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PLUM ISLAND – The Plum Island Turnpike, which connects the barrier island with the main land, will have to be raised three feet in most places to keep it from being inundated with water from the rising Merrimack River and the Atlantic Ocean. But improvements to the...
TOPSFIELD, Mass. – Northeast Harvest, a Buy Local Program representing almost 400 farms in Essex and Middlesex counties and supported by the Essex Agricultural Society, will host its 2026 Agricultural Conference on March 19th at the Topsfield Fairgrounds. Northeast...
TOPSFIELD, Mass. – Northeast Harvest, a Buy Local Program representing almost 400 farms in Essex and Middlesex counties and supported by the Essex Agricultural Society, will host its 2026 Agricultural Conference on March 19th at the Topsfield Fairgrounds. Northeast...
NEWBURY – The annual winter tournament at the Newbury Golf Center is in rare company as one of only three other golf tournaments, led by the 1962 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, that had to postpone their conclusion because of a snow storm. The Newbury Golf Center’s...
IPSWICH – If you love golf, playing it or just watching it, Kerri O’Neill with Seaside Real Estate is offering a five-bedroom home overlooking the 12th hole of the Ipswich Country Club. This elegant home at 196 Country Club Way in Ipswich is on the market for...
You are invited to come to the Seacoast Composite Squadron Open House on Thursday, 12 March 2026, beginning at 6:30 P.M., at the Service Credit Union, 3003 Lafayette Road, Portsmouth, NH. Civil Air Patrol (CAP) is an all-volunteer auxiliary of the United States Air...
TOPSFIELD, Mass. – The Essex Agricultural Society, the organization that runs the Topsfield Fair, is proud to announce the availability of scholarships for well-rounded high school seniors in the county. These scholarships, created to support students pursuing higher...
On Wednesday, March 4, from 6:00–8:00pm, Greenbelt, Essex County Farm Bureau, and American Farmland Trust will host “Planning for the Future of Your Farm,” a free, interactive workshop for Essex County farmers and farmland owners at the Topsfield Fairgrounds. A free...
At about 3:00 p.m. 'ish on a clear cool day, photographer Bjorn Krammer, ebirder and hobbyist took this photo of SNOWY OWL near the Salisbury State Reservation across the water in the Plum Island area. We thank Bjorn for sharing his photos with our readers!
NEWBURY – The First Parish Church already taps the sun’s rays to grow vegetables in its gardens at the rear of the church lot. Now the church’s food bank is turning to the sun again for power to operate its freezers and refrigerators that store the food it distributes...
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