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by Kay Ogden Georgetown Please honor all our veterans and their families and help younger generations understand the contributions and sacrifices made by our parents and grandparents, and other family members, both in the past and present. All of us are so fortunate...
by Charleen Maunsell Newbury Garden Club Beautification Committee Chair newburygardenclub.org NEWBURY – The Newbury Garden Club has started a new annual project that recognizes and honors organizations, businesses and non-profits that provide and maintain seasonal...
REGIONAL – In its 15th year helping those diagnosed with cancer, the Rowley-based charity Solace for Stephanie has spent more than $150,000 helping more than 130 people either with direct financial help or college scholarships for high school seniors in families of...
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...
ROWLEY – Alan and Maureen Aulson dropped into the Rowley Veterans Association recently and asked a few members what's it all about, explaining that they had driven by many times, but simply had not stopped. The pair related that they had a wonderful time, meeting so...
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...
Seed Saving Lecture at the Rowley Public Library The Rowley Library will host Gretel Anspach, a Trustee of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society and a Lifetime Master Gardener with the Massachusetts Master Gardener Association, on Tuesday, October 28 at...
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...
GEORGETOWN, MA – Sand mining at the 100-year-old Zibell Farm has led to a property tax change. The Board of Assessors ruled last week that the 5 acres of the 30-acre property no longer qualify for reduced farm taxes, saying the land was converted into a sand and...
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