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REGIONAL – The Town Common newspaper welcomes Nate Allard, the former president of the Greater Newburyport Chamber of Commerce and Industry, to its team as a senior Newburyport and Salisbury advertising sales consultant. Born in Newburyport and raised in Salisbury,...
REGIONAL – Please come sing with us in our 91st year! The Newburyport Choral Society (NCS) is a non-auditioned community chorus that welcomes singers of all ag-es from Essex County, southern NH, and the seacoast area. Register now to sing selections from Felix...
Every January, thousands of Christmas trees are dragged to curbsides or forgotten behind garages—symbols of a season that passed too quickly. But for one small family farm in Georgetown, Massachusetts, those trees tell a very different story. For the 8th consecutive...
A few of the headlines from our 2025 coverage: Newburyport Company Lands $462,700 Federal Grant Federal tax dollars given to Crystal Engineering Co., Inc. in Newburyport, a CNC machining company servicing many industries including aerospace will receive $462,700 to...
REGIONAL – Thousands gathered throughout the region last Saturday to participate in Wreaths Across America programs to honor veterans this holiday season. A Christmas wreath is laid at the base of each veterans grave, thanks to the generous donations of those who...
REGIONAL – With the long federal government shutdown that threatened to shut off SNAP food assistance, there has been a lot of focus on the dozens of food pantries for people in our area. But what about food and supplies for pets? Shayna Gatautis and Toni Knott, both...
REGIONAL – Just in time for the holidays, five local artists are displaying their paintings on the walls of the backroom gallery at Illume Book Store, off Market Square in Newburyport. Two have hung their work in Jen Perry’s gallery this fall. The other three are at...
REGIONAL – Two veteran food bank leaders have been honored for their efforts to fight food insecurity in the Merrimack Valley. Jane Merrow who heads the First Parish Church Food Pantry in Newbury, and Bonnie Schultz, the volunteer director of the Among Friends Meal...
ROWLEY - Drop over to Cole's Landscaping on Saturday, Nov. 22 between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. and put your little hands on some great trucks, and be sure to have your parents snap a photo of you with the 26' tall Santa. "It’s going to be a fun family day featuring a food...
SALISBURY – At a recent SelectBoard meeting, Town Manager Neil Harrington recapped recent town meeting and other actions including: Passage of all articles at town meeting except the acceptance of one public street (postponed to the spring) Money added to general...
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