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GEORGETOWN – Conservation director Michele Grenier agreed last week to take a five-day suspension without pay imposed by the SelectBoard for billing the town for mileage driven not by her, but by the Conservation Commission chair in her private car. In early December,...
AMESBURY – Ken Gray, the popular high-tech businessman-turned-mayor of this city, who died last fall, was honored last month with a display of photos at City Hall. The photos are in the lobby wall space, which Gray dedicated as Art@Amesbury. The photos include shots...
The Newburyport Choral Society enthusiastically welcomes new singers to their music family. Open rehearsals are being held on Tuesdays: January 14 and January 21, at 7:15 pm. Please arrive prompty. More details are available from their website:...
The All-Scout Paper Drive will be held on Saturday January 11, 2025 from 9:00am to 12 noon behind the First Congregational Church of Rowley on Main Street. The Scouts will be collecting newspapers, books, cardboard, and magazines. Scouting Troop 15 will be collecting...
REGIONAL – While attention will inevitably be focused in coming months on what appears to be a year of political chaos in the nation’s capital, 2025 is shaping up to be a busy and contentious year for North Shore residents. Buckle up as the opposition to a proposed...
GEORGETOWN – With several building permits delayed and a leaking septic tank unrepaired because the town administrator suspended the town’s conservation director, the five-member Board of Selectmen met last week for an hour to decide the fate of Michele Grenier. But...
Tom Rush is a gifted musician and performer, whose shows offer a musical celebration…a journey into the tradition and spectrum of how music can passionately touch the lives of people everywhere. His distinctive guitar style, wry humor and warm, expressive voice have...
2024: A Tough Year for the Iconic Pink House NEWBURY – It lost windows and portions of the roof, but the Iconic Pink House was remembered at Christmas. Federal officials had roofing and windows removed from the Pink House just in time for the arrival of winter rains,...
REGIONAL – In 2025, housing will again be a very hot potato communities along the North Shore and throughout eastern Massachusetts have to handle. For several years, residents and would-be homebuyers have grappled with the challenge of low inventories of housing and...
BOXFORD – The Town of Boxford is pleased to announce that the Boxford Fire Department has been awarded a $260,639 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). This funding will be utilized over the...
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