The Town Common

Local Students Graduate From College of the Holy Cross

WORCESTER — Holy Cross celebrated nearly 755 bachelor of arts degree recipients at its 176th Commencement held in person on Friday, May 27 at the DCU Center in Worcester. Acclaimed writer and infectious disease physician Abraham Verghese delivered this year's address...

Ipswich Contractor sentenced for $1.8 million payroll tax scheme

BOSTON – An Ipswich man who owned and operated numerous businesses in the state was sentenced to a year of home confinement and three years of supervised release for manipulating his payroll to evade over $1.8 million in taxes. George Vasiliades, 58, was also ordered...

Director of Public Health Colleen Fermon and the Town of Ipswich wish to remind Ipswich residents of important safety tips to avoid mosquito and tick bites

IPSWICH — Town of Ipswich reminds residents of important safety tips to avoid mosquito and tick bites. According to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, mosquito bites in the state typically result in skin irritation and itching. However, serious viruses...

Ipswich Fire Department Looking For Part-Time Members

IPSWICH — The Ipswich Fire Department is holding a recruitment drive as it looks for a few dedicated men and women to join its Call Firefighter Department. Members of the Call Force receive full firefighter training, ranging from fire suppression to emergency first...

Lectures at the Ipswich Museum Focus on Economics

IPSWICH – Join the Ipswich Museum in June for two enlightening lectures. On June 6 at noon, we welcome speaker Carroll Perry for our Bag Lunch Series. He will discuss Modern Monetary Theory: Can We Print Our Way to Happiness. Carroll taught economics at Philips...

Students Named to the University of Vermont Dean’s List

BURLINGTON, VT -- The following students have been named to the dean's list for the spring 2022 semester at the University of Vermont: Nathan Blanchard, Data Science major, from Merrimac is in the College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences. Naomi Clark,...

Ipswich Resident Graduates from Curry College

MILTON — On Sunday, May 22, Curry College honored 661 graduates from the Class of 2022 in its 142nd Commencement celebration. The ceremony was held at the Xfinity Center in Mansfield, Mass., with family members, friends, alumni, faculty, and staff, among other Curry...

Should Historic Mansion Become Corporate Campus?

IPSWICH — The Waldingfield estate has undergone major changes since it was first built along the Ipswich River in 1638. Historic Ipswich notes that every hundred years the property has been transformed with relocation, expansion and a devasting fire in the 1920s. In...

Topsfield Resident is Salutatorian at St. John’s Prep Commencement

DANVERS — St. John’s Preparatory School held its 112th Commencement exercises recently as Headmaster Edward P. Hardiman, Ph.D. conferred diplomas upon 268 seniors during an outdoor ceremony held on the School’s campus. The program captured the determination and hope...

St. John’s Prep Announces Academic Honors for Third Quarter 2021-2022

DANVERS — St. John’s Prep recently announced the names of students who earned academic honors for the third quarter of the 2021–2022 school year. Students who qualified for the Headmaster’s List earned grades of A- or above in all courses; students who qualified for...