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NEWBURYPORT — The 17-acre March’s Hill, one of the highest points in the city, was used during the War of 1812 to watch for British ships on the Merrimack River. Today, neighbors of March’s Hill still have an eye out. But instead of British warships, they are keeping...
THE MERRIMACK RIVER – As a boy in Merrimacport, Dan Healey fished and played with his friends in what he described last week as “a very smelly” Merrimack River. The water smelled; the fish he and his friends caught smelled, he said. “When my mother would throw me out...
SALISBURY – The chair of the Historical Commission is asking residents to sign a petition online to preserve two buildings on Ring’s Island, built in the 1800s. The commission voted last month to ask the town’s Board of Selectmen to nominate the Community Meeting...
BOXFORD – A Boxford plumbing contractor was sentenced to more than a year in prison for defrauding customers by overcharging them and billing them for work he didn’t do. Jared Derrico, 35, also evaded income taxes, defrauding the government of almost $1.5 million,...
CAMBRIDGE – Joseph David Keery, a 2010 Newburyport High grad, guitar in hand, stands center stage Sunday afternoon at the Boston Calling music festival. He and his four Djo bandmates are dressed in matching white jumpsuits and a sizable crowd is grooving to their...
NEWBURYPORT – Jarred and Nadiia Sadowski are hosting a fundraising dinner Sunday afternoon at the historic Custom House Maritime Museum. The dinner of authentic Ukrainian dishes is raising funds the Sadowskis send to buy food in Nadiia’s hometown that is under Russian...
WEST NEWBURY — New England Equine Rescue North's Spring Festival is happening on June 11 from 11:00-3:00. New and old friends are invited to say hello to rescued horses and donkeys, enjoy kids’ crafts, games, food and drink, hayrides, barn tours, police and fire...
Topsfield Recreation and Council on Aging invites all surrounding communities to attend a new summer offering, HomeGrown Market! The theme is “home grown” and focuses on North Shore farms, businesses, artisans, crafters, nonprofits and musicians. This is a wonderful...
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