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ROWLEY – At 11 a.m. last Friday, the 11th day of the 11th month, Bob Breaker, a Coast Guard veteran and chair of the town’s Veterans Committee, raised the American flag in front of Town Hall to fly above four newly cleaned granite markers honoring local veterans who...
No matter what Jim Wilson was into on any day, Bill Brett, his boss for years in the Boston Globe photography department, recalls that if you asked how things were going, he always said, “Wonderful.” Even last week when a stroke, induced by chemotherapy treatments to...
REGIONAL — Redistricting every 10 years usually brings change to the political landscape as district lines are moved. This year, the impact of redistricting combined with legislators leaving office for other posts may be a near complete makeover of the North Shore’s...
NEWBURYPORT – Paul Bushey, the general chair of Yankee Homecoming, predicts the numbers of people at events starting this weekend will be substantially up from attendance even before the Pandemic struck. “People are chomping at the bit for things to get back to...
SALISBURY — Three candidates, including two who have served several terms, are vying for two seats on the town’s Board of Selectmen. Freeman Condon, former owner of the Beach Plum Farms, is seeking his fourth three-year term. Ronalee Ray-Parrott, a social worker, is...
NEWBURYPORT – Replacing the out-of-business Global Oil gas station on the high-profile corner of High and State streets may take six months to a year, the oil company’s lawyer told the Newburyport City Council Monday. Jeff Roelofs, the attorney for Global, pointed the...
TOPSFIELD — When Lee H. “Peter” Gibney, Superintendent of the Flower Building at the Topsfield Fair, passed away in 2020 at the age of 77 after a six-month battle with cancer, he left some big shoes to fill. For his successor at the Topsfield Fair, Luigi Costanza and...
There’s plenty to still see and do at the Fair. Entertainers include: Frankie Avalon on Wednesday, 38 Special on Thursday, Phil Vassar on Friday, and Tony Orlando on Saturday. All shows are at 7pm and free with paid Fair admission. On Sunday, Andrew Marshall from...
ROWLEY – Sea View Retreat, which has been caring for elderly clients for 67 years, is likely to close within two weeks, owner and operator Steven Comley II said Monday. “We’ve been hanging on with one finger,” Comley said. Blaming the lack of support and constantly...
ROWLEY — On Aug. 30, the U.S. ended evacuation flights from the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, effectively completing its withdrawal from a conflict that stretched across two decades. Rowley resident and retired Massachusetts National Guard Sgt. Jennifer Gately was...
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