NEWBURY – To make Thanksgiving special, the First Parish Newbury Food Pantry had its busiest day of the year Friday, delivering and handing out turkeys along with this week’s bags of food it delivers or are picked up for 750 area households. On the last delivery day...
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New Whittier Building Hits a Buzz Saw
REGIONAL – Whittier Tech Supt. Maureen Lynch last week ran into a wall with fewer cracks than her school has as she tried to persuade town and city officials in the Whittier District to support the proposed $440 million new school building. “We have to do something,”...
“Joyful Watercolors” Found in Newbury
NEWBURY - Watercolor Interest Group of the Newburyport Art in conjunction with the Newbury Public Library, Byfield will be hosting “Joyful Watercolors” an exhibition of watercolors at the Newbury Public Library Nov. 21 through to Jan. 7, 2024. Twenty-one members of...
Pink House Supporters Blindsided
NEWBURY - When U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) announced last week that it planned to demolish the beloved Pink House on the Plum Island Turnpike, its strongest supporters were completely blindsided. The leaders of the Support the Pink House (STPH), a non-profit...
PI Grille Owner To Face Criminal Charges
PLUM ISLAND – Francis Broadbery, owner of the now closed Plum Island Grille, will face a magistrate Nov. 15 to determine if he will be charged with malicious destruction of property at the grille estimated by a private contractor to be $192,000. The Newbury Police...
Battle Brewing Over New Whittier Building
REGIONAL – A battle that may pit the residents of Haverhill against 10 other North Shore cities and towns is erupting over who will pay for the proposed new building for the Whittier Regional Vocational Technical High School. Whittier Supt. Maureen Lynch is making the...
Newbury Names David Evans as Fire Chief
NEWBURY -- The Select Board has unanimously chosen David Evans as Newbury’s next Fire Chief pending completion of successful contract negotiations. Evans currently serves as a full-time Lieutenant/EMT in the Groveland Fire Department, and as Deputy Chief with the...
P.I. Grille Owner Ordered to Fix Damage
PLUM ISLAND – Plum Island Grille owner Frances Broadberry said farewell to his remaining customers on Oct. 1 with a four-hour party that featured a cash-bar, light food and live music. The next day, Broadberry brought a crew with power tools and ripped out three bars...
Town of Merrimac Invites Community to Attend Regional Housing Workshop
Town of Merrimac Invites Community to Attend Regional Housing Workshop REGIONAL – The Town of Merrimac invites all residents and community stakeholders to share their views about housing in town at a virtual forum next month. The Merrimack Valley Planning Commission...
Whittier Tech Welcomes District Residents to Attend Building Project Information Sessions
REGIONAL – Whittier Tech invites residents in its 11 sending community to learn more about the proposed Whittier Tech Building Project during public information sessions planned in the coming months. Whittier Tech is pursuing construction of a new building to best...
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