PORTSMOUTH – You are invited to come to the Seacoast Composite Squadron Open House on Thursday, 18 September 2025, beginning at 6:30 P.M., at the Service Credit Union, 3003 Lafayette Road, Portsmouth, NH. Civil Air Patrol (CAP) is an all-volunteer auxiliary of the...
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Vote for Favorite Documentary Film Thursday
NEWBURYPORT – Get a free sneak peek at this year’s Newburyport Documentary Film Festival on its Preview Night, Thursday Sept. 4, at the Firehouse Center for the Arts. Those attending can vote for their favorite trailer using their phones. The 21st Newburyport...
Amesbury McDonalds’ Backpack Giveaway a ‘Wonderful Event’
Local McDonald's Owner Operator Carissa Haley had a lot of fun last week giving away backpacks filled with school supplies to help children and families start the school year prepared and confident. From 12 noon until 4 p.m., a week-ago Tuesday, smiling students and...
Temporary Water Bans Coming as Groveland Launchs Drinking Water Filtration Treatment Study
GROVELAND – The Groveland Water and Sewer Department would like to share that, as the first step in the ongoing water treatment plant project, the Department will be launching a drinking water treatment pilot study. The study, which is a requirement from MassDEP for...
Civil War Roundtable 30th Anniversary Meeting: Salisbury – Sept. 10
The Civil War Roundtable of the Merrimack will celebrate its 30th anniversary with a musical program featuring Bob Kilham. At 8pm on Wednesday, September 10, 2025, all are welcome to enjoy Civil War era music with New Hampshire’s own, Bob Kilham, recipient of the...
Groveland Day Sat. Sept. 6th
Craft fair, pony rides, car show, train ride, book sale, cornhole tournament, food, music, parade, softball tournament, pickleball tournament, raffles, games... at the Pines Recreation Area: 1 am to 3 p.m. Sat. Sept. 6 2025. Kids rides and games, Touch a Truck,...
GEORGETOWN LIBRARY BOOK SALE!
GEORGETOWN The Friends of the Georgetown Peabody Library will hold their Fall Book Sale September 10 - September 14 at the Georgetown Peabody Library, 2 Maple St, Georgetown, MA. The sale features : books, DVDs, CDs, puzzles, board games, and vinyl records. This...
Rescued Alpacas from MSPCA Find a Cozy New Home at Great Rock Farm
By Michelle Aulson Guest Columnist ––––––––––––––––– GEORGETOWN – If you’ve been by our farm lately, you may have noticed a few taller, fuzzy faces peeking over the fences. Yes, it’s true – we now have alpacas! Six of them, in fact, rescued by the MSPCA at Nevins Farm...
Newburyport’s Vintage Car Show Block Party!
NEWBURYPORT – Cruisin’ the ‘50s returned to downtown Newburyport Thursday for its 13th year, drawing large crowds despite cool, breezy conditions with Hurricane Erin about 300 miles offshore. From 4 to 7 pm downtown streets, including Market Square, State Street,...
Michael Updike: Gravestones Don’t Have to be Morbid
NEWBURY – When one thinks of a gravestone carver, the conjured image is probably that of a humorless, gnarled man hunched over a large stone slate, his chisel and hammer tapping away to memorialize the birth and death dates of the deceased. That is not Michael Updike,...
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