Civil War Roundtable of the Merrimack November Meeting Wed. Nov. 8th, 7:30 to 9:30 PM Hilton Senior Center, 43 Lafayette Road, Salisbury, MA “Grant and Twain: Authors and Friends” Ulysses S. Grant met many famous individuals during his life, but one of them in...
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Battle Brewing Over New Whittier Building
REGIONAL – A battle that may pit the residents of Haverhill against 10 other North Shore cities and towns is erupting over who will pay for the proposed new building for the Whittier Regional Vocational Technical High School. Whittier Supt. Maureen Lynch is making the...
Whittier Tech Welcomes District Residents to Attend Building Project Information Sessions
REGIONAL – Whittier Tech invites residents in its 11 sending community to learn more about the proposed Whittier Tech Building Project during public information sessions planned in the coming months. Whittier Tech is pursuing construction of a new building to best...
Complete Healthcare, an Invitation
Many call them alternatives to medical care. I think of them as complementary, which means healthcare services you use in addition to seeing your doctor. That is, I’m glad when my pain patients have seen their doctor to rule out conditions I can’t treat, and I refer...
Ray Pike: On the Mend
REGIONAL – Ray Pike, the Salisbury harbormaster for 16 years, was enjoying a scenic hike in the White Mountains last fall along a ridge high enough to see maybe as far as Canada when he stumbled and fell. He ended up in the hospital for weeks and for almost a year...
New Skate Park Draws a Crowd
SALISBURY – Eric Cotton took time off from his job at a restaurant in Portsmouth. NH, last Friday to be among the first to test out the banks, bowl and half rails of the new concrete skate park at Partridge Brook Park. The “ripper” from Sweden, who lives in Dover, NH,...
Historic Carousel Rides Again
SALISBURY BEACH — When the historic carousel with 44 “carvings” was turned on for the first time here on the Friday night before the Fourth of July, it was a “commencement” of a new era for a beach that is experiencing major revitalization. That is how Amy Moore,...
‘The Greatest Ride of Your Life’
SALISBURY BEACH — Children and parents pressed their noses last week against the glass of the new Carousel Pavilion hoping the painted horses and other animals inside would come to life. Like generations of beachgoers before them, they hoped to be allowed inside the...
Obituary: Richard A. Winkelman Sr. “Wink”
Richard A. Winkelman Sr. “Wink”, 83, of Salisbury, passed away peacefully on Thursday, June 1, 2023 at his home. He was the husband of the late Kathleen (Ward) Winkelman and Patricia (Waters) Winkelman. Richard was born in the Bronx, the son of the late Robert and...
Salisbury Beach ‘Big Block’ Is Back
SALISBURY — The proposed Big Block housing complex on the beach front here is again before the town for approval. The mixed-used project, which could be the long-sought catalyst for the beach front development, would replace an aging group of bars and arcades with 235...
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