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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,...
REGIONAL – When Steve Baran came to lunch recently to talk about the Lions Club Clipper City Rail Trail project for low vision people, he who has been blind from birth picked up the menu and started to select his choice. Am I being scammed? this writer thought. Baran...
Silver Springs – Fleetwood Mac Tribute on the Salisbury Beach Oceanfront Stage last Saturday night. Catch them again, Sat. Aug. 30th at the Carousel Lounge, 27 Ocean Front St. Salisbury! (Photo: Lonnie Brennan)
GREATER NEWBURYPORT –Looking to try something new this fall? Whether you're interested in exploring a creative hobby, learning practical life skills, or preparing for college, Greater Newburyport Adult and Community Education (GNACE) has a class designed for you in...
By Sarah Nicholson Rowley Public Library Youth Services ROWLEY – Back to school time is rapidly approaching, and there’s nothing more costly than new clothes! Rowley Public Library and Striving for Sustainability have a solution for you; a free back to school clothing...
LAWRENCE – After months of intensive sand mining at the Zibell Farm with large trucks, bulldozers and other noisy equipment disrupting a quiet Georgetown neighborhood, the town last week won an emergency freeze on the operations. Superior Court Judge John Frazer,...
ROWLEY – Walt Pomerleau gave the following summary as he thanked Jessica Garron for spearheading an effort to place a U.S. Flag Retirement Collection Box at the Rowley Fire Headquarters at 473 Haverhill Street (Rte. 133): "Good morning. On Behalf of the Town of Rowley...
NEWBURYPORT — The Essex Ensemble will perform at the Maudslay Arts Center on Saturday, Sept. 6, from 4 to 6 p.m. to raise money for the First Parish Newbury Food Pantry. The group is directed by local resident, acclaimed musician and pantry volunteer Andrew Price and...
It Takes a Herd™ is a non-riding equine program for care partners and care recipients living with dementia. The goal of the program is to help care partners return to their original roles within the partnership and to strengthen the relationship through connection,...
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