IPSWICH — The Board of Health announced that a syringe services program for town residents each Tuesday. The Board authorized the services program in June after public meetings with representatives of North Shore Health Project and a state public health official....
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Amesbury Picks New Public Safety Leaders
AMESBURY – This city has a new chief of police and will soon have a new fire chief. Craig J. Bailey, a veteran of the force, has been appointed the 23rd Chief of the Amesbury Police Department, replaced Chief William Scholtz, who retired due to health issues from the...
Solace for Stephanie Hosts Comedy Night On Saturday
REGIONAL – Looking for a fun night and a chance to help neighbors suffering from cancer? You still have time to buy tickets to the 12th Comedy Night, sponsored by Solace for Stephanie. It will be held at 6:30 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 13 at the Topsfield Fair. Tickets are...
Yankee Homecoming Lights Up Saturday Night Sky
Photos Courtesy www.617IMAGES.com. Newburyport's annual Yankee Homecoming celebration fireworks over Cashman Park on Saturday night. The successful week-long community event wrapped up Sunday afternoon with a parade along High Street.
A City’s Black History Remembered
NEWBURYPORT – It may surprise you that this city, which erected a statue in front of City Hall to slavery abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison, once refused to let black children attend its public schools. In the early 1800s, long before the Civil Rights Movement of...
Inaugural Edition of SILVER SCREAM CON in Danvers
DANVERS – The inaugural edition of SILVER SCREAM CON, celebrating all things horror will take place August 26th - August 28th at The DoubleTree Boston North Shore Hotel in Danvers. Curated by heavy-metal band Ice Nine Kills frontman Spencer Charnas, SILVER SCREAM CON...
Merrimac Fire Department Battles Three-Alarm House Fire Sunday Afternoon
Matthew Reid Client News, Fire News MERRIMAC — Chief Larry S. Fisher reports that the Merrimac Fire Department battled a significant three-alarm structure fire at a single-family home on Skunk Road Sunday afternoon. At approximately 2:15 p.m. Merrimac Fire received a...
Northeast Arc To Host Annual Run 4 Inklusion And Family Fun Fest
DANVERS — Northeast Arc, a not-for-profit organization that helps children and adults with, or at risk for developing, disabilities become full participants in the community, will hold its Run 4 InKlusion and Family Fun Fest on September 25, 2022, at Market Street...
There’s Nothing Like a Dog’s Love
By Jan Lindsay DANVERS — One of the things I adore about dogs is their unconditional love. After my husband Andy died on Care Dimensions’ hospice service at home in October 2020, our dogs Rufus and Grizzly Bear helped me cope with my loss. In exchange for...
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