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NEWBURY – It had already been a full day at 4:30 p.m. last Friday for the volunteers at the First Parish Church Food Pantry. The volunteers had started early packing bags of food from pasta to peanut butter in cars to deliver thousands of pounds of food stuffs to more...
Dear Editor, For 17 years now, the Newburyport Literary Festival has brought readers and writers together to share their love of books—their love of words, stories, poems, and information. For the 3rd year, we have had to have our festival on Zoom rather than in...
ROWLEY – It would be hard to top the glowing performance review the Rowley Board of Selectmen gave to Town Administrator Deborah Eagan at its May 9 meeting. The board voted unanimously to hand Eagan marks of excellent across the board in every category after reciting...
Volunteers are needed for Rowley River Marking Saturday, May 14th beginning at 2:00 PM. Meet at the Town Landing, Warehouse lane. Tasks include Installing river markers. Chest waders a must. No riders. Something sweet, water and gloves will be provided. See...
BOSTON - The resident Non-Commercial Lobster permit is now available online through the new MassFishHunt permitting system. For more information on the new system, including instructions on how to access your account for the first time, in a web browser go to:...
NEWBURYPORT-Newburyport Bank has donated $1,000 to the Children’s Museum of New Hampshire, located in Dover. The Children’s Museum is a 38-year-old organization whose mission is to engage families in hands-on discovery. The Museum is New Hampshire’s most visited...
AMESBURY — On Monday, May 9, the Amesbury Fire Department was dispatched to a report of a person struggling in the Merrimack River in the area of Old Merrill Street. A passing boater who spotted the individual in the river pulled the person onto a boat and brought to...
REGIONAL- Massachusetts Department Of Agricultural Resources (MDAR) is now accepting applications from agricultural operations who wish to participate in the Department’s Environmental & Energy grant programs. Grants are available to help agricultural operations...
HAVERHILL – Superintendent Maureen Lynch has announced that 12 Whittier Tech Cosmetology seniors earned their Massachusetts Cosmetology License this spring. The following seniors are now licensed to practice Cosmetology in Massachusetts: • Angelyna Sarette from...
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