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BOXFORD − The Masconomet Regional Scholarship Foundation proudly announced the distribution of 110 scholarships totaling $228,000 to graduating seniors of Masconomet Regional High School at its recent annual awards ceremony. The scholarships, awarded during a...
REGIONAL – Someday in the near future, heart patients with a genetic hole in their heart that needs to be repaired, may have their heart surgery done by a robot – thanks to the creativity, tenacity and hard work of four female students at Austin Preparatory School....
BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT AND EXCLUSIVE DISCOUNT by Kay Lee Ogden This is a new weekly series of local businesses, to encourage the community to shop local and make consumers aware of services and talents within the community. This week’s spotlight focuses on "Vita Bella...
GEORGETOWN – A simmering feud over the last few weeks at the top of town government has been kicked upstairs to the state Attorney General. The issue is whether Town Administrator Orlando Pacheco exceeded his authority in his abrupt firing of conservation agent...
Elevated Disinfection Byproducts at Georgetown Water Department (We periodically re-run this reminder.) 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,”...
GEORGETOWN – The town’s Conservation Commission (ConCom) is looking for an agent to replace Michele Grenier, who was fired in April in a disputed action by Town Administrator Orlando Pacheco. The ConCom formed a hiring subcommittee to recruit and interview candidates...
First Congregational Church Georgetown Tuesday, June 23rd 6 - 8 P.M.
by George Comiskey Georgetown, Mass. I was glad to see Roger Mercaldi being honored with a Hometown Heroes banner on Library Street in Georgetown for his time in the Merchant Marine and U.S. Naval Reserve during the Vietnam War era. It was a difficult time period when...
GEORGETOWN – Georgetown Selectman Mike Donahue asked what many thought was a simple, reasonable question: What was the process used to fire ConCom Agent Michèle Grenier? He pointed out both on camera and in writing that the process as he could observe, did not...
by Lonnie Brennan Rains cancelled many parades in the region, but in Boxford and Georgetown, like elsewhere, Memorial Day remembrance ceremonies shifted indoors, as together, we honored those veterans who gave their lives in defense of our liberties. In Boxford, Ian...
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