This series of local businesses to encourage customers to shop local, and make people aware of the services, and talents, that we have surrounding us! Please shop local! by Kay Lee Ogden This week's business spotlight: Magic Dogland of Rowley, Mass, run by owner Kim...
West Newbury
A New Use for West Newbury’s Middle Street Bridge Granite
WEST NEWBURY – Pickleball courts seem to be springing up at any vacant spots as this sport solidifies its popularity with North Shore residents. But none of them have a granite wall reclaimed from the historic Middle Street Bridge, which connected Newburyport and West...
Newburyport Chamber Music Festival 25th Anniversary
The Newburyport Chamber Music Festival (NCMF) proudly announces its 2026 Summer Festival, marking 25 years of bringing world-class classical music to the North Shore. This milestone season features a repertoire balancing canonical masterpieces by Haydn, Mendelssohn,...
North Shore Musical Theater Opens Doors for Future Stars
REGIONAL − Olivia Riley caught the acting bug at Amesbury Middle School, when she performed in The Little Mermaid, the school musical. She sings in its choir and plays the trumpet in the school band. This summer she got an extraordinary opportunity to be a cast member...
New Plum Island Gateway
PLUM ISLAND – Residents and visitors to Plum Island next spring will have a new gateway to the beaches when Cobalt Development finishes building two-story condominiums at 2 Plum Island Blvd., designed for year-round living. The two luxury condos, built on the site of...
Feds May Help River Sewage Problem
REGIONAL – After years of banging on crumbling sewer pipes to get Washington’s attention about the sewage in the Merrimack River, the disaster this month of dumping millions of gallons a day of raw sewage into the river just before the 250th anniversary of...
Ucoming Maudslay Arts Center Concerts
Ucoming Maudslay Arts Center Concerts “Summer is just a brief season here in New England,” MAC Director Nicholas C. Costello said, “so come out and enjoy wonderful music at affordable prices in a spectacular natural setting.” Saturday evening at 7 p.m. come hear the...
Upcoming August Events at West Newbury G.A.R. Memorial Library
G.A.R. Memorial Library West Newbury, MA 01985 submitted by Rebecca Shea Assistant Librarian Come Read & Create with Camille Monday, August 3, 4:00 - 5:00 PM Join us for story time with playwright and children’s book author, Camille Garro. Camille will read her...
West Newbury Signs Interim Town Manger
The Select Board is pleased to announce that a contract has been signed with Sean Fitzgerald to be our Interim Town Manager. Sean was one of three candidates presented to the Select Board for consideration by our Town Manager Search Consultant - Community Paradigm...
Hand Tub Muster in West Newbury
By Richard Baker The West Newbury Veteran Firefighters Association is holding its first Hand Tub Muster in decades from noon until late afternoon on Saturday, July 18th at Burnham Field / Cammett Park on Bachelor Street in West Newbury. Food will be provided by the...
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- LOCAL BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT: ROWLEY’S Magic Dogland Aug 05, 2026
- A New Use for West Newbury’s Middle Street Bridge Granite Aug 05, 2026


