REGIONAL – Whittier Regional Vocational High School could have allowed each of its 11 cities and towns under state law to decide individually how to fund its share of the $264 million price tag for a new building. Rowley SelectBoard chair Cliff Pierce and other town...
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Whittier Building Vote Set for January
REGIONAL – Town leaders across the North Shore can only hope a blizzard hits Haverhill but not any of the coastal towns on Jan. 23, keeping Haverhill’s residents from voting in the multi-town election to approve a nearly half-billion-dollar new building for the...
New Whittier Building Hits a Buzz Saw
REGIONAL – Whittier Tech Supt. Maureen Lynch last week ran into a wall with fewer cracks than her school has as she tried to persuade town and city officials in the Whittier District to support the proposed $440 million new school building. “We have to do something,”...
Fall Fair at the Laurel Grange of West Newbury
On Nov. 4th, 2023, the Laurel Grange of West Newbury will be holding its Annual Fall Fair from 9am to 2pm. There will be a bake sale table along with a wide variety of handmade knit and crochet items, decorated artificial wreaths, and holiday ornaments. The Laurel...
Battle Brewing Over New Whittier Building
REGIONAL – A battle that may pit the residents of Haverhill against 10 other North Shore cities and towns is erupting over who will pay for the proposed new building for the Whittier Regional Vocational Technical High School. Whittier Supt. Maureen Lynch is making the...
Pentucket Regional School District Invites the Community to Stadium Celebration
Pentucket Regional School District Invites the Community to Stadium Celebration WEST NEWBURY — Superintendent Justin Bartholomew and Principal Brenda Erhardt would like to invite the community to the official celebration of the new stadium built at the Pentucket...
Town of Merrimac Invites Community to Attend Regional Housing Workshop
Town of Merrimac Invites Community to Attend Regional Housing Workshop REGIONAL – The Town of Merrimac invites all residents and community stakeholders to share their views about housing in town at a virtual forum next month. The Merrimack Valley Planning Commission...
Whittier Tech Welcomes District Residents to Attend Building Project Information Sessions
REGIONAL – Whittier Tech invites residents in its 11 sending community to learn more about the proposed Whittier Tech Building Project during public information sessions planned in the coming months. Whittier Tech is pursuing construction of a new building to best...
Pentucket Students to Participate in German American Partnership Program
WEST NEWBURY — Superintendent Justin Bartholomew is pleased to share that Pentucket Regional High School students will participate in the German American Partnership Program (GAPP). The German American Partnership Program (GAPP), supported by the United States State...
Complete Healthcare, an Invitation
Many call them alternatives to medical care. I think of them as complementary, which means healthcare services you use in addition to seeing your doctor. That is, I’m glad when my pain patients have seen their doctor to rule out conditions I can’t treat, and I refer...
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