Whittier Caution

HAVERHILL – They're back! Whittier Regional Vocational School has re-grouped to begin pushing a new tax increase on towns to fund a new school. The re-constituted building committee will be reaching out and making recommendations. Why the "Caution" alert? Because the...

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Georgetown Water: Health Notice

by Lonnie Brennan GEORGETOWN – Residents received a double-side printed letter last week advising them the water they have been drinking has been “in violation,” on-going, since May 2025. The letter, however, states that “this is not an emergency. If it had been an...

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Plant Matters: The Monarch Gardener

In conversation with The Monarch Gardner. I had the pleasure of meeting with Katie Banks Hone (aka, The Monarch Gardener) at her shop and nursery at Nutter Farm at 180 Ipswich Rd, Topsfield. I was deeply saddened by the death of Jane Goodall and asked Katie if she had...

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GEORGETOWN SELECTWOMAN KEEPING HER CANINE COMPANION

Despite a court order to hand over her dog, Daphne, to her soon-to-be ex-husband, Georgetown Selectwoman Rachel Bancroft has not done so and has appealed First Justice of the Essex Division of the Probate and Family Court Judge Frances M. Giordano's decree. Bancroft...

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UPDATE: GEORGETOWN SAND MINING OPERATION

Todd Champlain (excavator) and Kathy Potter (land owner of the 100-year-old Zibell Farm) are presenting contrasting stories to authorities, with Champlain now awaiting an early December court date, and Potter offering her former farm-turned-sand-mining operation for...

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$39/Month Increase for Retiree Premiums

GEORGETOWN - Health insurance premiums are going up for retired municipal employees. Currently retirees pay $223/month for their Medex insurance. The new rate will be $262.12 per month (Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare gap coverage), according to Town Administrator...

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Happy Veterans Day to All of Us!

by Kay Ogden Georgetown Please honor all our veterans and their families and help younger generations understand the contributions and sacrifices made by our parents and grandparents, and other family members, both in the past and present. All of us are so fortunate...

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American Legion Flags for the Faithful

Members of the Georgetown American Legion joined with Maureen Cannon of St. Mary’s Church in a flag-raising ceremony that the Legion performed to replace the huge flag flying on the church’s north lawn, adjacent to Rte. 133 (Andover Street) last Saturday. “We’re glad...

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