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REGIONAL – Town Meetings have been busy this spring approving large and small changes. In Ipswich, Water Department Director Vicki Halmen told the Ipswich select board that the estimated cost of the new water treatment plant has increased from $35 million to $50...
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), under the Trump administration, has proposed a new federal rule that would take away habitat protections for endangered and threatened species. This comes soon after the demolition of the Pink House, seen by many as a symbol...
By Michael Dempsey Special to The Town Common GROVELAND – Last month the town announced the release of a Request for Expression of Interest or REI on the development of 150 Center Street. The town-owned parcel was purchased in 2013 and consists of 60 acres of...
REGIONAL – Last week, the Division of Marine Fisheries is enacted several changes to the commercial summer flounder management program for 2025. The changes are designed to increase the quota available to the inshore summertime fishery, maximize this resource’s value...
AMESBURY: Jessica Cortez named to the Troy University Chancellor's List. Piper Brown was named to the Dean's List at Emerson College. Safiya Tarbell elected to membership into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi BOXFORD: Valentina Knowles, was named to the Dean's List...
DANVERS – Salem State University students Alanna Niemczura and David Spalding-Aguirre are discovering 19th and 20th century artists from Danvers. Last semester they both participated in a research project for Associate Professor of Art History Gretchen Sinnett’s The...
GROVELAND – About 120 residents gathered at the Elmer Bagnall School on Monday April 28 for our Groveland Annual Town Meeting. The meeting started at 6:30 pm as scheduled without a plea for residents to come to meet the quorum of 100. The warrant was a dense tome of...
IPSWICH – Participants were hoppy to help raise funds for Rabbit House Network (rabbitnetwork.org) at the recent Bunny Yoga fundraiser at True North Ale Co. If you missed out, no worries! Melanie Simard Yoga will return to True North for another adorable fundraiser,...
Town of Wenham The town of Wenham has been a leader in the development of affordable housing. Its Chapter 40B inventory stands at nearly 12.5% and the town has proactively advanced a comprehensive master plan aimed at creating even more diversity in its housing stock....
NEWBURYPORT – Despite living in what he called “darken times,” John Feehan, executive director of the YWCA, told a large crowd last week that abandoning the mission of eliminating racism, empowering women and promoting peace, justice, freedom and dignity for all “is...
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