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NEWBURYPORT – Dozens of passionate artists and photographers rallied on Market Square in Newburyport in support of saving the famous Pink House. Cars honked in opposition to the U.S. government putting the 100-year-old icon up for auction, possibly as soon as this...
ROWLEY – A spat erupted in the town’s Planning Board last week over who would be its chairman, but no member, including long-time chair Chris Thornton, is resigning. Thornton and vice chair David Jaquith threatened to quit the board and walked out of the meeting after...
MERRIMACK RIVER – What does the Merrimack and the Seine flowing through Paris during this summer’s Olympics have in common? For more than a century, the Seine and the Merrimack have been so polluted with raw sewage and industrial waste, humans and their animals were...
County Community Foundation Has New Leader By Ava Moeckel, Reporter REGIONAL -- Celebrating the foundation’s landmark 25 years, the Essex County Community Foundation (ECCF) has named Stratton Lloyd the new president and CEO. Lloyd, who played major roles of the ECCF...
By Stewart Lytle, Reporter GEORGETOWN – The Conservation Agent, which reports to the town’s Conservation Commission, is embroiled in a new controversy. A year and a half ago, Steve Przyjemski was the first conservation agent to resign after 17 years working for the...
IPSWICH — To listen to Neil Shea of the Ipswich River Watershed Assn., a lot of shad, herring and baby fish are looking forward to the town removing the Ipswich Mills Dam from the river in downtown. The dam, built in 1908 to produce power for the mills along the...
GEORGETOWN – The schools, police and fire departments may have to take a sizable financial hit next year to balance the town’s budget after the voters turned down a proposed $3 million property tax hike. The town has called a Special Town Meeting at 7 p.m., Monday,...
Could Newbury Take the Pink House? By Stewart Lytle, Reporter PLUM ISLAND TURNPIKE --The fight to save the nearly 100-year-old Pink House continues, although the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (F&WS) has handed it over to the federal General Services Administration...
A Lot of Boxers To Adopt By Ava Moeckel, Reporter REGIONAL – After the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (MSPCA) found homes for many of its dogs during last week's Adoptathon, its shelters are back to full capacity when 60 boxers were...
May Named Acting Chief By Stewart Lytle, Reporter ROWLEY — For 36 years, Stephen May has dreamed he might serve this town as its police chief. As of last week, his wish was realized. The dream started when he was hired as a part-time police dispatcher in 1988 and was...
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