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GEORGETOWN – Town Administrator Orlando Pacheco was rated “satisfactory” (meets expectations), down from “above satisfactory” (exceeds expectations) by the SelectBoard in his annual performance review. After the election next week, when the SelectBoard will have at...
Ipswich Babe Ruth Baseball Last week's first game at Byliek Park saw Ipswich face of against Gloucester in a game that ended early when Ipswich ran away with a lopside win (10 or 11 to 0). The team was treated to a pizza party at the Ipswich House of Pizza following...
Please join us at the Merrimac Brewing Company on Wednesday, May 20, 2026, at 7 PM for a WNRTC Meeting and Social. Please bring your friends. Beer on tap from the best brewer in town. Donations to the West Newbury Republican Town Committee for the room are greatly...
WEST NEWBURY – National Grid continues to upgrade streetlights in town, from standard street lights to energy-efficient LED lights. Richard Parker from the Energy and Sustainability Committee told town meeting attendees that the changeover comes at no cost to...
WEST NEWBURY – The Town of West Newbury will hold its annual Memorial Day Parade and Commemorative Ceremony on Monday, May 25, 2026. This event is often the best-attended community gathering of the year and provides an opportunity for residents of all ages to come...
REGIONAL – The Greater Haverhill Chamber of Commerce is creating the Georgetown and Groveland Business Alliance to help solve challenges faced by small businesses, retailers and professional service firms. The Haverhill chamber has already established a similar group...
The Georgetown Municipal Light Department has earned the American Public Power Association’s Safety Award of Excellence for safe operating practices in 2025. The utility earned a Diamond Award in the category for utilities with 9,600 worker-hours of annual worker...
by Ilene Harnch-Grady Health and Wellness/Encore Director/YWCA NEWBURYPORT – The YWCA is thrilled to announce the upcoming Engaging Communities Luncheon on Wednesday, May 6th. This year’s theme is “No Wrong Doors: A Continuum of Care” and features panelists Suzanne...
by Lonnie Brennan GEORGETOWN − Twenty-three members of the Thompson family, not counting a nephew who led the processsion, somberly filed out of St. Mary's Catholic Church last Saturday. We had all been doing OK during the funeral mass, that is, until the...
Georgetown voters are being asked to consider something the town has never done before: an underride. Statewide, only 24 underrides have been attempted - and every one of them has passsed. Several months ago, I became aware of bill coming before the legislature...
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