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REGIONAL – Just before midnight on Aug. 18, the home at 383 Linebrook Rd. caught fire with an elderly resident and his son trapped on the second floor. Ipswich and Rowley firefighters responded and saved Joseph Mello Sr., who is disabled, and his son, Joseph Mello Jr....
NEWBURYPORT – The town’s Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) closed the public hearing last week on the proposed Plaza Landing building that will replace the vacant Kmart store with 212 new apartments. The five-member board, which has little wiggle room to deny approval...
REGIONAL – Thousands gathered throughout the region last Saturday to participate in Wreaths Across America programs to honor veterans this holiday season. A Christmas wreath is laid at the base of each veterans grave, thanks to the generous donations of those who...
REGIONAL – The Newburyport Black History Initiative (NBHI), in celebrating the great liberator, William Lloyd Garrison last week, honored an unsung local heroine who persuaded the school committee in the late 1950s that Black-faced minstrel shows created false...
GEORGETOWN – The G-TOWN Café has been nominated for The Town Common 2025 Business Christmas Decoration Award. The cafe is a hidden treasure, situated on the far corner of the Building Supply, in addition to the best cinnamon sticks, the cafe has real, fresh-baked...
Submitted by the office of Matthew Coogan, Town Administrator, Boxford The Town of Boxford will hold a Special Town Meeting on Wednesday, December 17, 2025 at 7:00 PM in the Masconomet High School Auditorium. The warrant contains eight articles, several of which...
AMESBURY – On Oct. 30, the Amesbury Fire Department was called to the Amesbury Innovation High School (AIHS) to check out the smell of gas in the building. That call has since created a major challenge for the school district, headed by Mayor Kassandra Gove, and the...
GEORGETOWN – G. Mello Disposal Corp. (Mello) has proposed and the town’s Board of Health (BOH) has agreed to allow trucks serving the new transfer station to cut the time in the morning by an hour, from 6:30 to 7:30 a.m. The BoH had permitted the trucks hauling trash...
GROVELAND – The Groveland Post Office has been nominated for The Town Common 2025 Business Christmas Decoration Award. The much admired decorations have transformed the Main Street location adjacent to the bridge into a welcoming showpiece Who thought going to the...
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