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Lighthouse Thrift Store – SALISBURY

Lighthouse Thrift Store - SALISBURY SALISBURY, MASS. − The First Parish Newbury Food Pantry and Lighthouse Thrift Shop (Previously Leeward Light) partner together to support neighbors in our community. From left to right in photo: Beverly, Jane (from First Parish...

‘Exit Interview’ of a Firebrand: Long-Serving Conservation Commissioner Rachel Therrien – Part Two

GEORGETOWN – Rachel Therrien, the Chair, Vice Chair and long-time member of the Conservation Commission (ConCom) was not reappointed to serve the town. She is being replaced by a former SelectBoard Chair who has never served on the ConCom. Therrien was not invited to...

Changing Tides Café In New Hands

NEWBURYPORT – The popular Pleasant Street coffee shop Changing Tides has changed owners and is transitioning to be more than a coffee shop. Anne and George Potts, who spent their careers in corporate finance, strategic planning and marketing, purchased the shop and...

Missing Dock Found in Plain Sight: Two Docks were Ordered to Replace Two Docks, But…

GEORGETOWN – The search for a missing $11,166.50 dock the town bought for the American Legion Park on Pentucket Pond is over. We found it. Well, actually, The Town Common took a tape measure to the pond to measure the old dock (out of the water, on land) and the new...

Local Business Spotlight: bent EMPORIUM

by Kay Lee Ogden This will be a series of local businesses to encourage customers to shop locally and make people aware of the services and talents that we have surrounding us! Please shop local! This week's business spotlight: "Bent Emporium" a curative vintage!"...

Alfonso Paglia

Alfonso Paglia, known lovingly to all as Al, passed away peacefully at home on July 9, 2026, surrounded by the quiet dignity of a life well lived. He was born in Italy and immigrated to Canada and the United States, where he built a life marked by faith, devotion, and...

Troubled Charter School Hires Interim Director

REGIONAL – The River Valley Charter School (RVCS) trustees last week handed the reins of the school to education administration veteran Joey Gustafson to be the interim executive director in hopes she can calm the troubled waters the kindergarten to eighth grade,...

LOCAL HAPPENINGS CALENDAR!

WED. JULY 8 Boxford The Spirt of America in Boxford. 5:30 at the Holyoke-French House. Reading of the Declaration of Independence, musical performances, light refreshments, patriotic sing-along, *Rain Location: Boxford Community Center at 10 Elm. Georgetown 6 PM: The...

Rowley All-Scout Paper Drive Saturday July 9:00am to 12 noon

Rowley All-Scout Paper Drive Saturday July 9:00am to 12 noon behind the First Congregational Church of Rowley on Main Street The Scouts will be collecting newspapers, books, cardboard, and magazines. Scouting Troop 15 will be collecting $.05 redeemable bottles and...

A Midsummer Night’s Dream July 10, 11, 12, 17, 18, 19!

Event dates: July 10, 11, 12, 17, 18, 19 BEVERLY and DANVERS Step into an enchanted forest where fairies meddle in the affairs of mortals, lovers lose their way, and magic turns the ordinary into the extraordinary. The North Shore Players, a community theater in...