November Rowley DTC Meeting with Food Collection Rowley - November 14, 2023 — The Rowley Democratic Town Committee will hold its next monthly meeting at the Rowley Public Library, November 14th at 7pm. We will be joined by guest speaker Marcia Hubbard from The Open...
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Pink House Supporters Blindsided
NEWBURY - When U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) announced last week that it planned to demolish the beloved Pink House on the Plum Island Turnpike, its strongest supporters were completely blindsided. The leaders of the Support the Pink House (STPH), a non-profit...
Land Court Rejects Denial of 500-ton Trash Station
GEORGETOWN – Land Court Judge Kevin Smith sided last week with G. Mello Trash Disposal Corp. and ordered the town’s Conservation Commission to approve conditions on the proposed 500-ton trash transfer station that are not “unreasonable, arbitrary and capricious.” The...
Run for Fun, Support Veterans
ROWLEY – If you would like to do more this Veterans Day than thank veterans for their service, join in the fun Saturday for a 5-kilometer run/walk. And bring your children for a 1-mile fun run. The Rowley Volunteer Fire Protection Association (RVFPA) is hosting this...
PI Grille Owner To Face Criminal Charges
PLUM ISLAND – Francis Broadbery, owner of the now closed Plum Island Grille, will face a magistrate Nov. 15 to determine if he will be charged with malicious destruction of property at the grille estimated by a private contractor to be $192,000. The Newbury Police...
Great Bluegrass Music Served Up
REGIONAL – Ken Irwin, a music producer, who has heard and seen more bands than most, described the Authentic Unlimited Band as “the best he has heard in years.” The 2023 winners of two International Bluegrass Music Awards, including Vocal Group of the Year, will bring...
‘Grant Us Our Liberty’
NEWBURYPORT – William Lloyd Garrison, the outspoken abolitionist against slavery and one of this city’s most esteemed sons, would be pleased with the new interpretative sign being installed next week near his statue in Brown Square across the street from City Hall....
Troubled Town Boards Turn to Mediation
GEORGETOWN – If you have ever gone through marriage counseling with a mediator, you can appreciate what the town of Georgetown is about to go through as it tries to restore the trust between the SelectBoard (BOS) and its Conservation Commission (ConCom). The two...
Georgetown Police Receive Donation of 13 LifeVacs from Georgetown Kiwanis Club
GEORGETOWN — Police Chief Donald Cudmore is pleased to share that the Georgetown Police Department received 13 LifeVacs as part of a donation from the Georgetown Kiwanis Club. The Kiwanis Club donated 13 LifeVacs to the Georgetown Police Department on Oct. 19....
Georgetown Fire Department Welcomes New Full-Time Member
Georgetown Fire Department Welcomes New Full-Time Member GEORGETOWN — Chief Matt McKay and the Georgetown Fire Department would like to welcome the department’s newest full-time member, Firefighter/EMT Mike McManus. The addition of Firefighter/EMT McManus brings the...
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