Newburyport to Host Information Meeting on Community Center Proposal NEWBURYPORT – Mayor Sean Reardon and the City of Newburyport invite residents and community stakeholders to a community presentation on plans for the new Newburyport Rec Center. The meeting will be...
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Intro to Libby: Part of a Tech Help Series
Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2PM - Drop-in - no registration required . Want to get free books for your Kindle? Try Libby, the app from Overdrive that provides ebooks and audiobooks FREE with your library card. We will show you the basics, then we will answer any questions you...
Cantemus to Present ‘Annelies’, Based on Anne Frank’s Diary
Cantemus to Present 'Annelies', Based on Anne Frank’s Diary On January 20 and 21, the 33 members of the Cantemus Chamber Chorus will perform “Annelies,” the only major choral-orchestral work based on excerpts from the internationally bestselling book “Anne Frank: The...
PIGrille Damages Sent to Mediator
PLUM ISLAND – Frank Bertolino with North Shore Realty is marketing the site of the former Plum Island Grille as a large home with an accessory apartment or as a multi-family house. Or the now-vacant restaurant, two blocks from the beach, could become a restaurant...
Watch Your Holiday Tree Burn
NEWBURY - The Newbury Volunteer Fire Department is hosting its annual bonfire from 3 to 8 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 14, for trees dropped off by 5 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 11. The Old Newbury Bonfire will be held at the Tendercrop Growing Field, adjacent to Spencer-Peirce-...
The All-Scout Paper Drive Jan 13th, 2024
The All-Scout Paper Drive Jan 13th The All-Scout Paper Drive will be held on Saturday January 13, 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....
Letter to the Editor – Why I’m Voting ‘No’ on the Whittier Tech School Building Project
Why I’m Voting 'No' on the Whittier Tech School Building Project On January 23rd, voters across the Merrimack Valley and North Shore will decide the fate of the proposed new building project for the Whittier Regional Vocational Technical High School. The Whittier...
Whittier Could Have Allowed City-Town Voting
REGIONAL – Whittier Regional Vocational High School could have allowed each of its 11 cities and towns under state law to decide individually how to fund its share of the $264 million price tag for a new building. Rowley SelectBoard chair Cliff Pierce and other town...
Seabrook’s Emergency Plan Opposed
REGIONAL — As a cost-saving measure, it probably would not make anyone feel safe and secure if the local fire department was moved to Florida. Similarly, Massachusetts’ U.S. senators and a citizens’ watchdog agency are not happy with the owners of the Seabrook Station...
Looking for a Fight in 2024?
REGIONAL – 2024 will be dominated by national politics with the race for President and Congress in full swing, plus continued congressional turmoil and attempts to impeach the current President and, of course, the civil and criminal trials against the former...
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