SATURDAY, MAY 16 at 10 AM Hands-on Pruning Workshop Join Instructor Jennifer Kettell, consulting arborist from Radiant Leaf Pruning, for a hands-on workshop on pruning using the bushes in the landscape at the library. Flowering shrubs can be a bit more complicated...
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Monday Night at the Fights: In Historic Move, Chair Cuts Off Public Comment by Critic Mid-Sentence Asks Police Chief to Intervene – Ejects Speaker from Meeting
GEORGETOWN – SelectBoard Chair Robert Hoover called upon Police Chief David Sedgwick who removed resident Kevin Wood, a frequent critic of town officials, boards and commissions, from last Monday night’s meeting, April 27, when Wood criticized Hoover and Town...
Selectman Endorses Fellow Selectman …
Georgetown Residents and Voters: I’m writing to share that I am endorsing Rob Hoover and Ed Dobie for the two Select Board seats on the ballot on election day, Monday, May 11—and I’m asking for your vote for both of them. Ed Dobie brings the kind of financial...
Selectman Files Emergency Open Meeting Law Complaint Against Chair
by Lonnie Brennan GEORGETOWN – In a nine-count indictment under the headline "facts," Selectman Michael Donahue detailed what he documented as refusal on the part of SelectBoard Chair Robert Hoover to place on the agenda a voted agenda item, in total defiance to the...
Boxford May 12 Town Meeting Budget Highlights, No Override
submitted by Matt Coogan Town Administrator/CPO Town of Boxford FY27 Budget Highlights Transparency, Stability, and No Override BOXFORD − The Boxford Select Board has finalized and closed the warrant for the Annual Town Meeting on Tuesday, May 12, 2026 at 7:00 p.m. at...
Newburyport Art: Three New Art Shows!
submitted by Kelly K. Page Gallery Manager Newburyport Art (NAA) presents three new shows opening in the month of May! Soft Structures is a group exhibition that explores fibers and fibrous material as process and metaphor. This exhibit features over 80 artworks in a...
Free Books – Jewish American Heritage Month in May
Books are the mirrors and windows to the world for children. They stimulate children’s imaginations while educating them in meaningful ways. Books unlock the world for children, build bridges of understanding amongst them, and introduce children to something new. It...
North Shore Chamber to Celebrate 2026 Honor Scholars
The North Shore Chamber of Commerce presents its 2026 Honor Scholars Recognition Dinner on Thursday, May 14, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the DoubleTree Hilton in Danvers. The North Shore Chamber’s Honor Scholars Recognition Dinner celebrates the top 3 percent of students in...
Town Admin. Rated ‘Satisfactory’
GEORGETOWN – Town Administrator Orlando Pacheco was rated “satisfactory” (meets expectations), down from “above satisfactory” (exceeds expectations) by the SelectBoard in his annual performance review. After the election next week, when the SelectBoard will have at...
Ipswich Babe Ruth Baseball
Ipswich Babe Ruth Baseball Last week's first game at Byliek Park saw Ipswich face of against Gloucester in a game that ended early when Ipswich ran away with a lopside win (10 or 11 to 0). The team was treated to a pizza party at the Ipswich House of Pizza following...
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