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REGIONAL – The churches will be alive with music this winter. Dervish, one of the most celebrated Irish bands, will be back at Belleville Congregational Church for the Belleville Roots concert on March 16, and the Bluebird Performance Venue will hold its next concert...
Local Tai Chi students recently competed at the Chinese Martial Arts Autumn Invitational in Maynard, MA. Pictured: Betsy Cass, Stacie Bowman, and Pamela Jacobson collectively won 5 gold and 1 bronze medals. They train at Great Bay Tai Chi, located in Salisbury and...
What Works In Community News: with Journalism Professor & Author Dan Kennedy Thursday, Jan. 11, 7PM - Virtual Local news is essential to democracy. Meaningful participation in civic life is impossible without it. However, local news is in crisis. According to one...
NEWBURYPORT – The city wants to renovate and expand a building on Low Street that once enrolled and trained Massachusetts National Guard soldiers for war into a sleek, indoor-outdoor facility that is safe for children and teenagers to gather, learn and play. Mayor...
NEWBURY – If you ever enjoyed a cocktail at the Plum Island Grille watching the sun set over the marsh, you’ve had a taste of the joy might bring of calling that space your own. The Grille at 2 Sunset Dr. on the western edge of the island is closed, and Realtor Frank...
Statement of Superintendent Maureen Lynch Regarding Outcome of Whittier School Building Referendum HAVERHILL — Superintendent Maureen Lynch, on behalf of the Whittier Tech School Building Committee, releases the following statement: “Thank you to everyone who voted in...
TOPSFIELD - The Topsfield Fair, the nation’s oldest fair, has been named one of 11 UP-STAND Family-Friendly Awards in 2023. Awarded annually by UP-STAND, the Family-Friendly Awards celebrate accessibility and changing norms associated with family-friendliness at...
REGIONAL – After seeing its proposed $446 million building resoundingly defeated last week, the Whittier Regional Vocational Technical District plans to move slowly in developing a new plan to replace its 50-year-old building. “We will take time to reevaluate how we...
GEORGETOWN — Chief Matt McKay reports that the Georgetown Fire Department have responded to multiple calls this weekend, including a medical call in the forest followed by two simultaneous fires on Saturday night. On Saturday, Jan. 20, at approximately 6:18 p.m., the...
GEORGETOWN – It is not unusual for a city mayor or chair of the town’s selectboard to end a meeting asking for volunteers to serve on various boards or commissions. There never seems to be enough citizens to go around. But not here in Georgetown, particularly when it...
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