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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...
GROVELAND – “In November of 2024, during a visit to my doctor for a seasonal respiratory infection, my doctor found inconsistencies with my chest X-ray, and I was referred to a pulmonologist. At the follow-up appointment, which included scans and blood testing, I was...
This series of local businesses to encourage customers to shop local, and make people aware of the services, and talents, that we have surrounding us! Please shop local! by Kay Lee Ogden This week's business spotlight: Magic Dogland of Rowley, Mass, run by owner Kim...
WEST NEWBURY – Pickleball courts seem to be springing up at any vacant spots as this sport solidifies its popularity with North Shore residents. But none of them have a granite wall reclaimed from the historic Middle Street Bridge, which connected Newburyport and West...
Monday, August 10th at 7 PM: "Act Worthy of Yourselves" with author Salina B. Baker (VIRTUAL). Author Salina B. Baker will be discussing her book, "Act Worthy of Yourselves: A Novel of Dr. Joseph Warren and an American Rebellion". This historical biographical novel...
The Newburyport Chamber Music Festival (NCMF) proudly announces its 2026 Summer Festival, marking 25 years of bringing world-class classical music to the North Shore. This milestone season features a repertoire balancing canonical masterpieces by Haydn, Mendelssohn,...
GEORGETOWN – For much of the last five years, there has been almost continuous turmoil in the staffing of one of this town’s most critical regulatory body – the Conservation Commission. The commission, known as the ConCom, protects the town’s natural resources,...
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