the ballot questions that will be on the ballot next year. Some of the issues covered will be: • Fairer legislative pay...
A few of the headlines from our 2025 coverage: Newburyport Company Lands $462,700 Federal Grant Federal tax dollars given to Crystal Engineering Co., Inc. in Newburyport, a CNC machining company servicing many industries including aerospace will receive $462,700 to...
REGIONAL – Thousands gathered throughout the region last Saturday to participate in Wreaths Across America programs to honor veterans this holiday season. A Christmas wreath is laid at the base of each veterans grave, thanks to the generous donations of those who...
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