Plant Matters: Let’s Talk About the American Lawn Fetish

  The lawn is the largest single crop in America, is the most irrigated crop, and is a complete and utter biodiversity desert. “Lawns significantly degrade the ecological health of land and water and contribute to global warming.”  – Owen Wormser Here are some...

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The Blind Can Walk Newburyport’s Rail Trail

NEWBURYPORT – The beloved Clipper City Rail Trail with its interesting sculptures and interpretative signage is easy to navigate -- if you can see. Now thanks to new technology being installed by the Newburyport Lions Club, even walkers with low vision will soon be...

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Newburyport Lantern Festival Thank You

A Glowing Night of Community and Remembrance: Thanks to everyone who made the 15th Annual Newburyport Lantern Festival a Beautiful Success. Greater Newburyport Ovarian Cancer Awareness (GNOCA) extends heartfelt thanks to the hundreds of community members who joined us...

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FROM MY GARDEN, by lonnie brennan: POTATO BEETLES

The Town Common Vegetable Garden Tips Potato Beetles There are two ways to help beat the potato beetle: 1. Walk the rows and squish every beetle, and check the underside of the leaves for yellow clusters of tiny eggs. Squish out the eggs. Very time consuming... Straw!...

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Dean Charles Black

Dean C. Black, 69, passed away peacefully on July 4, 2025. He was born in Ohio and moved to Ipswich at the age of 7. After graduating from Ipswich High School, he began his career as a mechanic at Jimmy’s Exxon in Ipswich, then became a top Snap-on tool dealer in his...

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Mike Lago Remembered

NEWBURYPORT – Michael Lago, probably the oldest, at 92, and much-loved member of the Newburyport Tennis Club, passed away last month. Thanks to his wife, Carol, who introduced him to tennis when he was in his 50s, Mike was a member of Newburyport Tennis Club for more...

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Virginia Ann (Iglehart) Kent

Virginia Ann (Iglehart) Kent of Rowley, Mass., passed away peacefully on June 29, 2025, with family by her side. She was the devoted wife of Donald L. Kent. Born on June 21, 1935, in Baltimore, MD, she was raised in Portsmouth and Norfolk, VA, by her late mother, Mary...

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ROWLEY: Summer Concert Series at the Library

The Rowley Public Library is offering a Summer Concert Series: live family-friendly music events Wednesday evenings in the month of July. Bring a blanket or chair and relax on their beautiful front lawn while enjoying great local musicians. Free frozen treats will be...

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