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!"...

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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...

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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,...

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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...

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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...

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Local Business Spotlight: Emporium on West Main

by Kay Lee Ogden This will be a series of local businesses to encourage customers to shop local and make people aware of the services and talents that we have surrounding us! Please shop local! This week's business spotlight: We are welcoming the new "Emporium at West...

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Flags on Plum Island Are OK Despite the Media Flap

NEWBURY − Flags are NOT banned on Plum Island. The controversy in advance of the 250th Anniversary of Independence Day erupted on this small island last week when the town sent a notice to three residents reminding them of their responsibilities under an agreement to...

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