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ROWLEY – Chester Bishop was a gunner’s mate on swift boat river patrols in southern Vietnam in December 1968 when he was wounded the first time. The Army, short of soldiers, patched him up and returned him to his boat, where six months later he was injured again by an...
AMESBURY – The pothole you hit that jolts your jaw and bounces your eyes out their sockets has a new enemy. The city of Amesbury has brought in high-tech resources for the first time to map cracks, holes and other decaying spots in the city’s 74 miles of streets. That...
NEWBURYPORT – Malcolm Carnwath was a Realtor and a respected historic preservationist with deep roots in his beloved Newburyport and Portsmouth. But Carnwath probably prefers to be thought of more as a Jazz pianist. As a long-time member of this city’s historical...
GEORGETOWN − In an e-mail to the town, Alan Aulson (Great Rock Farm, Goats-to-Go, ...) has offered to help restore the Community Gardens on Andover Street to their prior splendor. With the majority of the garden plots abandoned and overgrown, extensive cleanup is...
GEORGETOWN – Town Administrator Orlando Pacheco has created a blog on the platform SubStack. He used one of his first posts to attack his critics, which includes this newspaper that printed letters from former Conservation Commission staff members. In last week’s...
NEWBURY − Chief David Evans reports that the Newbury Fire Department responded to two service calls within an hour on Saturday. On Saturday, Aug. 8, at approximately 10:58 a.m., the Newbury Fire Department responded to the scene of a bicycle crash at the corner of...
by Julianne DeSantis At just 27 years old, North Shore local celebrity Token (Ben Goldberg) has become one of Massachusetts' most recognizable names in hip-hop. From Marblehead and Salem, the rapper first gained national attention through his viral freestyle...
by Kay Lee Ogden The Georgetown Affordable Housing Trust was established in 2009 for the preservation and creation of affordable housing in the Town. Kathy Sacks, a former selectman, was one of the founders to establish the town committee for this program. The Trust...
GEORGETOWN – Vacation on the part of a town employee apparently scuttled the discussion of cancer concerns from last week's SelectBoard's meeting. Residents had jammed the recent Board of Health meeting, concerned with high incidents of cancer in certain neighborhoods...
NEWBURYPORT − The St. Basil’s Meal Ministry of the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church has offered a weekly free Monday meal for many decades. The program has been selected as a nonprofit partner in the Shaw's GIVE BACK WHERE IT COUNTS Reusable Bag Program for August...
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