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REGIONAL – Greater Newburyport Adult and Community Education announces that online registration is now open for winter classes. The fall semester runs from January 21 through March 29 with classes running anywhere from a one-night workshop to the full eight-week...
On Saturday, December 14 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, December 15 at 2:30 p.m. the Newburyport Choral Society, under the direction of Dr. Minji Kim, will perform a selection of beautiful holiday music exploring the themes of love, joy, remembrance, and spiritual...
NEWBURYPORT – During World War II, the father and three uncles of the future Essex County sheriff Frank Cousins, Jr. enlisted in the Navy, Merchant Marine and Army Air Forces to fight against Germany. A new interpretative panel, “Fighting for Double Victory,...
HAVERHILL – Whittier Vocational Tech Regional High School and the Northern Essex Community College (NECC) have moved a step closer to developing a shared campus that might be funded in part by the state. Ten of the 11 communities that make up the Whittier Tech...
If you missed Part 1 and/or 2 of this series, you can find it at www.thetowncommon.com. The past couple weeks have been about the growing evidence that links oral and systemic disease, and the need for more collaboration between dentists and physicians. All of this,...
Four Generations: Rocco IV sits on his dad's lap (Rocco III), while Rocco II cuts his grandson's hair in time for his First Communion. Great grandfather John Caputo (background) tends to one of many loyal customers at Rocco's Barber Shop at...
NEWBURYPORT – Central Congregational Church’s annual "It's a Holly Jolly Christmas Fair" takes place on Saturday, December 7th from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The fair is a fun holiday shopping experience with an extensive raffle of 60 baskets; Jewelry and Accessory Wonderland;...
WEST NEWBURY –Superintendent Justin Bartholomew, Principal Brenda Erhardt and Fine & Performing Arts Department Chair David Schumacher are pleased to share that two Pentucket Regional High School music students were selected for the 2025 Massachusetts Music...
GROVELAND — Chief Jeffrey Gillen reports that the Groveland Police Department has summonsed a woman in connection to a series of package thefts that occurred on Monday. On Monday, Nov. 18, at about 2 p.m. Groveland Police were made aware of a woman stealing multiple...
If you missed Part 1 of this series, you can find it at www.thetowncommon.com. I ended last week with a statement that I have used numerous times before – just because it doesn’t hurt doesn’t mean there isn’t a problem. We keep learning more and more about the link...
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