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NORTH SHORE AND BEYOND – Since its intrepid founders created the Newburyport Literary Festival 17 years ago, it has been one of the rites of Spring in Newburyport. Authors and poets interacted with enthusiastic readers, darting about downtown venues from the Firehouse...
IPSWICH – MassDEP Commissioner Martin Suuberg joined local officials and environmental leaders last week along the Ipswich River to celebrate a grant to help local watershed coalitions monitor water quality. The Ipswich River Watershed Association, in partnership with...
NEWBURYPORT – Ken Medema finishes his solo, 90-minute concerts with three to five songs that are improvised on the spot, complete with rhyming, from stories he gleans from members of the audience. And if that is not remarkable enough, Ken is blind. Nearing his 80th...
IPSWICH — Chief Paul J. Parisi reports that the Ipswich Fire Department, with support from the Ipswich Police Department and the Ipswich Department of Public Works, responded to a brush fire that caused an injury on Monday morning. On Monday, April 25, at...
BEVERLY — Essex Heritage Spring Annual Meeting Thursday, April 28 from 8:30 - 10 AM at Long Hill, Beverly (572 Essex Street). Join us for a morning of networking & regional engagement. The agenda will include announcing the 2022 partnership grant recipients,...
IPSWICH — Chief Paul Nikas and Director of Public Health Director Colleen Fermon announce that the Ipswich Police Department, the Ipswich Public Health Department, and Ipswich Aware, in collaboration with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency and community partners, will...
DANVERS — Northeast Arc, a not-for-profit organization that helps children and adults with, or at risk for developing, disabilities become full participants in the community, will honor Nancy Huntington Stager, President and CEO of the Eastern Bank Foundation, at its...
BEVERLY — Starting things off on Friday, the 20th anniversary screening of the second part of the iconic trilogy, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers. On Saturday Soul Rebel Project heads to The Cabot stage for their album release concert. Then, rounding out the...
NEWBURYPORT — Monday, April 25th at 7:00 pm: The Traveling Librarian goes to Southern England and Wales (VIRTUAL). Join Jeff Klapes, ‘The Traveling Librarian,’ for an armchair traveler’s journey to southern England and Wales. Traditional market towns, rural British...
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