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GREATER NEWBURYPORT – For more than 30 years, the Lions Club has served hundreds of seniors Thanksgiving Dinner, providing plates piled high and more food to take home. Serenaded by Eloise Kirkpatrick, about 200 seniors gathered this year, while a dozen volunteers...
NEWBURYPORT – As walkers and joggers make their way along the Clipper City Rail Trail, the walkway divides into two paths just north of Washington Street. Both paths are wide, but are divided by a long iron beam that if you are blind or have low vision could be a...
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...
NEWBURYPORT – Anyone who has ever built a deck or porch can relate to the dilemma the city finds itself in trying to rebuild its popular boardwalk for the next quarter century. The boardwalk along the Merrimack River waterfront has deteriorated in recent years with...
Submitted by Nadine Romano-Ritche NEWBURYPORT – The Friends of the Newburyport Public Library (FOL) announced the launch of their 2026 membership renewal and recruitment campaign following a highly successful year of community support. With the help of loyal members...
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...
NEWBURYPORT – Eben Diskin is on a mission. He wants to make getting involved in community affairs something that is “cool,” not just an interesting hobby for retirees, but rather people his age. A year ago, Diskin, 35, created the Townie website and started accepting...
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...
NEWBURYPORT – When you walk along the boardwalk at the new Market Landing Park on the Merrimack River waterfront, be careful not to trip on loose boards or protruding nails. Over the past quarter century, many of the decking boards on the walkway have weathered and...
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...
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