SALISBURY – The Salisbury Historical Society is thrilled to announce it has been awarded a $2,500 grant on December 13, 2024, from the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency, through its Festival and Projects 2025 program. This grant will support the Society’s upcoming...
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NEWBURYPORT, NEWBURY, SALISBURY: ‘Valentine Love’ Pet Food Drive-By
Saturday, February 14, 10 am. - 1:00 pm Central Congregational Church, 14 Titcomb St., Newburyport. All donations go directly to the First Parish Pet Food Pantry, Newbury Elder Pet Fund, and the Salisbury COA Senior Pet Food Pantry. Please donate your canned dog and...
SALISBURY: Civil War Roundtable of the Merrimack
Wednesday, February 12, 7:30 PM Hilton Senior Center, 43 Lafayette Road, Salisbury, Mass. This month's meeting will feature two brief talks by Roundtable members. "How Joshua Chamberlain Faced Down an Insurrection at the Maine State Capitol in 1880" and "The Role of...
Triton Regional High School Debuts First Ever Winter Play with The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
BYFIELD January 31 at 7:00 PM and February 1 at 2:00 PM, at Triton Regional High School. Triton Regional High School Theatre presents a heartwarming and emotional journey in its debut Winter Play, The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane. Adapted from Kate DiCamillo's...
Georgetown Conservation Commission Details Enforcement Order Against ‘Forest Bathing’ Site
GEORGETOWN – While the left hand is all concerned with $48.83 in wrongly submitted mileage reimbursements over a 10-month period (see prior stories), the Georgetown Conservation Commission continues to focus on matters of septic system upgrades, boundary markers to...
Groveland Trash and Recycling Survey
by Mike Dempsey The Groveland Select Board and the Trash and Recycling Committee want your input. The committee recommends moving towards automated trash pickup to lower costs and improve waste management. Each household would receive lidded, wheeled trash and...
Pentucket Bank Charitable Foundation Donates $10,000 to the Atkinson Conservation Commission
HAVERHILL – The Pentucket Bank Charitable Foundation has donated $10,000 to the Atkinson Conservation Commission to assist with the creation of an accessible trail system in Atkinson, NH. This funding will support the necessary infrastructure for the project, which...
Town of Boxford Announces Plow Truck Names Chosen by Elementary School Students
BOXFORD – The Town of Boxford proudly reveals the official names for its snowplow trucks, creatively selected by the students of the town’s elementary schools. This initiative, in collaboration with the Department of Public Works (DPW), engaged the Harry Lee Cole...
Newburyport Sculture – Blending History, Clipper Ships, and Abolitionists
NEWBURYPORT – The city expects this spring to install Sail Trace, a tall clipper ship sculpture, in Market Landing Park on the Merrimack River waterfront. Designed and created by Portland, Me. sculptor Aaron T Stephan, the art work, chosen by the city’s Public Art...
Groveland Library Gets New Furniture
By Michael Dempsey Special to The Town Common ––––––––––––––––– GROVELAND – Patrons of Groveland’s Langley-Adams Library are enjoying new furniture! There are now modern square tables with dark blue laminate tops and new matching dark blue comfortable chairs making...
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