ROWLEY – Solace for Stephanie last week auctioned off a basketball signed by every member of the World Champion Boston Celtics, earning the charity that cares for cancer patients an additional $5,250. In total, the non-profit Solace’s 14th annual Comedy Night raised...
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Greater Newburyport Adult and Community Education Classes
Greater Newburyport Adult and Community Education will once again be offering SAT Prep classes this winter for college bound high schoolers as well as ESL classes. SAT Prep Math will be held on Tuesdays, beginning January 21. SAT Prep English begins on Thursday,...
Brighter Smiles … “IT’S JUST A CLEANING”
This is a phrase we hear far too frequently when patients call to cancel or change their dental hygiene appointments. When the patient is told that there are no open hygiene appointments for 4-6 months, the response is often, “Oh, that’s okay, it’s just a cleaning.”...
Brighter Smiles … ARE YOU A FREAK OF NATURE?
I attended a continuing education course a while back entitled “Hit Man or Healer?” The course was given by a well-known leader in the dental profession. The basic premise of the course was the notion that we have a lot more science, studies and data available today...
WREATHS across AMERICA – Honoring Veterans This Holiday Season
ROWLEY – It is not just the season for joy, but one to honor those who have served with a national wreath-laying ceremony. On the North Shore, volunteers will gather at the Rowley Burial Ground. on Saturday, December 14, at 10 a.m. Wreaths Across America, a national...
Greater Newburyport Adult and Community Education Announces Online Registration is Now Open for Winter Classes
REGIONAL – Greater Newburyport Adult and Community Education announces that online registration is now open for winter classes. The fall semester runs from January 21 through March 29 with classes running anywhere from a one-night workshop to the full eight-week...
Rowley Opposes Whittier Shared Campus
HAVERHILL – Whittier Vocational Tech Regional High School and the Northern Essex Community College (NECC) have moved a step closer to developing a shared campus that might be funded in part by the state. Ten of the 11 communities that make up the Whittier Tech...
Georgetown Special Town Meeting Monday, December 9, 7 PM State/MBTA Housing Control?
by Lonnie Brennan All Georgetown residents and visitors are urged to attend a Special Town Meeting on Monday, December 9, 2024 at 7 PM. You must be a registered voter in Georgetown to vote on the published four warrant items, which include: MORE HOUSING UNITS: Allow...
Brighter Smiles … THE ORAL/SYSTEMIC LINK 3/3
If you missed Part 1 and/or 2 of this series, you can find it at www.thetowncommon.com. The past couple weeks have been about the growing evidence that links oral and systemic disease, and the need for more collaboration between dentists and physicians. All of this,...
Hair Heir: Barbershop Owner Rocco DiTullio II Cuts the Hair of his Grandson, Rocco IV Who’s Sitting on His Dad, Rocco III, as Family Members Look On
Four Generations: Rocco IV sits on his dad's lap (Rocco III), while Rocco II cuts his grandson's hair in time for his First Communion. Great grandfather John Caputo (background) tends to one of many loyal customers at Rocco's Barber Shop at...
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- Winter Class Registration Dec 18, 2025
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