This series of local businesses to encourage customers to shop local, and make people aware of the services, and talents, that we have surrounding us! Please shop local! by Kay Lee Ogden This week's business spotlight: Magic Dogland of Rowley, Mass, run by owner Kim...
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Newburyport Chamber Music Festival 25th Anniversary
The Newburyport Chamber Music Festival (NCMF) proudly announces its 2026 Summer Festival, marking 25 years of bringing world-class classical music to the North Shore. This milestone season features a repertoire balancing canonical masterpieces by Haydn, Mendelssohn,...
North Shore Musical Theater Opens Doors for Future Stars
REGIONAL − Olivia Riley caught the acting bug at Amesbury Middle School, when she performed in The Little Mermaid, the school musical. She sings in its choir and plays the trumpet in the school band. This summer she got an extraordinary opportunity to be a cast member...
New Plum Island Gateway
PLUM ISLAND – Residents and visitors to Plum Island next spring will have a new gateway to the beaches when Cobalt Development finishes building two-story condominiums at 2 Plum Island Blvd., designed for year-round living. The two luxury condos, built on the site of...
Feds May Help River Sewage Problem
REGIONAL – After years of banging on crumbling sewer pipes to get Washington’s attention about the sewage in the Merrimack River, the disaster this month of dumping millions of gallons a day of raw sewage into the river just before the 250th anniversary of...
Ucoming Maudslay Arts Center Concerts
Ucoming Maudslay Arts Center Concerts “Summer is just a brief season here in New England,” MAC Director Nicholas C. Costello said, “so come out and enjoy wonderful music at affordable prices in a spectacular natural setting.” Saturday evening at 7 p.m. come hear the...
Frank Bertolino Wins Prestigious Award
REGIONAL – Veteran Realtor Frank Bertolino has been awarded the prestigious ICON award by his company, eXp Realty, for his exceptional success in selling North Shore real estate. Bertolino, whose Salisbury-based firm, The North Shore Realty, has 37 agents, including...
LOCAL HAPPENINGS
WED. JULY 15 Rowley Library lawn 6:30PM StraightJacket (90s rock cover band): Bring a blanket or chair and relax on their beautiful front lawn while enjoying great local musicians. Free frozen treats will be provided. In case of inclement weather, the events will be...
Mello Transfer Station by the Numbers
Mello Transfer Station by the Numbers In only the first four months of operating the new solid waste transfer station located at 20 Carleton Drive in Georgetown, the Mello team continues to manage area solid waste and recycling safely and efficiently with proven...
A Midsummer Night’s Dream July 10, 11, 12, 17, 18, 19!
Event dates: July 10, 11, 12, 17, 18, 19 BEVERLY and DANVERS Step into an enchanted forest where fairies meddle in the affairs of mortals, lovers lose their way, and magic turns the ordinary into the extraordinary. The North Shore Players, a community theater in...
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- GROVELAND Statement of Robert E. Valentine Retiring Fire Chief Aug 05, 2026
- LOCAL BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT: ROWLEY’S Magic Dogland Aug 05, 2026
- A New Use for West Newbury’s Middle Street Bridge Granite Aug 05, 2026


