REGIONAL – The MSPCA achieved a major milestone in 2023 with the adoption of 10,500 homeless pets. “That’s just one of many milestone moments for our veterinary, sheltering, advocacy, and anti-cruelty programs,” said Neal Litvack, president and CEO. But the...
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The All-Scout Paper Drive May 11th
The All-Scout Paper Drive The All-Scout Paper Drive will be held on Saturday May 11, 2024 from 9:00am to 12 noon behind the First Congregational Church of Rowley on Main Street. The Scouts will be collecting newspapers, books, cardboard, and magazines. The Boy Scouts...
Bird Watching & Marsh Talk at Rough Meadows Wildlife Sanctuary
Bird Watching & Marsh Talk at Rough Meadows Wildlife Sanctuary Tuesday, May 7, 9-10:30AM In-person at Rough Meadows Mass Audubon’s David Moon will guide participants through Rough Meadows Wildlife Sanctuary in Rowley in search of some of the many birds that make their...
Rowley Artist – “The Coast Up Close”
Rowley Artist - “The Coast Up Close” Topsfield - Slow River Studio, located at 17 Main Street in Topsfield, will proudly host the debut show of painter and Rowley resident Rachel Fondell beginning Sunday, April 28 and running through June 22. A middle school English...
Newburyport Choral Society Annual Spring Concerts
Newburyport Choral Society Annual Spring Concerts NEWBURYPORT - The Newburyport Choral Society will present their annual spring concerts on Saturday May 4th at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, May 5th at 4:00 p.m. at Pentucket Regional High School’s new auditorium in West...
Letter to the Editor – Concerning MBTA 3A Zoning
Vote No on Article 32 May 6 Rowley Town Meeting. Long term effects of 3A zoning should be carefully considered. Town officials seem too eager to push this Article through and have made little effort to consider anything but undocumented short-term consequences. 3A...
Community-Led Rewilding Project at Veasey Memorial Park
Community-Led Rewilding Project at Veasey Memorial Park Groveland - Veasey Memorial Park in Groveland hosted a community-led event to plant 1800 trees and shrubs in the Miyawaki planting method, on April 26th and 27th. The initiative, a collaboration between the town,...
Police Chief on Medical Leave
ROWLEY — While Police Chief Scott Dumas is on medical leave, the SelectBoard has named department veteran Stephen May to head the town’s police force temporarily. Dumas informed Town Administrator Deborah Egan on April 10 that he would be on medical leave. The reason...
Local Election Turns Nasty
GEORGETOWN – It’s campaign season for towns that elect Boards of Selectmen. This is usually a hurly burly time on the North Shore when current select board members seek reelection and compete with residents who think they would do a better job governing their town....
Literary Festival Going Strong
REGIONAL – This year’s Newburyport Literary Festival, which begins on Friday, will be the last time that Victoria Hendrickson, its director, founder and muse, will head the popular event. She leaves the event that attracts some of the best novelists, writers and poets...
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