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NEWBURYPORT – When you see the Statue of Liberty, you know you’re in New York City. Washington D.C. has the Capitol and the presidential monuments. Boston and San Francisco have their distinctive bridges – all man-made, public art that are so distinctive they are...
Statement of Georgetown Police and Fire Chiefs Regarding Town Election Results GEORGETOWN — Police Chief David Sedgwick and Fire Chief Matthew McKay issue the following joint statement following Monday’s Town Election results: “The men and women of the Georgetown...
Statement of Georgetown Superintendent Regarding Election Results GEORGETOWN – The following is a statement from Georgetown Public Schools Superintendent Margo Ferrick: “This is a difficult day for the Georgetown Public Schools, and what will follow will be a series...
Ipswich, Newbury, and Rowley to Receive Funding for Local Road and Bridge Projects FY’25 Funding is included in $375M transportation infrastructure bond bill Regional – Governor Maura Healey has signed H.4529, An Act financing improvements to municipal roads and...
Georgetown Students Volunteer as ‘Buddy’ During Miracle League GEORGETOWN – On Saturday, May 11, Georgetown Students volunteered as a buddy during the 2024 Spring Games of the Miracle League of Massachusetts. The Miracle League, a non-profit and volunteer-run...
NEWBURY — The Select Board is pleased to announce the completion of the Plum Island Public Bathroom Project. Plum Island is a popular beach destination to the community, known for its white sand beaches and the ecosystems of the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge....
REGIONAL – Those colorful buses that the Merrimack Valley Transit Authority (MeVa) runs in towns along the river are being equipped with digital cameras that someday may replace their mirrors. Like the digital cameras on many new cars, MirrorEye is taking the place of...
REGIONAL – Several North Shore towns appear to be girding for battle with the state government, opposing the mandate for MBTA communities to build multi-family housing. At their Town Meetings last week, Rowley, Georgetown and West Newbury were among towns across the...
NEWBURYPORT -- The city planning department, working with the Newburyport Black History Initiative (NBI), will honor black residents who were buried in the historic African American section of the Old Hill Burying Ground this month. “All these men, women, and children...
100 Years of Boston Comedy Wednesday, May 22, 6:30PM at the Rowley Library Arts journalist Nick Zaino explores Boston’s long history of comedy, from vaudeville to YouTube, highlighting some of the personalities that have defined laughter in America for 100 years. Fred...
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