by Lonnie Brennan This week, we list the lastest posted Parks and Recreation Committees/Commissions/Advisory Committee meeting minutes. Inn our last column, we listed the minutes for the local selectboard and city council meetings in the area. At that time, Hampton...
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Apply for Grants at ECCF
The Essex County Community Foundation (ECCF) is opening a new funding round through the NiSource Charitable Foundation Fund for Merrimack Valley. Grants between $25,000-$200,000 are available to nonprofit organizations in the areas of basic needs and hardship...
The Hamilton-Wenham Regional School District Granted $4.9 million to Purchase Electric Buses
The Hamilton-Wenham Regional School District will receive $4.9 million via the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to replace 17 diesel buses with new electric buses. The district plans to acquire the new buses by working with Highland Electric Fleets wiith office...
Salisbury: Civil War Roundtable Meeting
Civil War Roundtable of the Merrimack January Meeting, January 8, 7:30 PM, Hilton Senior Center, 43 Lafayette Road, Salisbury, Mass. This month's topic will be "Currency in the Civil War" presented by Andrew Andrioloulos & John Manning
Malden Catholic Announces First Quarter Honor Roll
Malden Catholic students have successfully completed the first marking period of the 2024-2025 school year. High honors were achieved by: Boxford First Honors Sarah Beers '26 Sharlyn Nunez '26 Danvers First Honors Joseph DeBernardo Jr. '26 Julia Hardiman '25 Julia...
Taxpayers’ Additional $2.6 Million Outlay Will Keep MEVA Rides Free
REGIONAL – Powered by a state grant of $2.6 million, Merrimack Valley Regional Transit Authority (MEVA) will continue to operate fare free at least until July. At its February meeting, the MEVA board will decide whether to make fares free permanently. To determine the...
New Pastor Brings Reporter’s Eye and Fresh Approach to Rowley
ROWLEY – Rowley’s first church has a new pastor who’s bringing a fresh approach to ministry in this growing community. This fall, the Rev. G. Jeffrey MacDonald (Jeff) became the 44th pastor of First Congregational Church of Rowley, a United Church of Christ (UCC)...
New England Aquarium Ice Sculpture Stroll
This winter, as nearly 500 endangered sea turtles have received rehabilitative care at the New England Aquarium’s Sea Turtle Hospital after being rescued from Cape Cod, an ice sculpture depicting some of the most critically endangered among them, the Kemp’s ridley sea...
Hillies Workout @ Groveland’s Veasey Memorial Park
Wednesdays, 7:00 AM & Saturdays, 8:00 AM at the bottom of Nun's Hill; all weather - bring water, yoga mat, and light hand weights. All skill levels are welcome! "Our hill group meets at the bottom of the Veasey sledding hill every Wednesday at 7 and Saturday at 8,...
Auditions for “Skin of Our Teeth”
The North Shore Players, a Danvers community theater, announces open auditions for Thornton Wilder’s Pulitzer Prize play, “The Skin of Our Teeth.” Large cast, males and females, ages 16 and up. Auditions are at Hogan Regional Auditorium, 450 Maple St., Danvers. That’s...
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