BYFIELD − The Friends of the Newbury Town Library is hosting a Plant Sale on Saturday, May 16, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the library, 0 Lunt St., Byfield. The fundraiser typically attract hundreds of plant enthusiasts and gardeners. Drop by to check out the...
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Newbury Historic Home Damaged by Fire
NEWBURY – A few days before the town of Newbury designated the small neighborhood surrounding the Lower Green as a historic district, the back rooms of one of the new district’s most prominent historic homes were damaged by a fire. On April 30, the Newbury Fire...
Pink House Touches All Ages
Editor’s Note: Rylee’s last name is being withheld PLUM ISLAND TURNPIKE – At seven years old, Rylee W. remembers calling out a greeting to the Pink House whenever her family drove by it to their Plum Island home. She loved to see the birds on the roof of the...
The Friends of the Newbury Town Library in Byfield Plant Sale, Sat. May 16
The Friends of the Newbury Town Library is hosting a Plant Sale on Saturday, May 16, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the library, 0 Lunt St., Byfield. The fundraiser typically attract hundreds of plant enthusiasts and gardeners. Drop by to check out the hundreds of...
Shane W. Faircloth
Shane W. Faircloth, 37, of Barrington, NH, formally of Rowley, MA, passed away peacefully after a brief battle with cancer. Shane was born on April 28, 1988, grew up in Rowley and attended Triton Regional High School. Shane worked for Domino’s until he became a...
Free Books – Jewish American Heritage Month in May
Books are the mirrors and windows to the world for children. They stimulate children’s imaginations while educating them in meaningful ways. Books unlock the world for children, build bridges of understanding amongst them, and introduce children to something new. It...
North Shore Chamber to Celebrate 2026 Honor Scholars
The North Shore Chamber of Commerce presents its 2026 Honor Scholars Recognition Dinner on Thursday, May 14, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the DoubleTree Hilton in Danvers. The North Shore Chamber’s Honor Scholars Recognition Dinner celebrates the top 3 percent of students in...
‘Drop Dead!’ – North Shore Players – Danvers, Mass.
Submitted by Martin Fucio The North Shore Players, a community theater in Danvers, presents the comedy-murder-mystery “Drop Dead!” A cast of has-been actors, led by an insane director, is trying to stage a murder-mystery. Then the real murders happen. It’s at Hogan...
Mello’s First Months Go Smoothly
GEORGETOWN – The only issue at the new G. Mello Disposal Corp.’s Transfer Station since it opened two months ago was one lithium battery caught fire. The fire was put out in minutes, even before the Georgetown Fire Department arrived minutes later, by a highly...
Sign May Help Heal Pink House Community
PLUM ISLAND TURNPIKE – Last week the Town of Newbury installed an anonymously donated sign commemorating the 100 years the Pink House stood along this highway. Under a replica of local artist Kathy Culbert’s painting of the house, the sign reads: “The Pink House....
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