SATURDAY, MAY 16 at 10 AM Hands-on Pruning Workshop Join Instructor Jennifer Kettell, consulting arborist from Radiant Leaf Pruning, for a hands-on workshop on pruning using the bushes in the landscape at the library. Flowering shrubs can be a bit more complicated...
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West Newbury GOP Meets Wed. May 20th 7 PM
Please join us at the Merrimac Brewing Company on Wednesday, May 20, 2026, at 7 PM for a WNRTC Meeting and Social. Please bring your friends. Beer on tap from the best brewer in town. Donations to the West Newbury Republican Town Committee for the room are greatly...
Selectman Seeks Discussion on Georgetown Employee’s Apparently Extensive Outside Work During Normal Work Hours
NOTES BETWEEN PRINTED EDITIONS The Town Common's Sr. Reporter Stewart Lytle is working on a story for next week's edition about a member of Georgetown's Select Board questioning in colleagues at their meeting earlier this week regarding an "abundance" of outside work...
Pink House Touches All Ages
Editor’s Note: Rylee’s last name is being withheld PLUM ISLAND TURNPIKE – At seven years old, Rylee W. remembers calling out a greeting to the Pink House whenever her family drove by it to their Plum Island home. She loved to see the birds on the roof of the...
Boxford Seeks Nominations for Employee and Volunteer of the Year
BOXFORD − The Town of Boxford Select Board has opened nominations for the second annual Outstanding Municipal Employee of the Year and Outstanding Municipal Volunteer of the Year awards. The program recognizes individuals who have made exceptional contributions to...
Downtown Parade of Georgetown’s 2026 Youth Baseball & Softball Teams
Groveland Garden Club Annual Plant Sale Sat. May 16
GROVELAND − The Groveland Garden Club invites you to their Annual Plant Sale to be held at The Little Red Schoolhouse, located at the corner of Broad and Main Street in Groveland, on Saturday, May 16, from 8:30 a.m. until 12 noon!
The Friends of the Newbury Town Library in Byfield Plant Sale, Sat. May 16
The Friends of the Newbury Town Library is hosting a Plant Sale on Saturday, May 16, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the library, 0 Lunt St., Byfield. The fundraiser typically attract hundreds of plant enthusiasts and gardeners. Drop by to check out the hundreds of...
Georgetown Peabody Library: SATURDAY, MAY 16 at 11 AM Author Visit by Elizabeth de Veer
SATURDAY, MAY 16 at 11 AM Author Visit by Elizabeth de Veer Please join us as Georgetown local Elizabeth de Veer discusses her newest novel, The Blazekeeper of Bowmore House. Wildwood Books will providing copies of her latest novel for the occasion! Elizabeth’s first...
Georgetown Peabody Library Event: SAT MAY 16: Hands-on Pruning Workshop
SATURDAY, MAY 16 at 10 AM Hands-on Pruning Workshop Join Instructor Jennifer Kettell, consulting arborist from Radiant Leaf Pruning, for a hands-on workshop on pruning using the bushes in the landscape at the library. Flowering shrubs can be a bit more complicated...
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