GEORGETOWN – Surrounded by family, friends, and staff, Dr. Shradha Sharma, DMD, this past fall cut the ribbon at Georgetown Family Dentistry’s brand-new, state-of-the-art location in Georgetown, Massachusetts. The Greater Haverhill Chamber of Commerce hosted the...
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Amesbury Winter Visitor Floats By …
Photographer Peter McClelland spotted this harbor seal floating by and recently took this shot from his front porch in Amesbury.
The Town Common 2026 Calendars
NEWBURYPORT – Veteran Realtor Frank Bertolino with The North Shore Realty Group holds a 2026 The Town Common calendar in the parking lot of Giuseppe’s restaurant on Low Street. Display your calendar, and send a photo of you and the calendar that we can share with our...
Open Letter to Residents of West Newbury
Dear Residents of West Newbury, I am writing to respectfully tender my resignation from the Select Board, with an effective date of March 1, 2026. My reasoning for doing so is strictly personal, and relates to a significant change in personal circumstances. My fellow...
Mello Trash Station to Open
GEORGETOWN – G. Mello Disposal Corp. will begin operating its new transfer station at 20 Carlton Road on Monday, Feb. 23, ending several years of hard-fought battles with three town boards and commissions over the controversial trash station. The 15,000-square-foot...
Snowy Owl Poses for Photo at Salisbury State Reservation Near Plum Island
At about 3:00 p.m. 'ish on a clear cool day, photographer Bjorn Krammer, ebirder and hobbyist took this photo of SNOWY OWL near the Salisbury State Reservation across the water in the Plum Island area. We thank Bjorn for sharing his photos with our readers!
A Great Telephone Call
Writers will tell you one of the best messages they can get is from a bookstore saying they need more copies of their book because all copies have been sold. The author of the Spanish Civil War love story, Stronger than War, got such a call last week from Paul Abuzzi,...
Church Food Bank Taps the Sun for Power
NEWBURY – The First Parish Church already taps the sun’s rays to grow vegetables in its gardens at the rear of the church lot. Now the church’s food bank is turning to the sun again for power to operate its freezers and refrigerators that store the food it distributes...
16-year-old Newbury Singer-Songwriter Ava Valianti’s New Single: ‘Deep Fuchsia’
NEWBURY, MA - Sixteen year-old rising indie-pop artist Ava Valianti released her electrified new single “Deep Fuchsia” recently, marking the official beginning of her next musical chapter. Following the momentum of her debut EP “petunias,” which has garnered more than...
Stage 284 Brings Mean Girls the Musical to the North Shore
HAMILTON, MA — Stage 284 is thrilled to announce its upcoming production of Mean Girls the Musical, running March 6–29, marking a major milestone as one of the first community theaters on the North Shore to produce this hit show. Based on the iconic 2004 film, Mean...
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