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NEWBURYPORT – Volunteers are preparing to collect Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts during National Collection Week, Nov. 18 – 25. More than 4,700 drop-off locations will open across the country in November, and shoebox packers can find their local drop-off...
REGIONAL – MEVA, the fare-free bus line that serves northeast Massachusetts, turned 50 last week with a celebration at the new McGovern Transportation Center. In 1974, the Massachusetts legislature created 10 regional transit authorities to take over for failing...
Deborah A. (Drew) Shanahan, of Beverly, MA, formerly of Rowley, MA, died quietly on October 28, 2024. At the request of the family, services are private. To light a memorial candle or to leave a message of condolence, please visit www.fsrobertsandson.com. Arrangements...
IPSWICH – If the old adage – ‘it takes a village’ – is true, the Great Salt Marsh may have enough villagers to repel the threats to its ecosystem. A group of stakeholders was brought together last month by state Rep. Kristin Kassner, D-Hamilton, with Gov. Maura...
AMESBURY - The Penttengill House The Newburyport Bank Charitable Foundation has donated $25,000 to The Pettengill House, Inc., headquartered in Amesbury, MA, as a Community Champion Year-Long Sustaining Partner Sponsor. The grant will help enable the organization to...
NEWBURY – If the old adage that ‘money talks’ is still true, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (FW&S) may have a reason to reconsider its plans to demolish the Pink House. An anonymous local Pink House supporter has pledged in what is called a “game changer,”...
NEWBURY – The Town of Newbury and the Newbury Council on Aging (COA) are pleased to share that two students in the COA's rug braiding class won top honors at this year's Topsfield Fair. Sally Ryan, of Newbury, was awarded first place and Best in Show for her...
GEORGETOWN – A new era in trash management for North Shore communities is beginning with pre-construction of a new circular path through the land at the end of Carlton Drive, once owned by the Mirra Corp. Construction of the 500-ton transfer station near Interstate 95...
In September, Single Family and Condominium properties had very different experiences. For Condos, nearly everything decreased, save for Pending Sales, Sales Price, and Days on Market. On the contrary, nearly all indicators for Single Family homes increased. September...
REGIONAL – Last week, the International Latino Book Awards (ILBA) honored Stewart Lytle, a reporter for The Town Common, for his historical fiction novel, Love in War, giving it three gold medals and one silver medal. The novel, an expansive historical romance based...
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