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NEWBURY – Politics are heating to a boil here this spring with an upcoming Town Meeting on April 25 where residents are expected to spar over the proposed new, multi-million-dollar Town Hall. The Board of Selectmen election will follow on May 9 where two seats will be...
An individual with disabilities will be able to have horseback riding lessons this spring thanks to a scholarship awarded by Rotary Club of Ipswich-Rowley and Windrush Farm in North Andover. Any disabled adult, at least 18 years old and under 185 pounds, who lives in...
NEWBURYPORT — This city is good at preserving and honoring its history, honoring its Coast Guard heritage and preserving its downtown historic buildings, said Northeastern University professor Dr. Kabria Baumgartner last week. What the city did not preserve and honor...
REGIONAL – Towns and cities in eastern Massachusetts last week took the first step toward creating thousands of new multi-family homes to reduce the chronic housing shortage. A new economic development law includes a provision that requires communities served by the...
BOSTON — Almost three months after the election was held, the state House voted to seat Democrat Kristin Kassner of Hamilton as the representative from the Second Essex District. Kassner won the election by one vote after a recount over 10-year veteran Lenny Mirra of...
Tough Warrior Princesses Deliver ‘Joy’ Baskets By Stewart Lytle, Reporter REGIONAL – Since the first of the year, the Tough Warrior Princesses has created and delivered one basket of “joy” per day for cancer victims. That’s about 30 baskets in the last month, each...
Officials Accused of Working Against Town’s Best Interests By Stewart Lytle, Reporter GEORGETOWN – In his resignation letter as the town’s Conservation Agent, Steven Przyjemski accused town officials last week of conducting “an all-out attack” on the Conservation...
Let’s Go Red Hawks By Ava Moeckel, Reporter AMESBURY — The Red-tail Hawk is the most widespread Buteo hawk in North America. With talons measuring up to 1.33 inches, they are among the largest and most intimidating hunters. The hawk has a wingspan that averages a...
REGIONAL – The Center for Children and Teen Center (CATCH), which addresses the mental health challenges of youth, officially opened for business last week with 42 clients and 60 more on the waiting list. Such is the need, said program director Carolyn Gayler-Romero....
TRITON REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT – It’s hard to concentrate on Algebra or the American Civil War if your stomach is rumbling. Thanks to a new partnership between Triton Regional schools and the First Parish Newbury Food Pantry, high school students and Salisbury...
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