In December, Newbury Town Library is holding its 5th annual Hat and Mitten/Glove Drive to benefit Pettengill House. Started in 2021, the library has collected over 500 hats and mittens/gloves from the community. Donations are accepted at the Main Desk of the Library...
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Local Artists Exhibit at Illume Book Store
REGIONAL – Just in time for the holidays, five local artists are displaying their paintings on the walls of the backroom gallery at Illume Book Store, off Market Square in Newburyport. Two have hung their work in Jen Perry’s gallery this fall. The other three are at...
Ferries on the Merrimack Coming
MERRIMACK RIVER – By the summer of 2027, a fun outing would be to hop on one of three brightly colored Merrimack Valley Regional Transit Authority (MeVa) ferries and ride for free up and down this powerful river. The solar-powered catamarans will be 33 feet long and...
Jane Merrow and Bonnie Shultz Recognized
REGIONAL – Two veteran food bank leaders have been honored for their efforts to fight food insecurity in the Merrimack Valley. Jane Merrow who heads the First Parish Church Food Pantry in Newbury, and Bonnie Schultz, the volunteer director of the Among Friends Meal...
Cole Landscaping on 133, Rowley: Giant Santa, Lots of Trucks! Nov. 22nd
ROWLEY - Drop over to Cole's Landscaping on Saturday, Nov. 22 between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. and put your little hands on some great trucks, and be sure to have your parents snap a photo of you with the 26' tall Santa. "It’s going to be a fun family day featuring a food...
Greater Newburyport Adult and Community Education Jingle and Mingle Event
Greater Newburyport Adult and Community Education will be hosting a Jingle & Mingle event on Tuesday, December 2nd from 5:30 – 8 pm upstairs at the Grog Restaurant. Guests can expect music from the Chuck Walker Trio, light bites and a cash bar. Tickets are $35 per...
Whittier Caution
HAVERHILL – They're back! Whittier Regional Vocational School has re-grouped to begin pushing a new tax increase on towns to fund a new school. The re-constituted building committee will be reaching out and making recommendations. Why the "Caution" alert? Because the...
Newbury Fire Department Responds to Fire at Bob Lobster Restaurant
NEWBURY — The Newbury Fire Department and mutual aid partners responded to and extinguished a fire at Bob Lobster on the Plum Island Turnpike on Saturday evening. On Saturday, Nov. 15, at just after 4 p.m., the Newbury Fire Department was called to 49 Plum Island...
Newbury Golf Center Adds High Tech Fun
NEWBURY – You’re an avid golfer, but can’t play St. Andrews or Pebble Beach this year? The Newbury Golf Center has the next best thing. Less than a mile off Interstate 95 on Scotland Road, the 27-acre driving range has added Top Tracer technology and monitors on all...
Plant Matters: The Monarch Gardener
In conversation with The Monarch Gardner. I had the pleasure of meeting with Katie Banks Hone (aka, The Monarch Gardener) at her shop and nursery at Nutter Farm at 180 Ipswich Rd, Topsfield. I was deeply saddened by the death of Jane Goodall and asked Katie if she had...
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