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HARRISONBURG, VA — Francesca Ragonese of Merrimac, graduated Magna Cum Laude with a bachelor's degree in international affairs from James Madison University during commencement exercises in May 2022. Ragonese was among 4,574 students who received undergraduate and...
BOXFORD – It was a dozen years ago when members of the Ingaldsby family first showed David Bauer, the Toll Brothers’ division president for Massachusetts, their farm as a possible site for a new housing development. The farm was “the prettiest development site I have...
REGIONAL – Forget sitting down to a bowl of fresh local clams for a few weeks. Thanks to the drought, the red tide harmful algal blooms have closed all North Shore beds to clamming. Gloucester, Newburyport, Essex, Ipswich, Newbury, Rockport, Rowley and Salisbury were...
ESSEX — The Massachusetts Department of Transportation intends to open a new temporary bridge over the Essex River downtown on Tuesday, July 12, and that the old bridge over the river will close a short time later. In the event of unforeseen delays, the new bridge...
TOPSFIELD – On Thursday, July 7, the Massachusetts House of Representatives passed comprehensive legislation addressing the Commonwealth’s most immediate needs in the veteran community and making necessary updates to service member quality-of-life issues, supporting...
ROWLEY – The Rowley Water Department announced that a water main project on Dodge Road will begin on Monday, July 11. A new water main will be installed from Haverhill Street to the intersection of Dodge Road and Daniels Road, while a replacement main will be...
ROWLEY — The Rowley Water Department mandatory water use restrictions are in effect. Non-essential Water use is prohibited between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. seven days a week until further notice. Examples of non-essential water use include, car washing, lawn...
IPSWICH — Interim Town Manager Mary Gallivan and Police Chief Paul Nikas advised the public that numerous flyers for a neo-Nazi group have been found in yards throughout Ipswich. Ipswich Police, in collaboration with a neighboring community where the flyers were also...
NEWBURYPORT – Mayor Sean Reardon, making a major personnel move in his first year in office, terminated Parks Director Lise Reid last week. The mayor transferred the maintenance of the city’s 26 parks to the Department of Public Service (DPS). The move comes when the...
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