The All-Scout Paper Drive Saturday, September 9th, 2023 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. The Boy Scouts will be collecting redeemable...
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New Year at the Farm – Celebrate Rosh Hashanah
New Year at the Farm Lappin Foundation and Congregation Ahavas Achim invite Jewish and interfaith families with children ages 8 and younger to celebrate Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, on Sunday, September 10, 2023, from 9:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m. at Cider Hill Farm, 45...
Art of the Book Workshop with Guest Artist Debby Reelitz
Art of the Book Workshop with Guest Artist Debby Reelitz Saturday, Sept. 9, 9:30-11:00am ROWLEY - Boring books be banished! Come on a journey exploring creative art books and make two book structures of your own! Let’s break the rules about what books should look like...
Rowley Book Club reading ‘The Outermost House’ by Henry Beston
Rowley Book Club reading 'The Outermost House' by Henry Beston ROWLEY - Join us on Thursday, September 14 at 6:30pm for our first book discussion of the season to talk about The Outermost House: a year of life on the great beach of Cape Cod by Henry Beston, a classic...
Newburyport Breaks Ground for John F. Cutter Jr. Fire Station
NEWBURYPORT – The City of Newburyport on Thursday ceremonially broke ground on the new John F. Cutter Jr. Fire Station, which will provide 21st century fire service and become the City’s first public building to meet net zero energy construction requirements. Mayor...
Conservation Commission Battle Gets Hotter
GEORGETOWN – The Board of Selectmen called a special meeting last week to consider ousting Carl Shreder as chair of the town’s Conservation Commission for sarcastic comments he made about using Town Hall as a fire suppression exercise. Select board member Douglas...
Fighting Climate Change Locally
REGIONAL – If climate change and new weather patterns were not already top of mine, the city of Newburyport plans to make sure residents of all ages on the North Shore are aware of ways they can help reduce the impact of rising seas, hurricanes and storms. With almost...
Ipswich Public Library Author Series: Julia Glass
Ipswich - Ipswich Public Library announces the next featured author for the 2023 Louise & Hugh Johnson Author Series: Julia Glass. Thursday, September 28 (7:30 p.m.) at the Ipswich Country Club (148 Country Club Way, Ipswich, MA). Free. Registration required. Limited...
Students To Learn ‘In the Shay Way’
AMESBURY — In a “just in case letter,” Amesbury High School graduate Sgt. Jordan Shay asked that his family and friends to create a scholarship fund for students who “want to make a difference in the world.” After his battlefield death 30 miles north of Baghdad during...
1,500 Reusable Bags Donated to Rowley Residents
By the Rowley Plastic Bag Reduction Coalition ROWLEY - To Prepare for the Rowley Plastic Bag Restriction Bylaw on Sept. 8 the Rowley Plastic Bag Reduction Coalition, an ad hoc group of Rowley residents committed to reducing plastic waste, is helping Rowley residents...
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