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IPSWICH – The Special Town Meeting last week approved all articles, honored a native son, who has been a policeman for 32 years, chief for 17, and put cats on notice that they may not be rowdy. The cat bylaw, which passed 140 to 18, placed cats on an even keel with...
IPSWICH − The Town Common's Julianne DeSantis poses (left) with her 4-year-old son Lorenzo in front of a giant blow up Halloween Cat in Henry Bear's Toy Store on Market Street. The pair had joined the downtown Trick or Treat festivities, including visiting Ann of...
IPSWICH –The SelectBoard voted last week to accept $390,000 from the federal Emergency Management Administration that will be used to hire two additional firefighters for the 19-person fire department for three years. But it was unclear if the town might have to...
IPSWICH − Last week's Trunk or Treat event at the Ipswich YMCA included many familiar faces giving out treats, including those shown below:
TOPSFIELD − Wood Lancaster of Topsfield now holds the Topsfield Fair record for the largest Giant Pumpkin grown in Massachusetts. Lancaster’s pumpkin topped the scales at 2,598 lbs. at the 42nd annual All New England Giant Pumpkin Weigh-Off. The record had been set...
GEORGETOWN − Ben Swartz will debut his solo album, Sacred Voices of the Cello, on Friday October 16th, with pre-releases now available at benjaminswartz. bandcamp.com/album/sacred- voices-of-the-cello. On 10/16, the album will be available for purchase on Amazon and...
REGIONAL – A Plum Island resident, “fed up” with watching sewage flow down the river, polluting the island waters and the Parker River Wildlife Sanctuary, has started a petition with almost 2,000 signatures urging state and local officials to “take decisive action...
On the 21st of September, Leon Purington passed away, or as he would say, went to the Great Beyond. He leaves behind many people he met over his hundred years of life who were touched by his kindness and inspired by the way he lived his life. His family is very...
by Lenny Mirra Former Mass.State Rep. IPSWICH, Mass. – Dan Kelly of Ipswich has filed a written complaint with the Massachusetts Office of Campaign and Political Finance (OCPF), asking the agency to review contributions reported by the Committee to Elect Kristin...
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