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GROVELAND / REGIONAL – Lance Blais, a popular handyman who lives in Groveland, was diagnosed with lung cancer two years ago. The Army veteran had a portion of a lung removed and began chemotherapy treatments. At three-week intervals, when he went for his treatment at...
NEWBURYPORT – The YWCA Greater Newburyport is excited to host its Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration Breakfast on Monday, January 20, 2025. The event will feature Keynote Speaker: Katrina “Kat” Hobbs Everett. “Kat” is an anti-racist, activist, educator whose...
The Newburyport Choral Society enthusiastically welcomes new singers to their music family. Open rehearsals are being held on Tuesdays, January 21, at 7:15 pm. Please arrive prompty. More details are available from their website: www.NewburyportChoralSociety.org....
WEST BOXFORD – After a busy spring, summer, fall and early winter, the owners of the popular Paisley Farm in West Boxford posted "Thank you for a great year! Happy Winter." In addition to providing flowers, produce, local honey, gifts, and Christmas trees and...
GEORGETOWN – Conservation director Michele Grenier agreed last week to take a five-day suspension without pay imposed by the SelectBoard for billing the town for mileage driven not by her, but by the Conservation Commission chair in her private car. In early December,...
AMESBURY – Ken Gray, the popular high-tech businessman-turned-mayor of this city, who died last fall, was honored last month with a display of photos at City Hall. The photos are in the lobby wall space, which Gray dedicated as Art@Amesbury. The photos include shots...
The Newburyport Choral Society enthusiastically welcomes new singers to their music family. Open rehearsals are being held on Tuesdays: January 14 and January 21, at 7:15 pm. Please arrive prompty. More details are available from their website:...
The All-Scout Paper Drive will be held on Saturday January 11, 2025 from 9:00am to 12 noon behind the First Congregational Church of Rowley on Main Street. The Scouts will be collecting newspapers, books, cardboard, and magazines. Scouting Troop 15 will be collecting...
REGIONAL – While attention will inevitably be focused in coming months on what appears to be a year of political chaos in the nation’s capital, 2025 is shaping up to be a busy and contentious year for North Shore residents. Buckle up as the opposition to a proposed...
GEORGETOWN – With several building permits delayed and a leaking septic tank unrepaired because the town administrator suspended the town’s conservation director, the five-member Board of Selectmen met last week for an hour to decide the fate of Michele Grenier. But...
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