ROWLEY - It is with heavy hearts that we announce the peaceful passing of Jack L. Cook, who left us at home, surrounded by his loving family, on June 18, 2024. Born on October 22,1941, at Cable Hospital to the late Leonard and Bertha Cook, Jack was a proud lifelong...
Community News
Georgetown Starts Cutting the Town Budget
GEORGETOWN – The schools, police and fire departments may have to take a sizable financial hit next year to balance the town’s budget after the voters turned down a proposed $3 million property tax hike. The town has called a Special Town Meeting at 7 p.m., Monday,...
Whittier Tech Students Power Georgetown Police Station Safety Upgrades
HAVERHILL — The prisoner cells at Georgetown Police Station have been upgraded courtesy of a job by Metal Fabrication students at Whittier Tech. The 17 students, working under the direction of Welding Instructor Steve Palmer, undertook the job after Chief David...
Merrimac Police Remove 60 Dogs from Property During Animal Welfare Investigation, Appeal for Adopters
MERRIMAC — On Tuesday, June 11, 60 Boxer dogs were removed from a property in the Town of Merrimac as part of a multi-jurisdictional investigation into reports of animal hoarding and overcrowding. The investigation was opened by the Windham Police Department, NH, and...
Erin Bonney Casey Named Ipswich River Watershed Association’s Next Leader
IPSWICH –Erin Bonney Casey is the new executive director of the Ipswich Watershed Association. She succeeds Wayne Castonguay who led IRWA for almost 13 years and who succeeded Kerry Mackin, who led it for almost twenty years. The Watershed Association is a non-profit...
Ipswich Fire Department Extinguishes Fire in Commercial Structure
IPSWICH — Fire Chief Paul Parisi reports that the Ipswich Fire Department extinguished a working fire in a commercial building on Mitchell Road. On Wednesday, June 12, at about 11:14 a.m., the Ipswich Fire Department received a commercial fire alarm activation at D&D...
Newburyport Fire Department Extinguishes Basement Fire
NEWBURYPORT — Fire Chief Stephen Bradbury III reports that the Newburyport Fire Department extinguished a basement fire on Tuesday afternoon. On Tuesday, June 4, at approximately 3:12 p.m., Newburyport Fire was called to 25 Duffy Drive for a report of a structure...
Hampton – Christian Music Festival
Hampton - Christian Music Festival The 2024 Hampton Beach Christian Music Festival takes place Sunday, June 23rd, from 3 to 9 PM in the center of Hampton Beach at the Sea Shell Stage. As in previous years, admission is FREE. This year features one of the top Christian...
Could Newbury Take the Pink House?
Could Newbury Take the Pink House? By Stewart Lytle, Reporter PLUM ISLAND TURNPIKE --The fight to save the nearly 100-year-old Pink House continues, although the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (F&WS) has handed it over to the federal General Services Administration...
A Lot of Boxers To Adopt
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