The Town Common

Newburyport: The Blind Can Walk the Rail Trail

NEWBURYPORT – As walkers and joggers make their way along the Clipper City Rail Trail, the walkway divides into two paths just north of Washington Street. Both paths are wide, but are divided by a long iron beam that if you are blind or have low vision could be a...

Local Artists Exhibit at Illume Book Store

REGIONAL – Just in time for the holidays, five local artists are displaying their paintings on the walls of the backroom gallery at Illume Book Store, off Market Square in Newburyport. Two have hung their work in Jen Perry’s gallery this fall. The other three are at...

Georgetown High School Soccer Team Alumni Pickup game Coach DiFranco (facing players) takes a photo of his past students from 2007 to the the present, who gathered for a spirited pickup game the day after Thanksgiving.

SPECIAL TOWN MEETING: DECEMBER 17 7:00 P.M. – MASCO REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL Will Boxford Embrace the MBTA Act? Change Zoning?

BOXFORD - Will the "city" come to Boxford? On Wednesday, December 17, 2025 residents will gather at 7:00 P.M. in the auditorium at Masconomet Regional High School located at 20 Endicott Street, Boxford to embrace or send back to the drawing board, Article 8. Passage...

Merrimack River Boardwalk May Be Partially Rebuilt

NEWBURYPORT – Anyone who has ever built a deck or porch can relate to the dilemma the city finds itself in trying to rebuild its popular boardwalk for the next quarter century. The boardwalk along the Merrimack River waterfront has deteriorated in recent years with...

The Pentucket Arts Foundation’s 6th Annual Makers Market Comes to Veasey Memorial Park This Weekend

by Jennifer Leonard-Solis Pentucket Arts Foundation PO Box 254 West Newbury, MA 01985 www.pentucketarts.org GROVELAND – The Pentucket Arts Foundation’s 6th Annual Makers Market comes to Veasey Memorial Park this weekend. A perfect way to kick off the holiday...

Kiwanis Serving the Community

Narratives and Photos provided by Alan Aulson Dressed in Pilgrim attire, John Duggan - a self-described proud member of the Georgetown Kiwanis - shared that he has a plum position acting as one of the greeters to the Kiwanis Annual Thanksgiving Dinner. Last week's...

Newburyport Holiday Concert to Benefit the Society of St. Vincent de Paul

NEWBURYPORT – The New England Tenors, with special guest soprano Celeste Pellegrino will perform a Holidy Concert on Sunday, November 30th, starting promptly at 2 p.m. at the Immaculate Conception Church, 42 Green Street, in Newburyport. Tickets are available at the...

Boxford FY 2026 Property Values & Tax Rate

Submitted by Kristin Hanlon Director of Assessment, Boxford The Board of Assessors has completed the Fiscal Year 2026 Interim Revaluation of all assessed property values as of January 1, 2025. The new assessed values were derived through analysis of qualified...

Danvers Parade of Trees

Start your holiday festivities with Danvers Historical Society’s Parade of Trees happening Wednesday, December 3rd through Sunday, December 7th at Tapley Memorial Hall, 13 Page St., Danvers. Viewing hours at Tapley Memorial Hall: Wed., Dec. 3rd, 2 p.m. to 7 p.m....