NEWBURYPORT AND BEYOND — In its 18th year, the Newburyport Literary Festival has gone hybrid. Many of the popular festival’s offerings this weekend of interviews with authors and poets will be live on Friday night and all-day Saturday in multiple downtown venues. But...
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Conservation Commission Feud Grows
GEORGETOWN – In the on-going battle between town officials and the Conservation Commission, chair Carl Shreder and other commission members last week rejected Town Administrator Orlando Pacheco’s accusation that fraud was involved in the compensation for its former...
Doggie Day Care Owner Sentenced to Probation
ROWLEY — April Bernhardt, the former owner of the Hydrant Regency dog kennel will not have to go to jail, as the result of a conviction on 40 counts of animal cruelty. But for the next three years she cannot own or possess any animals. Judge William Martin in the...
Fairytale Hayride
WEST NEWBURY -- Grab your favorite kiddo and head on down to Long Hill Farm, it’s time once again for the Fairytale Hayride. Hosted by the Pentucket Arts Foundation (www.pentucketarts.org), the annual event offers an afternoon of low-cost, creative fun for the...
St. John’s Prep Announces Academic Honors for Third Quarter 2022–2023
Danvers, MA —St. John’s Prep recently announced the names of students who earned academic honors for the third quarter of the 2022–2023 school year, which ended on March 24, 2023. Students who qualified for the Headmaster’s List earned grades of A- or above in all...
Newburyport Municipal Docks Honored as Among Nation’s Best
NEWBURYPORT – Mayor Sean Reardon is pleased to announce that the Newburyport Municipal Docks has been recognized as one of the best marinas in the country. The docks have been awarded the Elite Fleet designation by Marinas.com in the annual Boaters’ Choice Awards. The...
Ships and Shipwrecks Exhibit Opens at Hampton’s Tuck Museum
Hampton – Seeking Safe Harbor in Hampton – Stories of Ships and Shipwrecks, the new exhibit at the Tuck Museum of Hampton History, shows Hampton connections to the sea from its earliest settlers to the ships they built, life-saving stations, lighthouse keepers and the...
The All-Scout Paper Drive
The All-Scout Paper Drive The All-Scout Paper Drive will be held on Saturday, May 13, 2023 from 9:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. behind the First Congregational Church of Rowley on Main Street. The Scouts will be collecting newspapers, books, cardboard, and magazines. The Boy...
Georgetown Council on Aging’s Upcoming May Programs and Services
Georgetown Council on Aging’s Upcoming May Programs and Services Blood pressure clinic scheduled May 3 - Georgetown Public Health Nurse Pam Lara, will hold a monthly blood pressure clinic on Wednesdays May 3, 9:30-10:40 a.m. at the Georgetown Senior Community Center....
Newburyport Art presents New Work by Sara Demrow Dent
Newburyport - Newburyport Art (NAA) is proud to present new work by award-winning Master Artist Sara Demrow Dent. The exhibition opens on Tuesday, April 25th and will run through Sunday, May 7th in the NAA’s Hills Gallery. Members of the public are invited to meet the...
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