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Submitted by Annie Schindler Executive Coordinator Town of Groveland GROVELAND – On Saturday, September 6th, the Town of Groveland celebrated its 175th year with a parade and it was a celebration to remember! Volunteerism has always been at the core of what makes...
www.SheepDeeds.com Join the Knights of Columbus of Boxford, Byfield, Georgetown, Rowley, and beyond, at 87 E. Main Street in Georgetown, Mass., on Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025, or simply purchase a 'deed' for the 'ownership' of one square for the duration of the event. You...
Copy of Letter Sent to the Georgetown SelectBoard by Ida Wye To the Editor: I am writing this to the BOS to express my disappointment with your inability to shepherd this town through many decades of challenges. It is obvious that the election process has been a...
To the Editor: I wanted to follow-up on the article written by Stuart Lytle published titled “Is Selectboard becoming Dysfunctional?”. Although balanced, it did not get to the fundamental problem and paints a picture of Georgetown leadership with infighting, public...
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NEWBURYPORT – Aquinnah Wampanoag master canoe builder Johnathan James Perry and Mashpee Wampanoag Darius Coombs launched a mishoon, a dugout canoe, in the Merrimack River on Sunday, to celebrate Indigenous People’s Day. Once a pine, it was turned into a dugout canoe...
Susan E. Maloney passed away peacefully in Salem, NH, on October 8, 2025, at the age of 78. She was born on May 5, 1947, in Boston, MA, and was formerly of Ipswich and Boxford, MA. From the start, she was destined to touch the lives of all whom she encountered with...
Rowley 40B Development PUBLIC HEARING Rowley Zoning Board of Appeals A public meeting will be held at the Rowley Town Hall, 139 Main Street, on Wednesday, October 15, 2025 at 7:00 PM to hold an open conversation with 40B Developer Rowley Farms discussing their plans...
This month, purchase Breast Cancer Awareness Stamps from your local post office, including from Karyn at the Groveland Post Office. Help fund the fight, find a cure.
Seed Saving Lecture at the Rowley Public Library The Rowley Library will host Gretel Anspach, a Trustee of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society and a Lifetime Master Gardener with the Massachusetts Master Gardener Association, on Tuesday, October 28 at...
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