GEORGETOWN – The Board of Health postponed its second hearing Thursday to determine the site suitability of G. Mello Disposal Corp.’s proposed 500-ton, per day transfer station was delayed a week when one member was absent due to illness. The hearing, which began...
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State Rejects Waterfront Uni-Sex Restroom Design
NEWBURYPORT – It’s back to the drawing board for the new public restrooms at Market Landing Park. The Board of State Examiners of Plumbers and Gas Fitters rejected the city’s application for a variance so it could build uni-sex restrooms on the waterfront park near...
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Flinging Into The Big Leagues
AMESBURY – FlingGolf will take the next step to being a world-class competitive sport this year when its first-ever tournament is broadcast on ESPN. The New Swarm FlingGolf Open will be held over two days, May 21 and 22, at the American Classic Golf Club in Lewes, DE....
Could 40B Break the Waterfront West Stalemate?
NEWBURYPORT — Is using the 40B process the solution for Stephen Karp’s company to force the city to approve a tall, dense housing project with more than 200 apartments at Waterfront West? City officials are anticipating a renewed community fight soon over the...
Habitat for Humanity provides homeownership in Salisbury
SALISBURY — Jessica Rivera, a single mother of four children, has been homeless two different times. She works 40 to 70 hours per week at three jobs to support her family who lives in a Haverhill apartment, where rent was double what she is paying for her new home. ...
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North Shore author makes literary debut
It was a literary debut 25 years in the making for North Shore author Sue Thomson, who published her first novel, “Trevor,” on March 21. Thomson, who writes as S. Hilbre Thomson, and is a sixth grade teacher in Middleton, grew up in Topsfield and makes the most of the...
Pysanky For Peace, A Traveling Exhibition Of Pysanky At Wenham Museum
WENHAM - The Wenham Museum will open a new exhibit on April 16, entitled Pysanky for Peace, a traveling exhibition of pysanky, which are elaborately decorated Ukrainian Easter eggs. The exhibit will raise funds for Razom, which provides critically needed medical...
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