BOXFORD – Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT) and paramedics are short-staffed nationwide. According to the American Ambulance Association, the turnover rate for EMTs, which includes both resignations and firings, was 36 percent in 2022. Federal studies have indicated...
Education
Boxford Unveils Refreshed Town Website, Optimized for Ease of Use
BOXFORD – The Town of Boxford is pleased to announce the launch of its newly refreshed website, boxfordma.gov, designed with user-friendliness and accessibility in mind. The updated site is now optimized for use on mobile phones and tablets, ensuring that residents...
Where is My Coco? – Beware Scams
REGIONAL – Deidre was excited about buying a dog from a “reputable Maltipoo breeding family.” The “breeder” had sent her photos and videos of her dog and claimed on the website 1Happy Miltipoo.com that it was not a puppy mill. The “breeder” promised to send the dog...
Fall Prevention Workshop, Yoga Session
GROVELAND –Thursday, Sept. 26 Fall Prevention Workshop with Letourneau’s Pharmacy & Home Medical Equipment starting at 1 p.m. This interactive session will cover the leading causes of falls, practical tips to make homes safer, and the use of mobility aids to...
Triton Music Parents Organization (TMPO) Hosts Annual Electronics Recycling Event Saturday, Sept. 21 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Byfield, MA – The Triton Music Parents Organization (TMPO), a non-political, non-profit parent volunteer organization dedicated to supporting the Triton Regional School District's Music & Performing Arts Program, is proud to announce its annual Electronics...
Experience Illume Bookstore
NEWBURYPORT – Jen Perry opened Illume, the second bookstore in this small city, on National Independent Bookstore Day. On that day, April 29, 2023, the city’s downtown was humming with the annual Art Walk and even more appropriately with the Newburyport Literary...
Union Sues to Keep Teachers’ Records Closed
GEORGETOWN – The Georgetown Education Assn. (GEA) is suing the town’s School Committee in superior court to stop the release of teachers’ personnel records to a private citizen. The school committee, relying on an order from the Supervisor of Records, released the...
Seacoast Composite Squadron Civil Air Patrol
Interested in aviation, youth leadership, or service to your community? If so, the Civil Air Patrol is for you! If you’re age 12 to 18 and looking for a challenge, join us for an introduction to the Civil Air Patrol, the U.S. Air Force Auxiliary. Come meet our members...
An Early Black Attorney Honored
NEWBURYPORT – Louis Tyree was the man any parent would love to have as a son. He grew up in Indiana, where his father was a farmer and fought with the Union Army in the Civil War. His mother was highly literate and imbued her son with a desire for education and to...
LICENSED NURSING ASSISTANT Training Program Available Through Exeter Adult Education
LICENSED NURSING ASSISTANT Training Program Available Through Exeter Adult Education Exeter Adult Education is excited to offer a new career training opportunity, the LNA for Success Program, in partnership with Great Bay Community College. This program...
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