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HAMILTON – Habitat for Humanity won’t solve the housing shortage along the North Shore which is so critical that Gov. Maura Healey persuaded the legislature to pass a $5.16 billion housing bond bill on the last day of the session. But creating 10 new homes here, plus...
AMESBURY – FlingGolf went live Friday on ESPN with an hour show that featured some of the world’s best players demonstrating how to fling a golf ball hundreds of yards down a fairway, flick it a few dozen yards and putt it on the green – all with one stick. The...
NEWBURYPORT – Two Amesbury folks did very well in the Yankee Homecoming 10-mile race last week during the week-long local celebration. Beth Dollas was the first woman finisher. Drew Everett finished second in the men's division! Photos courtesy of Peter McClelland....
Portsmouth, NH – Nvest Financial, LLC is proud to announce that Nichole Raftopoulos, CEO and Founder of Nvest Financial, has been named part of 2024’s 1,000 Advisors to Watch List and #94 of 250 Advisors to Watch – Under $1B category. The full list can be found at:...
NEWBURYPORT – Don't miss out on the local event of the summer: parade, fireworks, music, events and waterfront walks along the Newburyport waterfront! Yankee Homecoming's last few days feature sidewalks sales (August 1 - 3), a U.S. Coast Guard Open House on August 1...
NEWBURYPORT – To educate tourists and residents about this city’s largely unknown black history, new plaques have sprung up all over downtown. They tell the stories of an African American neighborhood, about activists who worked against slavery and of ordinary...
GEORGETOWN — Chief David Sedgwick is pleased to report that the Georgetown Police Department earned re-accreditation from the Massachusetts Police Accreditation Commission (MPAC) for the seventh time. The department was re-accredited on Wednesday, June 26, meaning the...
HAVERHILL – Superintendent Maureen Lynch is pleased to report that students in the Whitter Tech Marine Service Technology Program repaired a rescue boat for the Amesbury Fire Department. The Amesbury Fire Department's only rescue boat was out of service and had been...
NEWBURYPORT – New Orleans has Mardi Gras. San Antonio has Fiesta, week long, citywide parties that hosst colorful events, concerts, parades and sometimes fireworks. This old port city on the Merrimack River enjoys Yankee Homecoming, which starts Saturday, and ends...
NEWBURY – There is a two-story house for sale on the road to Plum Island. Built in 1925, the 1,500-square-foot house has an unfinished basement and walk-up attic. According to the description provided by General Services Administration (GSA), “The structure has been...
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