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The 99th Annual Meeting of the Society of the Sons & Daughters of the First Settlers of Newbury will be held on Saturday, August 8, 2026, at the Hope Community Church, 11 Hale Street, Newburyport. Public, members and guests are welcome. The non-profit...
Georgetown Municipal Light Department (GMLD) received an American Public Power Association (APPA) E.F. Scattergood System Achievement Award during APPA’s National Conference held recently in Boston. The award honors APPA member systems that have enhanced the prestige...
WED. JULY 22 Rowley Library lawn 6:30PM Concert: The Radio. Bring a blanket or chair and relax on their beautiful front lawn while enjoying great local musicians. Free frozen treats will be provided. In case of inclement weather, the events will be held indoors at...
GEORGETOWN – Town Administrator Orlando Pacheco awarded no-bid contracts in 2022 and 2023 to install electric vehicle charging stations at Town Hall, the Library and American Legion Park to a private company at a price significantly higher than the charging station...
REGIONAL – After being the elephant in the room as 11 North Shore communities argued over how to pay for a new Whittier Regional Vocational Technical High School, the mayor of the city of Haverhill has decided it would be better to pay a higher percentage of the...
GEORGETOWN – Rachel Therrien, the Chair, Vice Chair and long-time member of the Conservation Commission (ConCom), will no longer bring her extensive knowledge and experience on conservation issues to benefit the town. She was ousted on a vote of four to zero with one...
The Georgetown Peabody Library is pleased to host an art exhibit by Mary Carvill for the months of July and August. An artist reception will be held on Tuesday, July 28 at 6:30PM. For more information on Mary Carvill and her work, you can check out her...
G.A.R. Memorial Library West Newbury, MA 01985 submitted by Rebecca Shea Assistant Librarian Come Read & Create with Camille Monday, August 3, 4:00 - 5:00 PM Join us for story time with playwright and children’s book author, Camille Garro. Camille will read her...
New CPA Projects to Start Several Groveland Community Preservation projects approved at our annual town meeting in May are set to begin in July. Two of the most notable are new bathrooms for Shanahan Field and Washington Park. The bathroom structures will be permanent...
The Select Board is pleased to announce that a contract has been signed with Sean Fitzgerald to be our Interim Town Manager. Sean was one of three candidates presented to the Select Board for consideration by our Town Manager Search Consultant - Community Paradigm...
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