Merrimack Valley (Regional Transit) Authority Turns 50

REGIONAL – MEVA, the fare-free bus line that serves northeast Massachusetts, turned 50 last week with a celebration at the new McGovern Transportation Center. In 1974, the Massachusetts legislature created 10 regional transit authorities to take over for failing...

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Brighter Smiles … ADULT SLEEP

Last week was teenager sleep patterns and issues. This week we start a conversation about how our sleep needs and potential issues as adults. We all do better when we get good quality sleep. For some people though, sleep quality is consistently poor. There are many...

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Newburyport Bank Charitable Foundation

AMESBURY - The Penttengill House The Newburyport Bank Charitable Foundation has donated $25,000 to The Pettengill House, Inc., headquartered in Amesbury, MA, as a Community Champion Year-Long Sustaining Partner Sponsor. The grant will help enable the organization to...

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Will $1 Million Save the Iconic Pink House?

NEWBURY – If the old adage that ‘money talks’ is still true, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (FW&S) may have a reason to reconsider its plans to demolish the Pink House. An anonymous local Pink House supporter has pledged in what is called a “game changer,”...

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Gold Medals for Love in War

REGIONAL – Last week, the International Latino Book Awards (ILBA) honored Stewart Lytle, a reporter for The Town Common, for his historical fiction novel, Love in War, giving it three gold medals and one silver medal. The novel, an expansive historical romance based...

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Nov. 2: Newburyport: Author David S. Brody

Saturday, November 2, 5:00PM To celebrate the release of his latest novel, author David S. Brody will launch and sign The Essex Junta: Newburyport and the 3 World Wars at the Jabberwocky Bookshop, 50 Water Street, on Saturday, November 2nd at 5:00 pm. In The Essex...

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Down Syndrome Congress Honors Tarr

REGIONAL – The Massachusetts Down Syndrome Congress (MDSC) awarded Senator Bruce Tarr, R-Gloucester, the 2024 Legislator of the Year award at its annual BuddyWalk and Family Festival in Wakefield. During Tarr's legislative career, he advocated for individuals with...

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Plum Island Drawbridge Repairs

NEWBURY – The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) impleented "a temporary alternating traffic pattern" on the Plum Island Drawbridge carrying Plum Island Turnpike over the Plum Island River to complete structural steel bridge repairs.  The work is...

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