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Message from the Select Board WEST NEWBURY, Mass. – The Select Board has decided that we will not have a Special Town Meeting this fall. The Annual Town Meeting is where the business of the Town is meant to be conducted, with Special Town Meetings only called when...
You didn't miss it! Last week's tremendous rainstorm has pushed the West Newbury Native Plant Sale to this coming Saturday, October 3, 2026. The event, to be held at 181 River Road, will take place from 8:30 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. Cash, Venmo, or Checks accepted. ♦
TOPSFIELD, Mass. — Amid viewing farm animals, munching on hotdogs, enjoying parades, beauty pageants and rock and roll concerts, scammers are lurking around the Topsfield Fair digital footprint. The Fair, which runs Oct. 2 to 12 at the Fairgrounds, notified current...
The Merrimack River Watershed Council (MRWC) is creating a new, full-time Lead Scientist position dedicated to designing and leading two major, multi-phase investigations: one in Newburyport Harbor, and one in the Lawrence Dam Impoundment. These locations see some of...
PLUM ISLAND — This year's all-volunteer island festival featured approximately 107 accoustic and featured bands on 50 locations across Plum Island, with half-a-dozen food locations, seven shuttle-stops, and countless volunteers, neighbors, and visitors who made...
This week marks the great grand kickoff of library book sales through the greater 16-town area served by The Town Common. West Newbury Library Fall Book Sale! Twice a year the Friends of the Library hold a sale of used adult and children’s books, DVDs, etc. at the...
"Ride with Purpose. Ride with Pride. Ride for Our Troops" was the motto of the American Legion Post 113 of Manchester-by-the-Sea' end-of-summer fundraising ride to support Operation Troop Support, a local organization that provides support directly to our troops...
WEST NEWBURY – The town is looking for a new manager and two senior department heads. It is considering whether the SelectBoard should have five members, instead of the current three. And last week, its hired consulting firm told the SelectBoard and its Governance...
REGIONAL – For years since he lost his sight, a 93-year-old World War II veteran relied on his wife to read to him. But then she died, and his world got very small until he turned to the Lions Club for help. Bob LaFrance, a Lions Club member for 45 years and head of...
submitted by Rebecca Shea Assistant Librarian, G.A.R. Memorial Library Book Sale Donation Drop Off Saturday, Sept. 12 10 AM -1 PM Old Town Hall Building 491 Main St. West Newbury Do you have books to donate? Wonderful! Our guidelines are simple: Yes, please to new,...
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