BOXFORD – GEORGETOWN LINE – Jeff McClure, the chair of the Georgetown Water Board, does not appear to be a man who panics easily. So, it was no surprise to members of his board or the water department staff when McClure said last week he would reserve “my panic for...
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Nuke Plant Cited Over Widening Concrete Cracks
REGIONAL – The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) slapped the wrist of Seabrook Station Thursday for not projecting the likely deterioration of its structural concrete caused by alkali-silica reaction (ASR). In a 20-page quarterly inspection report, the NRC issued a...
Battle To Be Buried in the Closed Colonial Cemetery
SALISBURY – Charles Geary wants to be buried among his ancestors in the historic Colonial Cemetery. A resident of Salisbury for 40 years, Geary served an elected Selectman for 14 of those years, worked for the Essex County Sheriff’s Office and served as a part-time...
The Great Success of the Topsfield Fair
Every year, hundreds of thousands of visitors flock to the Topsfield Fair fairgrounds in the fall to take part in the longest running fair in the United States. With barns, arts and crafts, food vendors, rides, and more, the Topsfield Fair is a staple community event....
The Farmers Daughter at Herrick Farm in Rowley
Kristen Herrick has always been the farmer's daughter. She and her brothers grew up on their family farm, Herrick Farm, located in Rowley. For generations the Herrick family has owned and operated the roughly 80 acre dairy farm, and selling the family business has...
Mike Wilson Has 711 Miles to Run
MANSFIELD, OH – Mike Wilson stopped his Run Across America briefly this week to take a tour of the Ohio State Reformatory, the site where one of his favorite films, The Shawshank Redemption, was shot. He was surprised to find the prison and other scenes from the film...
Why Is There a Piano on the Boardwalk?
MERRIMACK RIVER WATERFRONT – Want to channel your inner Billy Joel, Elton John or even Jerry Lee Lewis for the waterfront crowd this summer? Virginia Technology University junior Mateo McDermott on Sunday afternoon rolled out into the waterfront sculpture garden a...
Yankee Homecoming Kicks Off Again
NEWBURYPORT — If the huge volume of traffic flowing into this seaport town and the number of blue-and-white flags waving on front porches over the last few days are indicators of the crowds the reborn Yankee Homecoming will attract this week, the 63-year-old festival...
Jay Sweet from Essex guides World Class Newport RI Festivals
NEWPORT, RI -- Be Present. Be Kind. Be Open. Be Together. Those are the rules for the Folk Family at the Newport Folk Festival, founded in 1959 by George Wein who grew up in Lynn. Newport is unlike any other music event. That was evident this past weekend. Magic...
Music Builds a Home for Newbury Food Pantry
NEWBURY – Sounds of an oboe playing a Handel concerto wafted across racks of boxed pasta, can goods and cereals Friday afternoon as Boston Orchestra principal oboist Andrew Price entertained a dozen volunteers at the First Parish Newbury Food Pantry. For the last...
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