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NEWBURYPORT – New Orleans has Mardi Gras. San Antonio has Fiesta, week long, citywide parties that hosst colorful events, concerts, parades and sometimes fireworks. This old port city on the Merrimack River enjoys Yankee Homecoming, which starts Saturday, and ends...
NEWBURY – There is a two-story house for sale on the road to Plum Island. Built in 1925, the 1,500-square-foot house has an unfinished basement and walk-up attic. According to the description provided by General Services Administration (GSA), “The structure has been...
REGIONAL – Just back from attending Shark Week in Tampa, FL, Gabe DiSaverio is about to host the third annual New England Hot Sauce Festival from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, July 27 at the scenic outdoor field behind Smuttynose Brewery in Hampton, NH. What do sharks...
GEORGETOWN – Chief David Sedgwick reports that the Georgetown Police Department, in collaboration with the Massachusetts Department of Revenue and the North Shore/Cape Ann Tobacco Policy Program, has charged two men with illegally selling THC vape cartridges. RAM...
ROWLEY – With no controversy and limited discussion, the SelectBoard this month approved by voice vote the town’s call center joining the regional center in Middleton Aug. 1. The proposed move to the North Shore Regional 911 Center in Middleton, which is expected to...
WEST NEWBURY – Superintendent Justin Bartholomew is pleased to share that 12 Pentucket students are participating in the German American Partnership Program (GAPP). The German American Partnership Program (GAPP), supported by the U.S. State Department and the German...
GEORGETOWN – The head-scratching move to share a part-time human resources officer who works with the city of Providence, RI, is over – at least for now. Paul Winspeare, the Rhode Island human resources officer, was working for the town of Georgetown about 10 hours a...
LOWER MERRIMACK VALLEY – A revolution in providing food security is happening here this summer. On Rte. 1 in Salisbury in the old ENPRO Services building, Seacoast Regional Food Hub, an umbrella organization that includes Our Neighbors Table and 16 other food banks...
GEORGETOWN – The town’s Conservation Agent, which reports to the Conservation Commission, is being paid even less than she thought. Michele Grenier’s contracted salary when she started with this town is now $49,000 instead of $65,000. For weeks, Grenier, an...
Lucy Busselle Myers, 86, of Vineyard Haven and Ipswich, died peacefully at her home on the Vineyard on Tuesday, June 25, surrounded by her family. A devoted mother and grandmother, life partner, and friend to many, she was cherished for her kindness, integrity, and...
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