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TOPSFIELD – The Topsfield Fair, America’s oldest agricultural fair, recently announced the winner of the annual Mrs. Essex County Pageant. Clarice Menesale of Danvers, received her crown during the 54th pageant, which takes place annually at the fair. Menesale took...
www.SheepDeeds.com Join the Knights of Columbus of Boxford, Byfield, Georgetown, Rowley, and beyond, at 87 E. Main Street in Georgetown, Mass., on Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025, or simply purchase a 'deed' for the 'ownership' of one square for the duration of the event. You...
Susan E. Maloney passed away peacefully in Salem, NH, on October 8, 2025, at the age of 78. She was born on May 5, 1947, in Boston, MA, and was formerly of Ipswich and Boxford, MA. From the start, she was destined to touch the lives of all whom she encountered with...
TOPSFIELD, MA – Robert McGee of Rockaway, NY, won the 7th annual Topsfield Fair Hot Dog Eating Contest on Saturday, eating 13 quarter-pound hot dogs (the equivalent of 3.5 pounds) in buns in the allotted 7-minute time. He set a new record, beating the old record set...
Buy Your Sheep 'Pebbles' Land Rush Deed Today! Join the Knights of Columbus at 87 E. Main Street in Georgetown, Mass., on Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025. A $20 donation is requested for each 'deed' and provides the holder an opportunity to win one of several prizes, as well as...
NEWBURYPORT – We are looking forward to the excitement and energy of seeing everyone on Sunday, September 28, 2025, for the 15th annual Greater Newburyport Ovarian Cancer 5K Run/Walk, in honor of Jackie Poor and Paula Holm. Proceeds benefit local women undergoing...
Submitted by Peter B. Carzasty Each September, the seaside hamlet of Newburyport comes alive, uniting filmmakers and audiences to celebrate this truly original American form of narrative storytelling. The 21st version of the NBPT DOCU FEST will feature 35 films from...
NORTH SHORE – Local music legends Ken Irwin, Marian Leighton Lev,y and Bill Nowlin, who founded world-renowned, Boston-based roots music label Rounder Records in 1970, have launched a new record company that is already catching the music world’s attention. Their new...
NEWBURYPORT – Whether you like great blues, played on a guitar, Zydeco on an accordion, Earl Scruggs-style folk music on a banjo or just exciting boot-stomping Irish tunes, the Belleville Roots Music Series is back bringing to the North Shore audiences memorable music...
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