REGIONAL - For programs and services that meet the needs of the vision impaired, improve their quality of life, and enable them to live an independent and productive life, the Greater Newburyport Fund for the Blind (GNFB) is accepting grant applications for up to...
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Groveland Water and Sewer Department Provides Water Supply to West Newbury Following Water Main Break
Groveland Water and Sewer Department Provides Water Supply to West Newbury Following Water Main Break GROVELAND — Superintendent Colin Stokes reports that the Groveland Water and Sewer Department is currently supplying water to the Town of West Newbury as a result of...
Newburyport Hosting 2023 Earth Day Celebrations
Newburyport Hosting 2023 Earth Day Celebrations NEWBURYPORT — Mayor Sean R. Reardon is pleased to share that the City of Newburyport will be a hosting two events around Earth Day later this month, including a downtown celebration on April 22. On Friday, April 21,...
Ipswich Police, Public Health Department, Community Partners to Hold Drug Take Back Day and Sharps Collection Event
IPSWICH — Police Chief Paul Nikas and Director of Public Health Colleen Fermon announce that the Ipswich Police Department, Ipswich Public Health Department, and Ipswich Aware, in collaboration with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency and community partners, will hold an...
Celebrating World Tai Chi and Qigong Day
Great Bay Tai Chi will be celebrating World Tai Chi and Qigong Day on Saturday, April 29, with free demonstrations and classes for the community, from 10 AM until 12 PM on the Newburyport waterfront, behind the Custom House Maritime Museum. About World Tai Chi and...
Thursdays Just Got Better
GEORGETOWN – George Peabody, the financier and father of modern American philanthropy, was smiling from his portrait atop the stairs at the public library named for him because Thursdays just got better. After years of being closed on Thursdays to save money, the...
Belleville Roots Concert Sells Out
NEWBURYPORT – The SteelDrivers, one of the biggest names in progressive bluegrass music, has done it again in the port city. The Grammy-nominated band for the second time has sold out its concert next week on April 29 as part of the popular Belleville Roots Music...
Celebrate Our Planet
REGIONAL -- Earth Day is just around the corner, so what can you do to celebrate? On Earth Day, April 22, the Merrimack River Watershed Council is looking for volunteers to help clean up Deer Island in Amesbury. As a result of visitors and swift downstream currents,...
Actors Studio Looking for Funding and Home
REGIONAL – The Actors Studio, which has been producing high-quality performances with local actors, directors and playwrights for more than 30 years, is in search of money and a new home. “I make no apologies. We need money,” said Marc Clopton, the founder and...
April Vacation Week Youth Events
The Rowley Public Library is delighted to present the following events for April Vacation week, which is the 17th through the 21st. The following list includes the dates, times, and brief descriptions of each event. I have also included a graphic if that would be more...
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