In conversation with Matthew Martin of Restoration Horticulture, The Native Plant Podcast, and teacher of Arboriculture at Essex Tech. Matthew grew up in Salem, Mass., in a neighborhood with a view of the power plant, to loving parents who worked in factories. His...
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Groveland CPA Town Meeting Projects
by Mike Dempsey Voters at the town meeting this year on April 28 will be presented with a decision on four Community Preservation projects for approval. The first is a project to approve environmental testing at a historic former mill building at 46 Washington St. for...
Groveland’s New Pickle Ball and Tennis Courts
by Mike Dempsey Groveland’s own Pickle Ball and Tennis Court facility opened to the public earlier this month. The facility, located in the Pines Recreation Area, was built and completed in 2024 with Community Preservation funds. The facility will be available for...
Interim Town Manager Needed
IPSWICH – At a time when it is facing several challenges, including building state-mandated affordable housing, Ipswich needs a new town manager. Stephen Craine, who is finishing his third year of a three-year contract, announced last week that he is leaving at the...
Newburyport: Soothing Immigration Fears
Newburyport: Soothing Immigration Fears Police Officers Will Not Work with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement NEWBURYPORT – While undocumented persons are being whisked away to jails in the U.S. and abroad, Marshall Matthew Simons told the city’s Human Rights...
Whittier to Hold Reunion for First Three Classes
HAVERHILL – The first three graduating classes ever at Whittier Regional Vocational High School will be celebrating their reunions together at 6 p.m. on Sept. 27 at Roma Restaurant. The classes of 1974, 1975 and 1976 are invited to join their classmates and enjoy the...
Newburyport Police Seek Information After Pedestrian Was Struck by Vehicle
NEWBURYPORT – City Marshal Matthew Simons reports that the Newburyport Police Department is investigating after a pedestrian was struck by a vehicle Friday afternoon on Low Street. Officers were called to the area of 232 Low St. around 3:12 p.m. Friday, April 18,...
Georgetown Candidate’s Forum: NEW DATE!
GEORGETOWN – The Town Common invites all contetested and uncontested candidates for the upcoming election to kindly participate in a televised forum on Wednesday, April 23 from 7 :00 P.M. (sharp) to 8:30 P.M. The event will take place in the third floor meeting room...
Who Sent the $6 Million Override Letter?
Who Sent the $6 Million Override Letter? Some residents of Georgetown received what has been called a “near-anonymous letter” urging them to vote for the upcoming $6+ million Proposition 2 1/2 tax increase/override next month. The letter stated that it came...
Art Needed for “A Lasting Impression: The Printmaking Show”
TOPSFIELD – Slow River Studio invites area printmaking artists to submit up to three pieces of art for inclusion in its May 2025 show, “A Lasting Impression.” The deadline is Friday, April 25, and artists can submit their works at slowriverstudio.com/gallery. The show...
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