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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...
Dear Chairwoman Smith and Members of the BOS, One of the first people I was introduced to when I came into Georgetown over 40 years ago was a man named Charles Blanchard. My wife knew him since she had joined 4-H at age eleven and he was the Essex County 4H Agent,...
REGIONAL – The Essex Agricultural Society, which operates the Topsfield Fair, has awarded 34 college scholarships this year, many of them to graduates from North Shore schools. Most of the scholarships are for $1,000 and are paid to the college during the second...
Georgetown - A new book club is starting up at the Georgetown Public Library which is focused on various ways of understanding and practicing acts of kindness and compassion that lead to justice. Hosted by Rev. Holly Brauner, from the First Congregational Church in...
Georgetown Fire Dept. Responds After Woman is Injured by Cooking Fire GEORGETOWN — Chief Matt McKay reports that the Georgetown Fire Department treated and transported a woman who suffered burns during a cooking fire Saturday evening. On Saturday, Aug. 19 at 5:35...
Newburyport Adult and Community Education Announces Online Registration is Now Open for Fall Classes Open to ALL Local High School Students Newburyport Adult and Community Education announces that online registration is now open for Fall classes. The Fall class...
NEWBURY – The town of Newbury will hold its second annual Town Day Saturday to celebrate local art, music, history, nature, people and places. Events will take place in the town’s three neighborhoods: Byfield, Old Town and Plum Island. “The first Newbury Town Day in...
IPSWICH -- Lori LaFrance is no stranger to being recognized by prestigious national organizations for her work on environmental issues with students at Ipswich High School. LaFrance, who has been teaching science for 17 years to mostly juniors and seniors, was one of...
NEWBURYPORT – “Less park, more parking” was the refrain Mary Jo Haley, the city’s parking enforcement supervisor, heard repeatedly last week from frustrated employees and potential customers of downtown businesses. “There is no place to park,” she told the city’s...
Welcome to Newbury Town Day! Saturday, August 26, 2023 This day-long, all-volunteer event for all ages, happening all over Newbury, celebrates the riches of our town. Enjoy art, music, history, dance, food, sports and games, and much more. Here is your guide to all of...
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