NEWBURY – Chris Brown started volunteering at the First Parish Food Pantry two years ago during the Covid-19 Pandemic. “I wanted to do something useful. I was tired of sitting around at home,” he said. The 16-year-old Brown enjoyed meeting the people who came to the...
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Cheryl Wheeler in Concert on the Belleville Stage
NEWBURYPORT - Belleville Roots Music Series presents singer/songwriter, humorist, and social critic, Cheryl Wheeler, for a lively evening of song and commentary, Saturday, April 2, at 8:00 pm, on the Belleville Stage, 300 High Street, Newburyport. Tickets available...
West Newbury Firefighter and former Boston Red Sox pitcher graduated from the academy
WEST NEWBURY - Justin Haley, who pitched in four games for the 2018 World Series Champion Red Sox, recently graduated from the Call/Volunteer Recruit Firefighting Training Program at the Massachusetts Firefighting Academy. Haley, 30, said that as his baseball career...
Whittier Tech student nominated as a U.S. Presidential Scholar
HAVERHILL – Superintendent Maureen Lynch inounced that a Whittier Tech student has been nominated as a U.S. Presidential Scholar. Senior Chloe Simard of Haverhill studies in the Allied Health Program. She carries a 4.22 grade-point average and maintains high honors....
More Firefighters to the Rescue
HAMILTON – Firefighters no longer only fight dangerous fires like the midnight battle this winter to save people and houses on Salisbury Beach. As first responders, firefighters are called on almost daily to respond to a variety of hazards and emergencies. You may...
Sports Photos by Peter McClelland
The Friends of the Rowley Library seeks new secretary
ROWLEY - The Friends of the Rowley Library is looking for a new secretary. Our current one sadly moved away from the area. We are a fun and active bunch. The current board consists of VP Laura DiPersia, Treasurer Steve Markarian and Sieglinde Aigner-Crooks, President....
Local Groups Paint for Empty Bowl To Go 2.0
MANCHESTER – Preschool and fourth grade students at Manchester Memorial Elementary School recently teamed up to put their creative talents to use, and painted bowls for The Open Door Empty Bowl To Go 2.0 fundraiser. The annual fundraiser will be held as a drive-thru...
MRWC to host public meeting on Merrimack River sewage discharge study on March 14
The year 2021 marked an unfortunate milestone for the Merrimack River: 822 million gallons of untreated sewage were discharged into it, the largest amount recorded in nearly a decade. The public is invited to learn more about these sewage releases – known as Combined...
Powow River Poet
NEWBURYPORT - The Powow River Poets and the Newburyport Public Library invite the public back into the library for an in-person poetry reading Saturday, March 12th at 3:00 pm . Readings are free and open to the public. The featured poets are Zara Raab and José Edmundo...
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