REGIONAL – The Massachusetts Down Syndrome Congress (MDSC) awarded Senator Bruce Tarr, R-Gloucester, the 2024 Legislator of the Year award at its annual BuddyWalk and Family Festival in Wakefield. During Tarr's legislative career, he advocated for individuals with...
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Brighter Smiles … TEEN SLEEP
When we were all young children, most of us got plenty of sleep, and for that matter, we didn’t think much of it. Our parents told us it was time for bed and we went to bed. We slept until the morning at which time we were woken by our parent’s gentle touch. As we...
Nov. 2: Amesbury Village of Churches Fairs Day
Market Street Baptist Church, 37 Market Street is hosting a Holiday Fair on Saturday, November 2 as part of Amesbury’s Village of Church Fairs Day from 9:00 am - 3:00 pm. “Attic Treasures” held in Gym at the back of the building has tables filled with used and new...
The Topsfield Fair Held its Annual Parent & Child Cookie Celebration Contest All Three Winners Were From Ipswich!
Plum Island Drawbridge Repairs
NEWBURY – The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) impleented "a temporary alternating traffic pattern" on the Plum Island Drawbridge carrying Plum Island Turnpike over the Plum Island River to complete structural steel bridge repairs. The work is...
Rowley Water Department Reports Elevated Levels of PFAS Detected in Water Sample – Well #2 Temporarily Shut Down
ROWLEY – The Rowley Water Department reports that water tested from Well #2 has shown slightly elevated levels of a regulated group of chemicals called PFAS. The current regulations for PFAS public drinking water standard or Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL), as...
Tashjian Rescinds Beverly Homestead Exemption – Recently Married Rep. Candidate Staying in Georgetown
REGIONAL – Just over a year ago, Republican legislative candidate Mark Tashjian intended to reside in a home in Beverly, which is not in the Second Essex legislative district he is now seeking to represent in the state House. This month, after the chair of the town’s...
Hampton Church Rummage Sale
The Hampton United Methodist Church, 525 Lafayette Road (Rt. 1), Hampton, will hold its Annual Fall Rummage Sale on Saturday, November 2nd from 8:30am – 2:00pm. There will be seasonal clothing along with toys, books, games, furniture, shoes, small appliances, and...
Georgetown Church Fall Fair
The First Congregational Church of Georgetown is having their annual Fall Fair! The two-day fair offers a wonderful variety of artisan/crafters, White Elephant bargains, gently-used clothing and accessories, jewelry, etc. There is also a great selection of home-made...
Movie & Pizza Night at the Rowley Library
Wednesday, October 30, 6PM- Just in time for the holiday, a showing of Agatha Christie’s spookiest film! Hercule Poirot reluctantly attends a séance at a decaying, haunted palazzo in Venice, where one of the guests is murdered. This movie is rated PG-13. Pizza will be...
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