HAMPTON, NH – If you thought the last couple of weeks have been hot, just wait to see what is planned for the New England Hot Sauce Fest on Saturday, July 29 on the expanded outdoor field behind the Smuttynose Brewing Co. Last year, the first annual spicy food event...
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Historic Carousel Rides Again
SALISBURY BEACH — When the historic carousel with 44 “carvings” was turned on for the first time here on the Friday night before the Fourth of July, it was a “commencement” of a new era for a beach that is experiencing major revitalization. That is how Amy Moore,...
‘The Greatest Ride of Your Life’
SALISBURY BEACH — Children and parents pressed their noses last week against the glass of the new Carousel Pavilion hoping the painted horses and other animals inside would come to life. Like generations of beachgoers before them, they hoped to be allowed inside the...
Farm to Table Dinners At Historic Farm
ROWLEY – One of the most popular venues for people to get married on the North Shore is now hosting Farm to Table Dinners featuring local farm produce and fun chefs in an ambiance of a farm restored to its 17th century glory. The Barn at Bradstreet Farm, the second...
Towns Must Zone for More Housing
REGIONAL – Wondering why home prices and apartment rentals in Massachusetts are so high? Look no further than one statistic from the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA). Between 1960 and 1990, 900,000 homes were built in Massachusetts. In the next 30...
Magellan’s Tall Ship en Route
NEWBURYPORT — The replica of a ship that circumnavigated the globe 800 years ago will spend 10 days next month berthed at the waterfront as part of the Custom House’s Newburyport Maritime Days. The original Nao Trinidad, a 200-ton Tall Ship, sailed around the world...
Pennies For Poverty Closes Its Doors
REGIONAL – A staunch group of determined volunteers who fought poverty here for 15 years under the banner of Pennies for Poverty: 2 Cents 4 Change has gone out of business. The group raised money from individual donors, its Music for Change event, the annual Grocery...
The Hedgerows Born; Sparhawk For Sale in Amesbury
AMESBURY — Sparhawk School headmaster Louise Stilphen closed the private school last week for the last time and is attempting to sell its two campuses, while parents and teachers are trying either to buy the school or open a new one. Stilphen, who started Sparhawk and...
Can Georgetown Limit Mello to 50-tons of Trash?
GEORGETOWN – The town learned from its lawyer last week that the new town’s bylaw prohibiting a trash transfer station from having the capacity to process more than 50 tons a day may not apply to J. Mello’s Disposal Corp.’ proposed 500-ton/per day trash transfer...
Rowley Theater Group Performs ‘Little Shop’
ROWLEY – The Clark School opened its Theater at the Bell last week for a new community theater with plans to become a major player in the North Shore performing arts world. With a cast of 11, the company is staging the Little Shop of Horrors for its inaugural feature...
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