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BOSTON – At the December 18, 2025 Holiday Pops performance in Boston, 2019 Make-A-Wish recipient Andrew Marshall - a Boxford native - served as guest narrator for ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas. Andrew’s wish to meet John Mayer was granted in 2019 by Make-A-Wish...
Dear Readers of The Town Common, During the past twenty-two years I have had the privilege to serve my community by creating and operating The Town Common. We have overcome many obstacles, shared in many wonderful stories, participated in many local events, and...
by Lonnie Brennan BOXFORD – Despite protests from new residents and old who are opposed to the stated-mandated MBTA multi-unit, high-density housing mandate, town meeting approved re-zoning of the new 'The Willows' development off Rte. 133. For the new homeowners at...
News Shared via Ilene Harnch-Grady, YWCA Greater Newburyport YWCA Greater Newburyport will soon be able to flip the switch and turn on 321 solar panels to supply almost 30% of the power needed for its newest affordable housing project YWCA Residences at Ingalls Court....
REGIONAL – Just before midnight on Aug. 18, the home at 383 Linebrook Rd. caught fire with an elderly resident and his son trapped on the second floor. Ipswich and Rowley firefighters responded and saved Joseph Mello Sr., who is disabled, and his son, Joseph Mello Jr....
NEWBURYPORT – The town’s Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) closed the public hearing last week on the proposed Plaza Landing building that will replace the vacant Kmart store with 212 new apartments. The five-member board, which has little wiggle room to deny approval...
REGIONAL – Thousands gathered throughout the region last Saturday to participate in Wreaths Across America programs to honor veterans this holiday season. A Christmas wreath is laid at the base of each veterans grave, thanks to the generous donations of those who...
REGIONAL – The Newburyport Black History Initiative (NBHI), in celebrating the great liberator, William Lloyd Garrison last week, honored an unsung local heroine who persuaded the school committee in the late 1950s that Black-faced minstrel shows created false...
GEORGETOWN – The G-TOWN Café has been nominated for The Town Common 2025 Business Christmas Decoration Award. The cafe is a hidden treasure, situated on the far corner of the Building Supply, in addition to the best cinnamon sticks, the cafe has real, fresh-baked...
Submitted by the office of Matthew Coogan, Town Administrator, Boxford The Town of Boxford will hold a Special Town Meeting on Wednesday, December 17, 2025 at 7:00 PM in the Masconomet High School Auditorium. The warrant contains eight articles, several of which...
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