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Last week the Mass. Dept. of Transportation announced the earmark of $500,000 (roughly $33,333 linear per foot) to be spent on the replacement of the 15-foot long Glenn Street Bridge over Mills River. “The bridge serves as an important connector for residents and...
Balance Budget Bookkeeping Launches to Help Businesses Take Control of Their Finances Balance Budget Bookkeeping is excited to announce its official launch, offering professional bookkeeping services tailored to support small business owners. Understanding the common...
NEWBURYPORT – Newburyport Bank, is pleased to announce the promotion of Tim Regan to Vice President, Commercial Loan Officer. Since joining Newburyport Bank, Tim has played a critical role in serving the needs of local businesses across the Bank’s Massachusetts and...
GEORGETOWN – Amid complaints from the SelectBoard chair and several members that the Stirm Group report is flawed, the board last week unveiled the long-awaited report from the private detective firm about the town’s Conservation Commission (ConCom) and particularly...
NEWBURYPORT – The Firehouse Center for the Arts is thrilled to announce its summer Mainstage production of Legally Blonde: The Musical, running July 4 through 27, 2025. With book by Heather Hach and music and lyrics by Laurence O’Keefe and Nell Benjamin, this...
EAGLE SCOUT Timothy Fionn Eagan Son of Denise and Thomas Eagan Topsfield, Mass. Timothy Eagan is an 18 year old graduating senior of Essex North Shore Agricultural & Technical School. He plans to attend Saint Anselm’s College in the fall. He also hopes to join...
By Gabe DiSaverio Founder of TheSpicyShark.com You ever have a dream that lives in your bones for so long, it feels like a part of who you are? That’s what has been to me since I first saw it at eight years old. The music, the suspense, the characters—Brody, Hooper,...
Paul Herbert Farrell, 80, passed away peacefully on Sunday, June 8, 2025 at CHA Whidden Hospital in Everett after a lengthy illness. Born in Everett in February 1945, Paul was the son of the late Edgar H. and the late Florence (Ross) Farrell, and stepson of the late...
PLUM ISLAND – Many details have yet to be released regarding the deaths of two young women described as best friends, Dahiana Canas, 25 of East Boston, and Vanessa Correa, 25 of Lynn, who drowned off Plum Island Point last week. Did they go to the beach to swim, or...
We are very excited to have our own Bob Waite, Ipswich native, here to participate in our Evening Lecture Series! Please join us on Wednesday evening, June 18, 2025 at 7:30pm, in the Appleton Room at The Heard House. Bob will be presenting "Mr. Waite's...
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