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NEWBURY – For close to 20 years, townspeople here have been arguing, often heatedly, if they need to spend money on a new Town Hall. That debate may be resolved soon. On Tuesday, voters will decide whether to override the state’s spending limits to build a new Town...
NEWBURYPORT – If you still find yourself humming the tune Both Sides Now by the legendary singer-songwriter Judy Collins, the Firehouse Center for the Arts has a treat for you. The Grammy winner is coming to Newburyport next month to perform her memorable songs at the...
NEWBURYPORT AND BEYOND — In its 18th year, the Newburyport Literary Festival has gone hybrid. Many of the popular festival’s offerings this weekend of interviews with authors and poets will be live on Friday night and all-day Saturday in multiple downtown venues. But...
GEORGETOWN – In the on-going battle between town officials and the Conservation Commission, chair Carl Shreder and other commission members last week rejected Town Administrator Orlando Pacheco’s accusation that fraud was involved in the compensation for its former...
ROWLEY — April Bernhardt, the former owner of the Hydrant Regency dog kennel will not have to go to jail, as the result of a conviction on 40 counts of animal cruelty. But for the next three years she cannot own or possess any animals. Judge William Martin in the...
REGIONAL – Congressional representatives in Massachusetts and New Hampshire have joined forces to fight a mutual problem – untreated sewage being dumped into the Merrimack River. Massachusetts Reps. Lori Trahan and Seth Moulton joined New Hampshire Reps. Chris Pappas...
GEORGETOWN – The future of this town’s wetlands regulations has become a focal point in the upcoming Board of Selectmen election as town officials battle over upcoming appointments to the Conservation Commission, replacing the conservation agent and possibly the...
REGIONAL - For programs and services that meet the needs of the vision impaired, improve their quality of life, and enable them to live an independent and productive life, the Greater Newburyport Fund for the Blind (GNFB) is accepting grant applications for up to...
GEORGETOWN – George Peabody, the financier and father of modern American philanthropy, was smiling from his portrait atop the stairs at the public library named for him because Thursdays just got better. After years of being closed on Thursdays to save money, the...
NEWBURYPORT – The SteelDrivers, one of the biggest names in progressive bluegrass music, has done it again in the port city. The Grammy-nominated band for the second time has sold out its concert next week on April 29 as part of the popular Belleville Roots Music...
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