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REGIONAL – Two veteran food bank leaders have been honored for their efforts to fight food insecurity in the Merrimack Valley. Jane Merrow who heads the First Parish Church Food Pantry in Newbury, and Bonnie Schultz, the volunteer director of the Among Friends Meal...
NEWBURYPORT – When you walk along the boardwalk at the new Market Landing Park on the Merrimack River waterfront, be careful not to trip on loose boards or protruding nails. Over the past quarter century, many of the decking boards on the walkway have weathered and...
The state's building authority has invited the Masconomet Middle School and High School into the next phase of its Accelerated Repair Program. The school district seeks state funds to replace roofing, and HVAC systems and controls. Taxpayers in Boxford, Middleton, and...
ROWLEY - Drop over to Cole's Landscaping on Saturday, Nov. 22 between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. and put your little hands on some great trucks, and be sure to have your parents snap a photo of you with the 26' tall Santa. "It’s going to be a fun family day featuring a food...
GROVELAND – Tune in to watch What’s Up Groveland live on the first day of every month at 7:00 pm on Channel 22 of cable TV in Groveland. You can also watch replays of that month’s show on channel 22. Refer to the TV schedule on channel 22 for dates and times. And you...
by Michael Dempsey GROVELAND – Two Community Preservation Act projects in the Pines approved at Annual Town Meeting are finally being built. One project, approved in 2023, will place a Skate Park behind the current basketball court. As a gathering place for dedicated...
SALISBURY – At a recent SelectBoard meeting, Town Manager Neil Harrington recapped recent town meeting and other actions including: Passage of all articles at town meeting except the acceptance of one public street (postponed to the spring) Money added to general...
NEWBURY — The Newbury Fire Department and mutual aid partners responded to and extinguished a fire at Bob Lobster on the Plum Island Turnpike on Saturday evening. On Saturday, Nov. 15, at just after 4 p.m., the Newbury Fire Department was called to 49 Plum Island...
by Lonnie Brennan GEORGETOWN – Residents received a double-side printed letter last week advising them the water they have been drinking has been “in violation,” on-going, since May 2025. The letter, however, states that “this is not an emergency. If it had been an...
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