REGIONAL – As state Sen. Bruce Tarr of Gloucester was sworn in last week to his seventh term as the Senate Republican leader, the second Essex house seat was left vacant as a special committee tries to decide if Democrat Kristin Kassner or Republican Lenny Mirra won...
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Seabrook Station Watchdog Asks Again for Concrete Cracks Probe
REGIONAL – The C-10 Research and Education Foundation is hoping for a decision soon on its petition asking the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to conduct a comprehensive investigation into how widespread the cracks in the concrete structures at the Seabrook...
Looking Forward to 2023
REGIONAL – Now that we are a few days into 2023 and several of your resolutions are looking unrealistic, let’s look at what we can expect and hope for in the coming months. On Beacon Hill, there will be major changes as Republicans, Gov. Charlie Baker and Lt. Gov....
Kassner – Mirra Fight Goes to Court
REGIONAL – Kristen Kassner attended the New Legislators Academy last week with other newly elected state representatives from across the Commonwealth, while Rep. Lenny Mirra took the fight to Essex Superior Court to prevent her from being elected to the Second Essex...
John Updike Wrote Here
IPSWICH – Next time, you stop at the Choate Bridge Pub for a clam chowder or a burger, bring along a copy of John Updike’s Couples or Rabbit Run. You will impress other diners with your literary acumen as you enjoy the exploits of Harry “Rabbit” Angstrom or the 10...
Plum Island Home Damaged by Winter Storm Elliott
NEWBURYPORT -- Acting Chief Stephen H. Bradbury III reports that a vacant house on Plum Island in Newburyport was damaged by the severe winter storm and bomb cyclone known as Winter Storm Elliott. Newburyport Fire and Building Department officials responded to and...
‘What About the Kids?’
REGIONAL – In its 50th year of helping North Shore adults beat addiction, the Link House, Inc. has launched a new program, the first in this region, to help children and teens cope with mental health issues. Appropriately named CATCH for Children And Teen Center for...
Salisbury Manager Running for Salem Mayor – Again
REGIONAL — Since it became obvious that Kim Driscoll would be the Commonwealth’s next lieutenant governor, the people of Salem, where she has served as mayor for 17 years, “are understandably anxious,” said Salem resident Neil Harrington. The loss of Driscoll, the...
Helping People With Disabilities
REGIONAL - Northeast Arc has received more than a million dollars in donations to support people with disabilities on the North Shore. Steven P. Rosenthal, a Marblehead resident and chairman of West Shore, donated $1 million to fund the non-profit organization. This...
Honoring Guinea Village
NEWBURYPORT -- John C. H. Young owned a barbershop on Merrimac Street at Green Street until he died in 1889 at the age of 72. His tombstone in the Old Hill Burying Ground says he possessed many virtues and was the poor of the poorest. “He fed the hungry, clothed the...
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