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To the Editor: Here are my 7 wishes for the next Mayor of Newburyport: Properly paved streets, smooth enough to keep us from feeling in the seat of our pants when our vehicles have crossed a town border. Lifeguards returned to the Plum Island beachfront, so that all...
TOPSFIELD – The Topsfield Fair, America’s oldest agricultural fair, recently announced the winner of the annual Mrs. Essex County Pageant. Clarice Menesale of Danvers, received her crown during the 54th pageant, which takes place annually at the fair. Menesale took...
ROWLEY – Alan and Maureen Aulson dropped into the Rowley Veterans Association recently and asked a few members what's it all about, explaining that they had driven by many times, but simply had not stopped. The pair related that they had a wonderful time, meeting so...
NEWBURYPORT – While the First Religious Society Unitarian Universalist Church (FRSUU) on Pleasant Street is celebrating the beginning of its fourth century serving this city, it is losing its beloved minister, the Rev. Rebecca Bryan. Rev. Rebecca, who is beginning her...
NEWBURYPORT – The popular Newburyport Literary Festival will not kick off for another six months, which for some book lovers is too long. So, the festival, scheduled for April 24-26 for its 21st year, has added two events this month, featuring local authors. USA...
NEWBURYPORT – Thousands of North Shore residents came to the Bartlett Mall Saturday to participate in the No King national political rally. An estimated 3,000 people (?) lined both sides of High Street, holding signs protesting the current administration’s action and...
NEWBURYPORT – Most of the candidates for mayor and city council gathered last week at the Rip Tide on Plum Island for a meet and greet with dozens of voters over pizza hosted by The Townie, a web-based platform for local opinions, ideas and constructive debate. Both...
www.SheepDeeds.com Join the Knights of Columbus of Boxford, Byfield, Georgetown, Rowley, and beyond, at 87 E. Main Street in Georgetown, Mass., on Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025, or simply purchase a 'deed' for the 'ownership' of one square for the duration of the event. You...
NEWBURYPORT – Aquinnah Wampanoag master canoe builder Johnathan James Perry and Mashpee Wampanoag Darius Coombs launched a mishoon, a dugout canoe, in the Merrimack River on Sunday, to celebrate Indigenous People’s Day. Once a pine, it was turned into a dugout canoe...
Seed Saving Lecture at the Rowley Public Library The Rowley Library will host Gretel Anspach, a Trustee of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society and a Lifetime Master Gardener with the Massachusetts Master Gardener Association, on Tuesday, October 28 at...
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