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NEWBURYPORT – An island-wide celebration of live music and community: PlumFest! PlumFest is a non-profit volunteer-run organization incorporated as a charitable foundation to bring local musicians, island residents and visitors together to showcase the natural beauty...
GEORGETOWN – Board of Selectmen Chairman Robert Hoover (rhoover@georgetownma.gov) opened last week's meeting with a brief update regarding the court-ordered temporary shutdown of the sand mining operation that was taking place without permits and oversight at 214...
I had the opportunity to pay a visit to Anything Grows organic farm and nursery in Salisbury and meet with Rijk Gupta and Maura Desfosses. Rijk and I studied Plant and Soil Sciences at UMass-Amherst and were inspired by professor Allen Barker to advocate for and...
Seacoast Composite Squadron Open House on Thursday, 18 September 2025, beginning at 6:30 P.M., at the Service Credit Union, 3003 Lafayette Road, Portsmouth, NH. The Portsmouth Squadron was founded in 1941 and is the longest continuously Operational CAP Squadron in New...
PORTSMOUTH – You are invited to come to the Seacoast Composite Squadron Open House on Thursday, 18 September 2025, beginning at 6:30 P.M., at the Service Credit Union, 3003 Lafayette Road, Portsmouth, NH. Civil Air Patrol (CAP) is an all-volunteer auxiliary of the...
NEWBURYPORT – For its 21st year, the Newburyport Documentary Film Festival returns to inform, uplift and entertain from Sept. 26 to 28, featuring 35 films from local, national and international filmmakers. A record 24 filmmakers will attend to interact with the...
REGIONAL – Yankee Homecoming is not just a summer extravaganza. The popular event is launching its first Chowder Fest on Oct 12 for a full day of crafters, live music, a beverage garden, and of course, chowder tasting. At the waterfront’s Promenade Park, Newburyport...
ROWLEY (via Oxford, MAINE!) – Maine's biggest races take place at the Oxford Plains Speedway, and intense action took place two weeks ago where Eddie MacDonald of Rowley attempted to regain his top slot in the Oxford 250. MacDonald had previously achieved two...
SALISBURY – The BPC Praise Band closed the 2025 Christian Concert Series at Salisbury Beach last week. The free event is promoted by Tom Saab of Tom Saab Real Estate (tomsaabrealestate.com) and Christian Film Productions (christianfilmproductions.org). The 10-week...
Cruisin’ the ‘50s returned to downtown Newburyport for its 13th year, drawing large crowds. We reported on the event last week, but limited space prevented us from sharing more photographs of the event. Reporter Stewart Lytle snapped a lot of shots of folks taking in...
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