HAVERHILL: DADDY’S LITTLE GIRL Alice Quinn has a mystery to solve. By midnight. Christmas Eve. She has to solve the mystery to save her life. Her father has the solution. Trouble is – her father died 30 years ago. That leaves only her mother with the answer. Her...
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Plant Matters
In conversation with Carol Decker of West Newbury Wild and Native (WN2). WN2 encourages people to cultivate ecological landscapes, one yard at a time. Carol became involved with WN2 after moving to West Newbury, retiring from Mass Audubon and meeting Nancy Pau who...
IPSWICH: Buying Time for MBTA 3A Housing Explosion
IPSWICH – The town is trying to navigate the shoals of the controversial, state-mandated MBTA Communities Law Section 3A by approving a carefully worded action plan for implementing new zoning guidelines. The SelectBoard voted three to two to submit the plan, saying...
The Pink House – Federal Government’s Planned Demolition by Decay
Almost Gone ... ? The Iconic Pink House - with most windows and most roofing materials removed this fall - sits battered yet still holding her own last Saturday, bracing for another punishing winter storm (the home got hit with 8 inches of wet driving snow on Sunday...
Local Winter 2025 People/Group PHOTO CONTEST
$100 Grand Prize $50 2nd Place $25 3rd Place Sponsored by The Town Common DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS 7:00 P.M. FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 2025 Submit to: editor@thetowncommon.com Professionals and amateurs are invited to send us your photos for contest entry and...
Fall 2024 College Honor Students …
Champlain College - Trustee's List Elizabeth Chadbourne of Rowley, majoring in Cyber Networking & Cybersecurity Champlain College - Dean's List Ava Chen of Boxford Rose Davis of Newburyport Andrew Genualdo of Amesbury Aidan Pasek of Byfield Parker Rogers of...
Black Nannies and Maids Honored – Newburyport Black History Initiative’s Newest Plaque
NEWBURYPORT – The Newburyport Black History Initiative (NBHI) unveiled Sunday its latest informative plaque to inform and honor the black domestic workers who worked and lived in the city, The NBHI, which has erected 11 informative plaques around the city honoring...
Show Your Love for Horses this Valentine’s Day in West Newbury
by Mary Martin President & Founder, NEER, North Inc. WEST NEWBURY – Valentine’s Day always reminds me of the broken-hearted horses I’ve been privileged to help over the years. As founder and president of New England Equine Rescue North, a small non-profit in West...
Proposed FY26 ‘Local Aid’ to Cities/Towns
City and town finance managers and finance committees got their first look at anticipated state funding for next year's budgets, when the Massachusetts’s governor recently unveiled her budget proposal for FY26. The currently proposed state spending of approximately...
Wenham Police Participated in Boston Bruins BFit Challenge
WENHAM — Chief Kevin DiNapoli is pleased to share that the Wenham Police Department participated in the 9th Annual Boston Bruins BFit Challenge. The challenge took place on Sunday, Feb. 2 at the TD Garden in Boston. The event invites all first responders and military...
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