GLOUCESTER – Gloucester Stage Company (Paula Plum, Interim Artistic Director; Christopher Griffith, Managing Director) has announced the regional premiere of the critically acclaimed PARADISE BLUE by Tony Award® nominee Dominique Morisseau, with direction by the...
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Maples Crossing Welcomes First Families
AMESBURY — The region’s newest childcare center has opened at the long-anticipated Maples Crossing education, sports and wellness campus on the site of the old New England Sports Park. The YMCA of the North Shore will serve 56 students from infants to five-year-olds...
Newburyport Choral Society Fall Season Rehearsals To Begin
NEWBURYPORT — The Newburyport Choral Society (NCS) announced its Fall 2022 weekly rehearsals will begin Tuesday, September 6 at 7:30 p.m. at Belleville Congregational Church, 300 High Street, Newburyport. Doors open at 7:00 p.m. Online pre-registration for singers...
Batman Filmed at CIWorks
AMESBURY – When Mark Haggett, a Gloucester-based actor, director and producer of small films, was looking for a location to shoot his latest Batman film, Riddle Me Batman, Anna Belmonte, who edited the film and supplied the special effect prosthetics, suggested his...
Last New England Shark Kill Tourney Bows Out
NEWBURYPORT – It is safe for sharks to swim again in the waters off this port city. After eight years, the Newburyport Shark and Tuna Killing Tournament, which opens Sept. 11 for seven days, will no longer hand out prizes for killing the largest sharks. In a...
“Earth Anthem: A Eulogy” Exhibition at the PEG Center Newburyport
NEWBURYPORT – Five artists who focus on Eco-Art will share their hopes and visions for our threatened planet in the new exhibition at the PEG Center for Art & Activism. “Earth Anthem: A Eulogy” is on display from August 6th through September 17th at 3 Harris...
Georgetown Fire Department Warns Community of Fire Danger Amid Responses to Brush Fires
GEORGETOWN — The Georgetown Fire Department responded to a report of a brush fire in the Georgetown-Rowley State Forest last Thursday, and continues to face dangerous fire conditions throughout the community due to drought. On Thursday, Aug. 18, at approximately 6...
Mike Fay’s TTS Players Proudly Present Disney’s Beauty And The Beast, Jr.
Byfield — Mike Fay’s TTS Players proudly present Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Jr. at the Byfield Community Arts Center on Friday, August 26th at 7pm and Saturday Aug 27th at 2pm and Sunday August 28th at 2pm Tickets are 15.00 adults 10.00 for students and seniors....
Gloucester Fire Department 2022 Municipal Firefighter Exam
GLOUCESTER — Chief Eric Smith encourages individuals who are interested in pursuing a career with the Gloucester Fire Department to apply for the 2022 Municipal Firefighter written examination. The exam is meant to establish an eligible list from which to fill...
The Vulnerable Gem
PLUM ISLAND — This story of this beautiful barrier island is that of two islands. To the north, sandwiched between the Great Marsh, the Merrimack River and the Atlantic Ocean, people reign, building ever larger and more expensive homes that battle erosion from rising...
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