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ROWLEY THURS., JAN 22, 2026 Democrats to Meet Rowley Democrat Town Committee Submitted by Katie Chattan The Rowley Democratic Town Committee is holding this month's meeting meeting on Thursday, January 22 at 6pm (note time change) at the Rowley Public Library....
GEORGETOWN WED., JAN. 28, 2026 Assessor Tom Berube will discuss a pro-tax plan for seniors at the Council on Aging.
NEWBURYPORT – If you love whales, the Custom House Maritime Museum has got a treat waiting for you. On 2026’s first First Friday lecture, Kristin Daley, a marine naturalist at the Newburyport Whale Watch will speak at 6:30 p.m. Friday about Newburyport Whale Watching...
PLUM ISLAND – The character of residences on this 11-mile barrier island has been undergoing major change over the last decade. Once a popular vacation destination where people from all over the Northeast rented cottages to enjoy the beach. Sunburned, hungry and...
Cantemus Chamber Chorus, now in its 44th year of providing the North Shore with imaginative and skillful choral performances, invites tenor and bass singers to audition for the spring semester and beyond. Ten-minute auditions will take place by appointment on January...
REGIONAL – The Town Common newspaper welcomes Nate Allard, the former president of the Greater Newburyport Chamber of Commerce and Industry, to its team as a senior Newburyport and Salisbury advertising sales consultant. Born in Newburyport and raised in Salisbury,...
Let us just burn Burning Bush. I’ve been concerned about “introduced” ornamental plants from countries outside the USA since I worked for the U.S.D.A. (U. S. Department of Agriculture) in the Port of New York. I have been working in the green industry over the...
WEST NEWBURY – Closed to vehicles for more than seven years, the Middle Street/Plummer Springs Bridge on the border of West Newbury and Newburyport now has a deck over the Upper Artichoke Reservoir, the drinking water supply for both communities. According to West...
GROVELAND – Winter doesn’t have to mean staying home or feeling disconnected. At the Groveland Council on Aging (Groveland COA), January and February are filled with reasons to get out, gather, and enjoy time together—whether that’s through a shared laugh at the...
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