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NEWBURY – The Town of Newbury and the Newbury Council on Aging (COA) are pleased to share that two students in the COA's rug braiding class won top honors at this year's Topsfield Fair. Sally Ryan, of Newbury, was awarded first place and Best in Show for her...
REGIONAL – Last week, the International Latino Book Awards (ILBA) honored Stewart Lytle, a reporter for The Town Common, for his historical fiction novel, Love in War, giving it three gold medals and one silver medal. The novel, an expansive historical romance based...
REGIONAL – The Massachusetts Down Syndrome Congress (MDSC) awarded Senator Bruce Tarr, R-Gloucester, the 2024 Legislator of the Year award at its annual BuddyWalk and Family Festival in Wakefield. During Tarr's legislative career, he advocated for individuals with...
It is with great pleasure that Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) congratulates the following students on being named to the Summer 2024 Dean's List. The summer terms run from May to August. Full-time undergraduate students who have earned a minimum grade-point...
Entry Deadline October 4th TOPSFIELD – Every year the Topsfield Fair hosts a pageant for children between the ages of 5 – 8 years old to become the Junior King and Queen and serve as a representative of the Fair at local parades and other events throughout the year....
REGIONAL – This fall, the North Shore can enjoy some great music from a wide variety of musicians. Thanks to the 206th Topsfield Fair, running Oct. 4 to 14, fair goers may feel like they are in Nashville, TN enjoying the music of the southern rock band 38 Special,...
HAVERHILL – Superintendent Maureen Lynch is pleased to announce that the Culinary Arts Program at Whittier Tech has been awarded a $350,000 Massachusetts Skills Capital Grant. This spring, nearly $15 million in Skills Capital Grants were awarded to schools across the...
The University of Delaware Announces Dean's List NEWARK, DE (08/01/2024)– The following students have been named to the University of Delaware Dean's List for the Spring 2024 semester: Emma Sindoni of Georgetown, MA Cailin Kelly of Merrimac, MA Spencer Lawson of...
HAVERHILL – Superintendent Maureen Lynch is pleased to report that students in the Whitter Tech Marine Service Technology Program repaired a rescue boat for the Amesbury Fire Department. The Amesbury Fire Department's only rescue boat was out of service and had been...
REGIONAL – Since 1873, ship’s captains, fishermen and recreational boaters have used an odd looking, wooden triangle on the Salisbury side of the Merrimack River as a daytime navigational marker. Nicknamed Ben Butler’s Toothpick after the Civil War general,...
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