GEORGETOWN – Emma Driskill bought one of a handful of homes on Spaulding Road two years ago, unaware that she and Conor Powers-Smith were moving only 1,200 feet from a proposed 500-ton trash transfer station. In the months since becoming the closest neighbor to the...
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Following The Child For 15 Years
ROWLEY – Driving along Rte. 1A beside the Town Common, you may have noticed one of the trees at the southern end of the park has sprouted colored paper this spring. Stop and look closely. The papers are poems, written by students at the North Shore Montessori School...
Veterans Versus Newcomer
SALISBURY — Three candidates, including two who have served several terms, are vying for two seats on the town’s Board of Selectmen. Freeman Condon, former owner of the Beach Plum Farms, is seeking his fourth three-year term. Ronalee Ray-Parrott, a social worker, is...
Make-A-Wish Grants Wish To Plant Trees in Newburyport
NEWBURYPORT – On Saturday, April 30, 19-year-old Allison Brock of Newburyport, had her wish to plant trees granted. Allison has refractory epilepsy. To grant her wish, Make-A-Wish Massachusetts and Rhode Island worked closely with Newburyport’s Parks and Recreation...
Greater Newburyport Chamber of Commerce and Industry Annual Meeting & Award Ceremony
Sports Photos by Peter McClelland
Rowley Council on Aging Happenings
ROWLEY — COA Luncheon Mondays at noon at the COA Fitness Class Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at the Rowley Congregational Church 1:00-2:00 pm Mahjong Tuesdays 1:00-2:00 pm at the COA Grocery Shopping Wednesdays 9:30 am at the COA Rummikub and Lunch Wednesdays...
Pentucket Regional School District has been recognized nationally for excellence in music
WEST NEWBURY — The Pentucket Regional School District has been recognized nationally for excellence in music education for the second year in a row. For 23 years, The NAMM Foundation has selected public school districts for its Best Communities for Music Education...
Whittier Tech student named Outstanding Vocational Technical Student of the Year
HAVERHILL – Whittier Tech student Jade Banks was named Outstanding Vocational Technical Student of the Year by the Massachusetts Association of Vocational Educators (MAVA) Superintendent Maureen Lynch has announced Banks was presented a plaque at the MAVA Conference...
Ipswich Police to collect backpacks and other essentials to support children entering foster care
Ipswich Police Department will once again collect backpacks and other essentials to support a local charity serving children entering foster care according to Chief Paul Nikas. From April 27 to May 22, the Department will be collecting donations for Fostering Care...
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