BEVERLY – June 24, 2025 North Shore REALTORS® (NSR) has released housing data for May 2025. In May, the condominium market rebounded in nearly every way except closed sales. Condo prices for 2025 have been flat year to date compared to 2024, but May showed a strong...
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SALISBURY BEACH THIS WEEKEND
JULY 3rd Pre 4th of July Beach party - 7:15 - 10 PM JULY 4th: PET PARADE Starts at 6 p.m. JULY 4th: Fourth of July Concert featuring Ft. Billy D & the Rock-Its: 7:30 - 10 PM JULY 5th: Music: Scott Brown and the Diplomats 7:30 - 10 PM ...
Georgetown SelectBoard Ousts ConCom Chair
GEORGETOWN – In the ongoing battle over control of the town’s environmental agency, three members of the SelectBoard voted last week to oust the current chair because she would not commit to resign as chair. The SelectBoard was trying to fill three vacant seats on the...
Georgetown SelectBoard Chairman Hoover In His Own Words
GEORGETOWN – After hearing from several residents about the way SelectBoard Chair Robert Hoover voted on reappointing Conservation Commission Chair Chris Candia, we asked him for a more in-depth explanation. Here is his response: “I’m not surprised...
An Open Letter to the Georgetown SelectBoard
GEORGETOWN – Amy Graffum, a member of the Conservation Commission, sent this letter to the SelectBoard, complaining about SelectBoard member Michael Donahue’s threat to file charges against fellow board member Rachel Bancroft. SelectBoard Chair Robert Hoover read this...
Editor’s Notes on the Lastest SelectBoard / Conservation Commission Interactions
'Clearly the room was stacked: Candia vs. Repplier/Pacheco, Dawes, Donahue, LaMonica, and Twiss, and then Hoover.' UPDATED 7/8/2025 GEORGETOWN – After reading the nearby articles regarding the recent Georgetown SelectBoard's interactions with the Conservation...
Town Trucks Line Up at Mello’s New Roadbed
GEORGETOWN – Three Georgetown large dump trucks and two Georgetown pickup trucks were on site last Friday as the entire Carlton Drive roadway - full-width, all the way to a turn-around circle at the future Mello Trash Transfer Station underwent a rebuild. In addition...
Firehouse Center for the Arts – Legally Blonde the Musical,
NEWBURYPORT Firehouse Center for the Arts - Legally Blonde the Musical, Friday, July 8 from 7 - 9 p.m., Sat. July 5, 2 - 4 pm and 7-9 pm., and running through July 18. Tickets/info: firehouse.org
Newburyport Lantern Festival Returns to Bartlett Mall this Weekend
NEWBURYPORT – The Newburyport Lantern Festival will be held this Saturday, June 28, at Bartlett Mall. Come launch a lantern in honor of a memory or hope for the future. The annual festival, which promotes ovarian awareness cancer, begins at 6:30 p.m. with the...
‘Remembering the Women Who Raised America’
NEWBURYPORT – A new interpretative sign was dedicated last week on Juneteenth to honor Black domestic workers who worked historically in Newburyport, with special recognition given to Caroline C. Cottrell. The title of this interpretative sign was “Remembering the...
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