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Some Winter Sports Happen Indoors! Photos by Peter McClelland

Are UFOs Real?

AMESBURY – Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs), now called Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAPs), came to the Costello Senior Center last week. About a dozen senior residents listened enthusiastically to Chris Torres of Salisbury Beach explain how the government and...

Wind Turbine Springs a Leak – Sprays Hydraulic Fluid Over Neighborhood

NEWBURYPORT – Mark Rickey's wind turbine, solar panels and a biomass boiler have long been examples of green manufacturing here. But earlier this month, wind and rain caused a container of hydraulic fluid on the turbine to spill into its catch basin, polluting the...

Fall 2024 College Honor Students

Nichols College President's List Carter Renaud of Hampton, N.H. Dean's List Fernando Barranco of Haverhill Gianna Filtranti of Amesbury Jack Ellis of Hampton, N.H. Plymouth State University President's List Cassidy Margerison, of Haverhill Morgan Ruebel, of Ipswich...

NEWBURYPORT, NEWBURY, SALISBURY: ‘Valentine Love’ Pet Food Drive-By

Saturday, February 14, 10 am. - 1:00 pm Central Congregational Church, 14 Titcomb St., Newburyport. All donations go directly to the First Parish Pet Food Pantry, Newbury Elder Pet Fund, and the Salisbury COA Senior Pet Food Pantry. Please donate your canned dog and...

SALISBURY: Civil War Roundtable of the Merrimack

Wednesday, February 12, 7:30 PM Hilton Senior Center, 43 Lafayette Road, Salisbury, Mass. This month's meeting will feature two brief talks by Roundtable members. "How Joshua Chamberlain Faced Down an Insurrection at the Maine State Capitol in 1880" and "The Role of...

Triton Regional High School Debuts First Ever Winter Play with The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane

BYFIELD January 31 at 7:00 PM and February 1 at 2:00 PM, at Triton Regional High School. Triton Regional High School Theatre presents a heartwarming and emotional journey in its debut Winter Play, The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane. Adapted from Kate DiCamillo's...

Georgetown Conservation Commission Details Enforcement Order Against ‘Forest Bathing’ Site

GEORGETOWN – While the left hand is all concerned with $48.83 in wrongly submitted mileage reimbursements over a 10-month period (see prior stories), the Georgetown Conservation Commission continues to focus on matters of septic system upgrades, boundary markers to...

DAR Marian Anderson Legacy Scholarship Accepting Applications, Apply by Jan. 31

WASHINGTON – Undergraduate and graduate students studying music can apply for the DAR Marian Anderson Legacy Scholarship through January 31, 2025. Sponsored by the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), the scholarship provides a one-time $5,000...

Seacoast Composite Squadron of Civil Air Patrol in Portsmouth to Host an Open House on Feb. 6th

PORTSMOUTH, NH – You are invited to come to the Seacoast Composite Squadron Open House on Thursday, 6 February 2025, beginning at 6:30 P.M., at the Service Credit Union, 3003 Lafayette Road, Portsmouth, NH. Civil Air Patrol (CAP) is an all-volunteer auxiliary of the...