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REGIONAL – With the long federal government shutdown that threatened to shut off SNAP food assistance, there has been a lot of focus on the dozens of food pantries for people in our area. But what about food and supplies for pets? Shayna Gatautis and Toni Knott, both...
SALISBURY – Rita Parisi will present *I Am Zelda*, an original one-act play about the extraordinary life of Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald, at Actors Studio of Newburyport at Crossroads Plaza (1 Merrill Street, Salisbury, MA) on Saturday, December 27 at 7:30 PM. This special...
by Lonnie Brennan Republican Senator Bruce Tarr has joined at least 40 other, mostly Democrat state legislators this year to sponsor Bill H.3299, which would require all local governments subject to the open meeting law to provide both in-person and remote access to...
When Mass. Gov. Maura Healey rolled out her Municipal Empowerment Act, it was framed as a toolbox for cities and towns, offering them new ways to raise revenue and manage finances at the local level. But tucked inside the legislation is a provision that would allow...
In December, Newbury Town Library is holding its 5th annual Hat and Mitten/Glove Drive to benefit Pettengill House. Started in 2021, the library has collected over 500 hats and mittens/gloves from the community. Donations are accepted at the Main Desk of the Library...
GREATER NEWBURYPORT – For more than 30 years, the Lions Club has served hundreds of seniors Thanksgiving Dinner, providing plates piled high and more food to take home. Serenaded by Eloise Kirkpatrick, about 200 seniors gathered this year, while a dozen volunteers...
NEWBURYPORT – As walkers and joggers make their way along the Clipper City Rail Trail, the walkway divides into two paths just north of Washington Street. Both paths are wide, but are divided by a long iron beam that if you are blind or have low vision could be a...
REGIONAL – Just in time for the holidays, five local artists are displaying their paintings on the walls of the backroom gallery at Illume Book Store, off Market Square in Newburyport. Two have hung their work in Jen Perry’s gallery this fall. The other three are at...
NEWBURYPORT – Anyone who has ever built a deck or porch can relate to the dilemma the city finds itself in trying to rebuild its popular boardwalk for the next quarter century. The boardwalk along the Merrimack River waterfront has deteriorated in recent years with...
by Jennifer Leonard-Solis Pentucket Arts Foundation PO Box 254 West Newbury, MA 01985 www.pentucketarts.org GROVELAND – The Pentucket Arts Foundation’s 6th Annual Makers Market comes to Veasey Memorial Park this weekend. A perfect way to kick off the holiday...
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