REGIONAL – While the governor’s task force decides what requirements students must pass to graduate from high school now that passing the MCAS tests are no longer the standard, Triton Regional School District has updated its own path to graduation to align with the...
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Statement About the Future of Northshore Recovery High School
BEVERLY – The following is a statement from Northshore Education Consortium (NEC) Executive Director Francine H. Rosenberg: “It has come to our attention that concerns have surfaced regarding the future of the Northshore Recovery High School. “We assure you that the...
Newburyport Community Improvement Society
The Community Improvement Society is a 501(c)(3) organization that was founded for the purpose of preserving and improving the public spaces of Newburyport. Our efforts focus on the beautification, maintenance, repair and improvements of existing public spaces, parks...
Groveland Fire Department Responds to Brush Fire on West Newbury Town Line
GROVELAND — Fire Chief Robert Valentine reports that the Groveland Fire Department extinguished a brush fire caused by a downed power line on the Groveland/West Newbury line: On Friday, March 7, at approximately 1:25 p.m., the Groveland and West Newbury Fire...
Newburyport Charitable Foundation Awards $2,500 to The Chase Home for Children
NEWBURYPORT – The Newburyport Bank Charitable Foundation has provided a grant of $2,500 to The Chase Home for Children. The funds will pay for fees and capacity to develop the content, record, engineer, and produce a 10-episode podcast series featuring staff, subject...
Rockport Police, Fire, and MSP Bomb Squad Respond to Discovery of Possible WWI Ordnance
ROCKPORT – Police Chief John Horvath reports that the Rockport Police Department, along with the Massachusetts State Police Bomb Squad and Rockport Fire, responded to the discovery of a possible World War I era ordnance on Cleaves Street. At approximately 4:33 p.m. on...
Upcoming Events – Multi-Towns
AMESBURY Grief Care Breakfast is for those dealing with death of a loved one and will be held on Saturday, March 15 from 9:30 – 11:00 am hosted by the Market Street Baptist Church, 37 Market Street, Amesbury. The program is free. Speaker: Pastor Steve MaGee is the...
DA Asked to Review Alleged Payroll Fraud
GEORGETOWN – The SelectBoard asked Town Administrator Orlando Pacheco last week to refer an unsubstantiated charge of payroll fraud by the Conservation Commission to the Essex County District Attorney or the state Attorney General. The referral was approved...
‘Not the News We Hoped to Deliver’
PLUM ISLAND – Despite having the governor, the state Senate minority leader, a state representative and hundreds of passionate volunteers in its corner, The 100-year-old Pink House will be torn down by March 30. The eagles and other birds that rested on its chimney...
Pink House Celebrates 100th Birthday
PLUM ISLAND – In 1925, Gertrude W. Cutter bought land on the edge of the Great Marsh to build a house for her son, his wife and eventually her grandson. The house has stood with the marsh as its backdrop for a century. In addition to its various private and government...
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