WEST NEWBURY − The West Newbury Water Department 's spring hydrant flushing will continue through Friday, May 1st from 9:00am to 3:00pm. At this time hydrants on roads south of Main Street are scheduled to be flushed April 20th – 24th and hydrants on roads...
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West Newbury Library Memorial Bricks Available For Purchase
Interested in a meaningful way to support the G.A.R. Memorial Library and leave your mark on the community? Purchase a commemorative custom brick through the Bricks R Us program and leave your legacy at the entrance to the library! Whether you are honoring a loved...
Newburyport Bank Appoints Amanda Kelcourse VP, Commercial Loan Officer
NEWBURYPORT − Newburyport Bank is pleased to announce the promotion of Amanda Kelcourse to Vice President, Commercial Loan Officer, based out of the Bank’s Main Office at 63 State Street in Newburyport. Kelcourse brings 23 years of banking experience to her role and...
Pruning Demonstration and Talk to Celebrate Arbor Day at Newburport YWCA ‘Labrinth’
The Tree Commission (TC) and Friends of Newburyport Trees (FoNT) will celebrate Arbor Day on Saturday, April 25th by holding a pruning demonstration and talk at 9:30am at the YWCA, 13 Market Street Labyrinth, Newburyport. Mayor Sean Reardon will read the annual...
Merrimac Purple Sage Potters Sale
MERRIMAC, Mass. − The Purple Sage Potters Offer their work for sale twice a year at Purple Sage Pottery, 3 Mechanic Street in Merrimac. o Twelve local potters will offer a variety of sculptural, decorative, and functional ware on Saturday, May 2nd, from 10-5, with a...
Town Tries to Limit Pentucket Pond Water Skiing
GEORGETOWN – Police here have issued only one permit for waterskiing on the 88-acre Pentucket Pond, but it was about as murky as the pond water whether the town had authority to issue even that permit. With waterskiing season approaching, the Select Board met last...
‘Drop Dead!’ – North Shore Players – Danvers, Mass.
Submitted by Martin Fucio The North Shore Players, a community theater in Danvers, presents the comedy-murder-mystery “Drop Dead!” A cast of has-been actors, led by an insane director, is trying to stage a murder-mystery. Then the real murders happen. It’s at Hogan...
21st Greater Newburyport Literary Festival Features Updike
NEWBURYPORT – Michael Updike, a marvelous sculptor of delicate silver platters, boots and bowls as well as huge granite gravestones, will bring his wit and insights into his father’s mastery of the great American novel to this year’s weekend of celebrating all things...
LETTER: Town on Legal Hook Regarding Agent Firing
To the Editor: Georgetown Town Administrator Orlando Pacheco engaged an outside law firm over a year ago to counteract Town Counsel KP Law’s opinion that only the Conservation Commission has the authority to hire/terminate the Conservation Commission agent. He never...
Groveland News
by Mike Dempsey Groveland Farms Groveland was always a farming community. Through the years, as more houses have been built and more people have moved to town, farms have taken on a much smaller role in our community. Do we even have any farms left? We do have some...
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