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Are you a resident of Newbury or a nearby town? Do you like spending time outdoors, and living close to rich natural areas and recreation facilities? Do you want to make your voice heard regarding the Open Space and Recreation Plan's priorities? WE WANT TO HEAR FROM...
submitted by Rebecca Shea Assistant Librarian, G.A.R. Memorial Library Book Sale Donation Drop Off Saturday, Sept. 12 10 AM -1 PM Old Town Hall Building 491 Main St. West Newbury Do you have books to donate? Wonderful! Our guidelines are simple: Yes, please to new,...
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. — The 5th Annual New England Hot Sauce Fest brought approximately 2,000 ticketed guests to Strawbery Banke Museum in Portsmouth for a day of hot sauce, food, music, family fun, and some seriously intense pepper challenges — while raising a record...
GEORGETOWN – Kevin Wood is preparing to sue this town for then- SelectBoard chair Robert Hoover having him removed from a board meeting last spring when Wood criticized the chair and the town administrator. Wood said in the televised SelectBoard meeting, “If the Board...
ROWLEY – The new director of the Council on Aging has lofty ambitions for the town’s seniors, which make up about a third of the approximately 6,250 residents. Marty Blanchard wants the town to find or build a space large enough and designed for senior activities....
NEWBURY – The current battle for control of the Upper Green on High Road has nothing to do with Colonial-era militia or General Benedict Arnold’s stopover on route to his disastrous raid on Quebec. The town’s Highway Department is battling hordes of Canadian geese,...
NEWBURYPORT – The city official you might call the Godfather of the popular Clipper City Rail Trail has hidden talents that the Newburyport Art Association is about to expose in a gallery exhibition. Geordie Vining, who has brought his exceptional creativity and...
GEORGETOWN – Indoor pickleball did not come up a winner in Michael Donahue’s on-line survey of whether the town should use a $1 million donation to build a facility for four courts at the East Main Street Recreational Area. In its place, the Parks & Recreation...
IPSWICH, MA − The Town Common is prominently displayed each week at the 24/7 Cumberland Farms at 70 Central Street in downtown Ipswich. These two awesome employees - Jenny Towers and Joseppi DeMarco - display a copy of The Town Common alongside the Cumby's Ipswich...
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