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REGIONAL − Olivia Riley caught the acting bug at Amesbury Middle School, when she performed in The Little Mermaid, the school musical. She sings in its choir and plays the trumpet in the school band. This summer she got an extraordinary opportunity to be a cast member...
PLUM ISLAND – Residents and visitors to Plum Island next spring will have a new gateway to the beaches when Cobalt Development finishes building two-story condominiums at 2 Plum Island Blvd., designed for year-round living. The two luxury condos, built on the site of...
GEORGETOWN − Kayakers and paddleboard users are again cautioned to stay clear of the extensive weeds that are growing in Pentucket Pond. Last summer, Katelyn Barusso alerted the town that a kayaker had become entangled in the overgrowth and a near...
GEORGETOWN — Georgetown Parks and Recreation Commission Chair Mike Donahue announced this week that an interim solution is now in place at American Legion Park on Pentucket Pond, restoring usable public docks for both swimming and fishing. Parks and Recreation...
REGIONAL – After years of banging on crumbling sewer pipes to get Washington’s attention about the sewage in the Merrimack River, the disaster this month of dumping millions of gallons a day of raw sewage into the river just before the 250th anniversary of...
Ucoming Maudslay Arts Center Concerts “Summer is just a brief season here in New England,” MAC Director Nicholas C. Costello said, “so come out and enjoy wonderful music at affordable prices in a spectacular natural setting.” Saturday evening at 7 p.m. come hear the...
by Mike Dempsey GROVELAND NEWS Last year we featured a story about the former Valley Manufacturing Products facility at 64 Washington Street known locally as Valley Screw. The facility stopped production in the 1990’s and eventually was abandoned. The company still...
Timothy Southall, 89, passed away peacefully on July 26, 2026, surrounded by the love of his family. Tim was born on October 12, 1936, in Baltimore, Maryland, and spent his childhood growing up in several communities throughout Pennsylvania. In 1955, he met the...
James Lloyd Johnston, 82, died peacefully at his home in Newbury, Massachusetts, on July 20, 2026, surrounded by the love of his family. Born in Ottawa, Ontario, on December 21, 1943, Jim was the beloved son of James Aloysius Johnston and Rita (Latreille) Johnston. He...
Robert C. Ash, Jr., 64, of Haverhill, MA, passed away on July 8, 2026, in Bridgeton, ME, surrounded by family after a short, yet courageous battle with lung cancer. Bob was born on December 31, 1961, in Beverly, MA, the son of Patricia (Nicoll) of Beverly and Robert...
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