New Record Set at Topsfield Fair Hot Dog Eating Contest
TOPSFIELD, MA – Robert McGee of Rockaway, NY, won the 7th annual Topsfield Fair Hot Dog Eating Contest on Saturday, eating 13 quarter-pound hot dogs (the equivalent of 3.5 pounds) in buns in the allotted 7-minute time. He set a new record, beating the old record set...
Sand Mining Is Not Farming
GEORGETOWN, MA – Sand mining at the 100-year-old Zibell Farm has led to a property tax change. The Board of Assessors ruled last week that the 5 acres of the 30-acre property no longer qualify for reduced farm taxes, saying the land was converted into a sand and...
Is SelectBoard Becoming ‘Dysfunctional?’
GEORGETOWN, MA – SelectBoard member Laura Repplier told Mike Donahue, another SelectBoard member, she can no longer work with him without a third-party being present. On Sept. 10, Repplier emailed him: “Mike, your initiation of this conversation and tenor of your...
Newburyport Illume Book Store ‘Kiss and Tell Book Club’ Features Love in War by Stewart Lytle
NEWBURYPORT, MA – The Kiss and Tell Book Club at the Illume Book Store in Newburyport read and discussed Stewart Lytle’s Spanish Civil War novel, Love in War. Seated from left are Erin Tennis, club leader, Stewart and Melissa Wilkinson. Standing from left are Katie...
Nvest Financial Group, LLC is Recertified in the Renowned Certification for Fiduciary Excellence
PORTSMOUTH, NH – October 3, 2025 – After undergoing its annual recertification and independent assessment of investment management processes, investment strategy implementation, and other fiduciary practices, Nvest Financial Group, LLC today announced its...
Buy Your Great Grand Sheep ‘Pebbles’ Land Rush Deed Today!
The Fun Event of the Year - at the Georgetown Knights of Columbus Join the Knights of Columbus of Boxford, Byfield, Georgetown, Rowley, and beyond, at 87 E. Main Street in Georgetown, Mass., on Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025, or simply purchase a 'deed' for the 'ownership' of...
Our Neighbors’ Table Expanding to Georgetown
GEORGETOWN – With estimates that as many as 800 residents, or 9 percent of this town’s population, may feel insecure about their or their family’s next meal, Our Neighbors’ Table (ONT) has begun studying how it can deliver food here. “There are probably more people...
Greater Newburyport YWCA Celebrates the Tenure and Legacy of John Feehan, YWCA Executive Director: 2009- 2025
NEWBURYPORT – YWCA Greater Newburyport welcomed over 140 people in celebration of John Feehan’s legacy as Executive Director at the Newburyport Community Senior Center, 9/24/25. Feehan stepped down as executive director 8/22/25, moving to a Program Officer role and...
A Night of Celebration of John Feehan’s 16 Years of Legacy as Executive Director of the Greater Newburyport YWCA
John Feehan was surrounded by friends, family, board members (past and present), donors, directors, staff, members, local dignitaries, and more at the Newburyport Community/Senior Center for an evening of remembrance, appreciation, and thanks for his 16 years of...
