by The Town Common | Oct 2, 2024 | Community News, Featured, Newbury, Newburyport
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...
by Stewart Lytle | Oct 2, 2024 | Community News, Featured, Georgetown
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...
by The Town Common | Sep 25, 2024 | Arts & Culture, Boxford, Business, Community News, Education, Featured, Health, News
BOXFORD – The Town of Boxford is pleased to announce the launch of its newly refreshed website, boxfordma.gov, designed with user-friendliness and accessibility in mind. The updated site is now optimized for use on mobile phones and tablets, ensuring that residents...
by The Town Common | Sep 25, 2024 | Business, Community News, Featured, Newburyport
NEWBURYPORT – Newburyport Bank has donated $2,500 as a sponsor of Anna Jaques Hospital’s Shine, A Sparkling Fundraiser for AJH Breast Care Services. This event will be held on Thursday, October 10th from 6-9 pm at the Blue Ocean Event Center in Salisbury, MA. There...
by Ava Moeckel | Sep 25, 2024 | Community News, Education, Featured, Opinion
REGIONAL – Deidre was excited about buying a dog from a “reputable Maltipoo breeding family.” The “breeder” had sent her photos and videos of her dog and claimed on the website 1Happy Miltipoo.com that it was not a puppy mill. The “breeder” promised to send the dog...
by The Town Common | Sep 25, 2024 | Boxford, Community News, Featured, Georgetown, Ipswich, Merrimac, Newbury, Newburyport, Rowley, Topsfield
PLUM ISLAND – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is seeking public input on a potential change to entrance fees in the fall of 2024 for Parker River National Wildlife Refuge (NWR). In accordance with the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act of 2004, the proposed...