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ROWLEY – The Clark School opened its Theater at the Bell last week for a new community theater with plans to become a major player in the North Shore performing arts world. With a cast of 11, the company is staging the Little Shop of Horrors for its inaugural feature...
ROWLEY — The Rowley Board of Selectmen was just that - a male dominated bastion that ran the town government. But no longer. For the first time since the town’s was founded in 1639, a majority of seats on the five-member board is held by women, although Deborah Eagan...
Rowley Girl Scouts celebrated their annual bridging and awards ceremony on May 24 at Pine Grove School. “Bridging” acknowledges a Scout’s progression through the international program, from Daisies in kindergarten to Ambassador Scouts in high school. Troop 75124,...
The History of the Jewel Mill Tuesday, June 6, 6:30PM at the Rowley Library Also known as the Pearson/Dummer Mills, the Jewel Mill in Rowley occupies part of the original fulling mill site. The first fulling mill was built in 1643 by John Pearson and marked the...
TRITON REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT — Rowley got outvoted last week at the Salisbury Town Meeting, which approved that town’s $15 million assessment next year for the Triton Regional School District budget. Rowley, which narrowly approved a cut in its assessment for...
IPSWICH — Town Manager Stephen Crane is pleased to share that the Town of Ipswich has received grant funding courtesy of the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) to provide technical assistance for Phase I of the Town’s Section 3A work. The $40,000 in grant...
ROWLEY — The Rowley Veterans Committee (RVC) is planning a major Memorial Day parade on Monday, May 29, with bag pipes and drums, the Old Nancy cannon and a flag raising at noon at the Town Common. The committee may also have a surprise for all who attend. Rowley...
ROWLEY — In recent years, it has been the town of Salisbury that has been required to pay more of the Triton Regional School District budget, while the towns of Newbury and Rowley got off a bit easier. That changed this year. For fiscal year 2024, it is Rowley, which...
ROWLEY – The Rowley Water Department announces that the department will be flush hydrants beginning later this month. Beginning Tuesday, May 16, the Rowley Water Department will be conducting hydrant flushing on dead-end streets every Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m....
Obituary of Henry C. Chase September 9, 1920 ~ April 19, 2023 Henry Clinton Chase, 102, passed away peacefully at 1:00 PM on Wednesday April 19, 2023. He was born in Lynn, Massachusetts on September 9, 1920, to Charles Benjamin Chase and Laura (Cook) Chase. He...
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