REGIONAL – Looking for a fun night and a chance to help neighbors suffering from cancer? You still have time to buy tickets to the 12th Comedy Night, sponsored by Solace for Stephanie. It will be held at 6:30 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 13 at the Topsfield Fair. Tickets are...
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Yankee Homecoming Lights Up Saturday Night Sky
Photos Courtesy www.617IMAGES.com. Newburyport's annual Yankee Homecoming celebration fireworks over Cashman Park on Saturday night. The successful week-long community event wrapped up Sunday afternoon with a parade along High Street.
A City’s Black History Remembered
NEWBURYPORT – It may surprise you that this city, which erected a statue in front of City Hall to slavery abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison, once refused to let black children attend its public schools. In the early 1800s, long before the Civil Rights Movement of...
Inaugural Edition of SILVER SCREAM CON in Danvers
DANVERS – The inaugural edition of SILVER SCREAM CON, celebrating all things horror will take place August 26th - August 28th at The DoubleTree Boston North Shore Hotel in Danvers. Curated by heavy-metal band Ice Nine Kills frontman Spencer Charnas, SILVER SCREAM CON...
Merrimac Fire Department Battles Three-Alarm House Fire Sunday Afternoon
Matthew Reid Client News, Fire News MERRIMAC — Chief Larry S. Fisher reports that the Merrimac Fire Department battled a significant three-alarm structure fire at a single-family home on Skunk Road Sunday afternoon. At approximately 2:15 p.m. Merrimac Fire received a...
Northeast Arc To Host Annual Run 4 Inklusion And Family Fun Fest
DANVERS — Northeast Arc, a not-for-profit organization that helps children and adults with, or at risk for developing, disabilities become full participants in the community, will hold its Run 4 InKlusion and Family Fun Fest on September 25, 2022, at Market Street...
Letter to the editor
Dear Editor, On Wednesday, July 20th, I was at the check out at a grocery store in Georgetown. (Crosby’s). I was paying with my debit card and it was rejected. In fact it was rejected three times because of a “bad PIN”. Yes, very embarrassing. I began taking the...
There’s Nothing Like a Dog’s Love
By Jan Lindsay DANVERS — One of the things I adore about dogs is their unconditional love. After my husband Andy died on Care Dimensions’ hospice service at home in October 2020, our dogs Rufus and Grizzly Bear helped me cope with my loss. In exchange for...
Essex Ensemble: Saturday, August 27th
Ipswich declares a full outdoor water ban effective immediately
IPSWICH — The Town of Ipswich announces that it has declared a full outdoor water ban effective immediately to protect the Town’s water supply. The new status applies to both users of town water and those who draw water from private supplies. Residents may continue to...
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