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Every January, thousands of Christmas trees are dragged to curbsides or forgotten behind garages—symbols of a season that passed too quickly. But for one small family farm in Georgetown, Massachusetts, those trees tell a very different story. For the 8th consecutive...
A few of the headlines from our 2025 coverage: Newburyport Company Lands $462,700 Federal Grant Federal tax dollars given to Crystal Engineering Co., Inc. in Newburyport, a CNC machining company servicing many industries including aerospace will receive $462,700 to...
NEWBURYPORT – The organizers for the popular Belleville Roots Concert Series want to know what performers their fans would like them to rebook for the future. In their end-of-the-year newsletter, they ask: “What was your favorite show?!? We are already hard at work...
NEWBURYPORT – Parker Jackson, an intern at the Custom House Maritime Museum, had been working at the museum for about a year and a half when he was dispatched last month to organize the paintings and artifacts in the museum’s attic. The great, great grandson of George...
News Shared via Ilene Harnch-Grady, YWCA Greater Newburyport YWCA Greater Newburyport will soon be able to flip the switch and turn on 321 solar panels to supply almost 30% of the power needed for its newest affordable housing project YWCA Residences at Ingalls Court....
NEWBURYPORT – Winter class registration is now open: art, music, paleontology, writing, gardening, world languages, yoga, tai chi, dancing, SAT prep, haiku, geneology, and so much more. All classes have limited space and can fill up quickly so register today to grab...
NEWBURYPORT – The town’s Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) closed the public hearing last week on the proposed Plaza Landing building that will replace the vacant Kmart store with 212 new apartments. The five-member board, which has little wiggle room to deny approval...
REGIONAL – Thousands gathered throughout the region last Saturday to participate in Wreaths Across America programs to honor veterans this holiday season. A Christmas wreath is laid at the base of each veterans grave, thanks to the generous donations of those who...
REGIONAL – The Newburyport Black History Initiative (NBHI), in celebrating the great liberator, William Lloyd Garrison last week, honored an unsung local heroine who persuaded the school committee in the late 1950s that Black-faced minstrel shows created false...
REGIONAL – With the long federal government shutdown that threatened to shut off SNAP food assistance, there has been a lot of focus on the dozens of food pantries for people in our area. But what about food and supplies for pets? Shayna Gatautis and Toni Knott, both...
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