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Following The Child For 15 Years
ROWLEY – Driving along Rte. 1A beside the Town Common, you may have noticed one of the trees at the southern end of the park has sprouted colored paper this spring. Stop and look closely. The papers are poems, written by students at the North Shore Montessori School...
Veterans Versus Newcomer
SALISBURY — Three candidates, including two who have served several terms, are vying for two seats on the town’s Board of Selectmen. Freeman Condon, former owner of the Beach Plum Farms, is seeking his fourth three-year term. Ronalee Ray-Parrott, a social worker, is...
Make-A-Wish Grants Wish To Plant Trees in Newburyport
NEWBURYPORT – On Saturday, April 30, 19-year-old Allison Brock of Newburyport, had her wish to plant trees granted. Allison has refractory epilepsy. To grant her wish, Make-A-Wish Massachusetts and Rhode Island worked closely with Newburyport’s Parks and Recreation...
IRWA awarded state grant for water quality monitoring
IPSWICH – MassDEP Commissioner Martin Suuberg joined local officials and environmental leaders last week along the Ipswich River to celebrate a grant to help local watershed coalitions monitor water quality. The Ipswich River Watershed Association, in partnership with...
Songs For The Soul
NEWBURYPORT – Ken Medema finishes his solo, 90-minute concerts with three to five songs that are improvised on the spot, complete with rhyming, from stories he gleans from members of the audience. And if that is not remarkable enough, Ken is blind. Nearing his 80th...
Ipswich Fire Department Responds to Brush Fire That Injured Man
IPSWICH — Chief Paul J. Parisi reports that the Ipswich Fire Department, with support from the Ipswich Police Department and the Ipswich Department of Public Works, responded to a brush fire that caused an injury on Monday morning. On Monday, April 25, at...
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Celebrate Reading
GEORGETOWN – Whether you prefer stories about Judy Moody, Ramona Quinby or Mia, there’s a book waiting for you in front of the Penn Brook School, thanks to months of hard work by a group of five young Girl Scouts. The scouts in Troop 82937 led by Lori Kloc have been...
Jersey Mike’s Helps Special Olympics on Company’s Busiest Day
NEWBURYPORT – Last week, Jersey Mike’s 2,200 stores nationwide had its busiest day in company history as it raised $20 million to benefit the Special Olympics program. It was the 12th year the chain of submarine franchises has devoted its sales to a charity. In the...
