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NORTH SHORE — The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (F&WS) is planning to demolish the iconic Pink House just before its 100th birthday. The remediation process on the house at 60 Plum Island Turnpike to remove asbestos and mold began last week. Matthew Hillman,...
NEWBURYPORT – City Marshal Matthew Simons and members of the Newburyport Police Department attended and participated in the 35th annual memorial ceremony of the Massachusetts Law Enforcement Memorial Foundation. The ceremony, held on Thursday, Sept. 26 at the...
GEORGETOWN – The residents of this town are likely to get a large new business, collecting and transferring trash from around the region. Harry LaCortiglia, chair of the town’s Planning Board, said last week that his board, which has approved the 500-ton transfer...
NEWBURY – With the former owner of the Plum Island Grille facing a felony criminal charge for vandalizing the popular, but now closed restaurant, property owner Mark Friery is planning to tell the town in the next couple of weeks that he will seek permits to build...
BOXFORD – Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT) and paramedics are short-staffed nationwide. According to the American Ambulance Association, the turnover rate for EMTs, which includes both resignations and firings, was 36 percent in 2022. Federal studies have indicated...
Barbara Gaspar passed away on October 2, at the Exeter Hospital in Exeter, NH, with her loving family around her. Born in August 1930, she was the daughter of Howard L. Kent and Anna Bottari Kent. She is survived by her daughters, Ann Prest of Rowley, and Terry Prest...
IPSWICH – You have seen the many presentations urging you to vote YES on the 3A article at Town Meeting. For those who have real concerns about the negative impact of adopting MBTA 3A, a bipartisan group of concerned citizens will hold an open forum on Tuesday,...
Entry Deadline October 4th TOPSFIELD – Every year the Topsfield Fair hosts a pageant for children between the ages of 5 – 8 years old to become the Junior King and Queen and serve as a representative of the Fair at local parades and other events throughout the year....
NEWBURY – On Sept. 22, about 75 volunteers and members of the Newbury community came together to collect debris along Plum Island Beach as part of the state's COASTSWEEP program. The Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management's COASTSWEEP program aims to bring...
GEORGETOWN – The state House Ways and Means Committee is considering a measure that would allow municipalities to request relief from the Attorney General from having to address complaints about open meeting violations from a single individual who files more than a...
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