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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...
AMESBURY – On Oct. 30, the Amesbury Fire Department was called to the Amesbury Innovation High School (AIHS) to check out the smell of gas in the building. That call has since created a major challenge for the school district, headed by Mayor Kassandra Gove, and the...
GEORGETOWN – G. Mello Disposal Corp. (Mello) has proposed and the town’s Board of Health (BOH) has agreed to allow trucks serving the new transfer station to cut the time in the morning by an hour, from 6:30 to 7:30 a.m. The BoH had permitted the trucks hauling trash...
GROVELAND – The Groveland Post Office has been nominated for The Town Common 2025 Business Christmas Decoration Award. The much admired decorations have transformed the Main Street location adjacent to the bridge into a welcoming showpiece Who thought going to the...
REGIONAL – With the long federal government shutdown that threatened to shut off SNAP food assistance, there has been a lot of focus on the dozens of food pantries for people in our area. But what about food and supplies for pets? Shayna Gatautis and Toni Knott, both...
SALISBURY – Rita Parisi will present *I Am Zelda*, an original one-act play about the extraordinary life of Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald, at Actors Studio of Newburyport at Crossroads Plaza (1 Merrill Street, Salisbury, MA) on Saturday, December 27 at 7:30 PM. This special...
by Lonnie Brennan Republican Senator Bruce Tarr has joined at least 40 other, mostly Democrat state legislators this year to sponsor Bill H.3299, which would require all local governments subject to the open meeting law to provide both in-person and remote access to...
When Mass. Gov. Maura Healey rolled out her Municipal Empowerment Act, it was framed as a toolbox for cities and towns, offering them new ways to raise revenue and manage finances at the local level. But tucked inside the legislation is a provision that would allow...
In December, Newbury Town Library is holding its 5th annual Hat and Mitten/Glove Drive to benefit Pettengill House. Started in 2021, the library has collected over 500 hats and mittens/gloves from the community. Donations are accepted at the Main Desk of the Library...
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