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NEWBURYPORT – The Custom House Maritime Museum (CHMM) is not only having a record year in attendance this year with as many as 16,000 visitors walking through its doors, but demand for its Golden Anniversary fundraiser, the Seafaring Soiree Gala, has added tickets to...
IPSWICH – It took seven contentious years, multiple appeals to the state and a change in ownership, but the town’s Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) last week approved unanimously a large 40B project on Essex Road that will add 214 townhomes and apartments. Formerly known...
Assisted by the Conservation Agent, the Conservation Commission is a volunteer group of 7 citizens of Salisbury charged with administering the Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act, M.G.L. Chapter 131, section 40 and its regulations 310 CMR 10.00. Their next...
Come join SCTV and attend our Annual Membership Meeting. 7 PM Monday, 9/15, Town Hall Colchester Room Vote for one seat on our Board of Directors. You can even run for the seat. Learn how you can participate. Go to https://www.sctvmc.org/join-sctv. ♦
NEWBURYPORT – For its 21st year, the Newburyport Documentary Film Festival returns to inform, uplift and entertain from Sept. 26 to 28, featuring 35 films from local, national and international filmmakers. A record 24 filmmakers will attend to interact with the...
Salisbury: Color the Sky with Kites Salisbury Beach - Sept. 20th Grab your fanciest kite and join us on the beach! Salisbury: Car Show / Bike Show Salisbury Beach - Sept. 20th 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Broadway Circle! Salisbury: Firemans Muster Town Common, Elm Street, Sept...
REGIONAL – Yankee Homecoming is not just a summer extravaganza. The popular event is launching its first Chowder Fest on Oct 12 for a full day of crafters, live music, a beverage garden, and of course, chowder tasting. At the waterfront’s Promenade Park, Newburyport...
ROWLEY (via Oxford, MAINE!) – Maine's biggest races take place at the Oxford Plains Speedway, and intense action took place two weeks ago where Eddie MacDonald of Rowley attempted to regain his top slot in the Oxford 250. MacDonald had previously achieved two...
SALISBURY – The BPC Praise Band closed the 2025 Christian Concert Series at Salisbury Beach last week. The free event is promoted by Tom Saab of Tom Saab Real Estate (tomsaabrealestate.com) and Christian Film Productions (christianfilmproductions.org). The 10-week...
Cruisin’ the ‘50s returned to downtown Newburyport for its 13th year, drawing large crowds. We reported on the event last week, but limited space prevented us from sharing more photographs of the event. Reporter Stewart Lytle snapped a lot of shots of folks taking in...
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