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REGIONAL – Looking for a unique present for the holidays. How about sending an original, custom-designed poem? If you are no William Shakespeare, and most of us aren’t, the skilled poets at Newburyport High School’s Creative Writing at Night class can write a poem for...
SALISBURY – Driving North End Boulevard, particularly in the beach-going months, is a challenge for cars, pedestrians and bicycles. “North End Boulevard is a very, very dangerous roadway,” town manager Neil Harrington told a well-attended briefing by the state...
GEORGETOWN – The Land Court has told the town’s Planning Board it had no authority in September 2021 to deny a permit for a proposed 500-ton, per-day trash transfer station on Carleton Road. That decision may leave only the denial by the town’s Conservation Commission...
TRITON REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT – Next Spring at the graduation of the high school class of 2023 or in the fall when Triton is playing a rival football team, the stadium on the Triton campus may have standing room only. People may have to lean against the fence...
REGIONAL – For those who fly the Ukrainian flag, the liberation of the city of Kherson has brought joy during this holiday season. But for Jarred & Nadiia Sadowski, who live and work on Plum Island, it has brought new challenges as they try to send food and money...
Solace for Stephanie Helps 100th Cancer Victim By Stewart Lytle REGIONAL – An 82-year-old Salisbury woman suffering with stage 4 cancer was distraught that she could not keep her house clean. MaryAnn “Mo” Levasseur, a founder of Solace for Stephanie, heard about the...
Parks Conservancy/ Foundation Ties ‘Confusing, Not Illegal’ By Stewart Lytle NEWBURYPORT – Former Parks Director Lise Reid has disagreed with City Councilors that the Morrill Foundation and Parks Conservancy have committed fraud in the handling of a donation by Ann...
Clark School Students Celebrate National Adoption Day By Stewart Lytle REGIONAL – On National Adoption Day, last Friday, 13 children, along with three rocking horses, painted by students at the Clark School in Rowley, were adopted and given new homes. Essex County...
ROWLEY — One of the most dangerous intersections on state Rte. 1 is about to get a full traffic signal to replace a blinking yellow light in hopes of cutting down on accidents. The intersection at Central and Glen streets, which has a severe blind spot for cars...
ROWLEY – At 11 a.m. last Friday, the 11th day of the 11th month, Bob Breaker, a Coast Guard veteran and chair of the town’s Veterans Committee, raised the American flag in front of Town Hall to fly above four newly cleaned granite markers honoring local veterans who...
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