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MANCHESTER-BY-THE-SEA Two groups of Grade 8 students from Manchester Essex Regional Middle School (MERMS) attended and presented projects at the State Civics Showcase at the Edward M. Kennedy Institute in Boston last month. Each spring, the Massachusetts Department of...
By Michael Dempsey Special to The Town Common Recycling New 96-gallon recycling carts were approved in the 2026 budget by the Annual Town Meeting. The wheeled carts will make it easier to get recycled materials to the curb each week, keep the materials dry and...
NEWBURYPORT – The Firehouse Center for the Arts is thrilled to announce its summer Mainstage production of Legally Blonde: The Musical, running July 4 through 27, 2025. With book by Heather Hach and music and lyrics by Laurence O’Keefe and Nell Benjamin, this...
NEWBURYPORT – Newburyport Bank, is pleased to announce the promotion of Tim Regan to Vice President, Commercial Loan Officer. Since joining Newburyport Bank, Tim has played a critical role in serving the needs of local businesses across the Bank’s Massachusetts and...
GEORGETOWN – Amid complaints from the SelectBoard chair and several members that the Stirm Group report is flawed, the board last week unveiled the long-awaited report from the private detective firm about the town’s Conservation Commission (ConCom) and particularly...
NEWBURYPORT – The Firehouse Center for the Arts is thrilled to announce its summer Mainstage production of Legally Blonde: The Musical, running July 4 through 27, 2025. With book by Heather Hach and music and lyrics by Laurence O’Keefe and Nell Benjamin, this...
EAGLE SCOUT Timothy Fionn Eagan Son of Denise and Thomas Eagan Topsfield, Mass. Timothy Eagan is an 18 year old graduating senior of Essex North Shore Agricultural & Technical School. He plans to attend Saint Anselm’s College in the fall. He also hopes to join...
By Gabe DiSaverio Founder of TheSpicyShark.com You ever have a dream that lives in your bones for so long, it feels like a part of who you are? That’s what has been to me since I first saw it at eight years old. The music, the suspense, the characters—Brody, Hooper,...
Paul Herbert Farrell, 80, passed away peacefully on Sunday, June 8, 2025 at CHA Whidden Hospital in Everett after a lengthy illness. Born in Everett in February 1945, Paul was the son of the late Edgar H. and the late Florence (Ross) Farrell, and stepson of the late...
by Ida Wye Essex Tech aboriculture accomplished a real milestone this spring when there nascent Maplewood Arboretum was certified. This remarkable achievement for a public education institution will inspire and educate the present and future students and the...
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