REGIONAL – It was raining on the Friday morning before Easter when dozens of volunteers for the First Parish Food Pantry gathered, as usual, to fill bags with groceries and a special candy treat for the needy. The rain forced the volunteers inside the...
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Rowley Annual White Goods and Light Metal Recycling
Rowley Annual White Goods and Light Metal Recycling The Rowley Board of Health will hold its annual White Goods/Light Metal Recycling Event on Saturday, April 20th, 2024, from 8:30 am to 11:300 am at the Highway Department, 40 Independent St. All metals will be...
Civil War Roundtable of the Merrimack April Meeting
Civil War Roundtable of the Merrimack April Meeting Wednesday April 10, 7:30-9:30 PM Hilton Senior Center, 43 Lafayette Road, Salisbury, MA The evening program will feature the topic, “I Told Kevin Costner That Like the Character He Played in Dances With Wolves, His...
Groveland Water and Sewer Shares Information on Expected Water Quality Regulation Changes, Offers Guidance to Residents
Groveland Water and Sewer Shares Information on Expected Water Quality Regulation Changes, Offers Guidance to Residents GROVELAND– Superintendent Colin Stokes, Groveland Water and Sewer Department, and the Groveland Board of Water Commissioners would like to share...
Downsizing & DeCluttering program at Merrimac Public Library
Downsizing & DeCluttering The Friends of the Merrimac Public Library is hosting a program on Saturday, April 27th @1PM at the Merrimac Public Library. Led by Quilt Maker & Interior Decorator Barbara Graceffa, the program will feature tips on Downsizing & DeCluttering....
Tarr and Senate to Rename Salisbury State Reservation to Honor Local Hero & Veteran
Tarr and Senate to Rename Salisbury State Reservation to Honor Local Hero & Veteran SALISBURY – On March 14, 2024, the State Senate approved the legislation SB.2701, An Act relative to changing the name of the Salisbury Beach State Reservation filed by Senate Minority...
The Future of the Great Marsh in Rowley and the North Shore
The Future of the Great Marsh in Rowley and the North Shore Tues, April 9, 6:30PM – In-person David Moon from Mass Audubon North Shore will present how Mass Audubon and other organizations and agencies all around the Great Marsh are working to restore resilience to...
Ipswich Boys Lacrosse Pre-season Scrimmage with Melrose
Ipswich Boys Lacrosse Pre-season Scrimmage with Melrose Photo provided by Peter McClelland
Nuke Agency Studies Seabrook’s Emergency Plan Changes
REGIONAL — NextEra Energy, owner of the Seabrook Station nuclear power plant, offered last week to conduct a demonstration of its proposed new emergency response program to prove to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) that its plans for reducing its emergency...
State: Volunteers May Serve on Multiple Town Boards
REGIONAL – A challenge most small towns and cities face is finding enough volunteers to fill out the memberships of various municipal committees that regulate everything from land use to community health. At least two municipalities – Amesbury and Georgetown – are...
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