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Balance Budget Bookkeeping Launches to Help Businesses Take Control of Their Finances Balance Budget Bookkeeping is excited to announce its official launch, offering professional bookkeeping services tailored to support small business owners. Understanding the common...
PLUM ISLAND – Many details have yet to be released regarding the deaths of two young women described as best friends, Dahiana Canas, 25 of East Boston, and Vanessa Correa, 25 of Lynn, who drowned off Plum Island Point last week. Did they go to the beach to swim, or...
We are very excited to have our own Bob Waite, Ipswich native, here to participate in our Evening Lecture Series! Please join us on Wednesday evening, June 18, 2025 at 7:30pm, in the Appleton Room at The Heard House. Bob will be presenting "Mr. Waite's...
BEVERLY – Chief John G. LeLacheur reports that the Beverly Police Department and law enforcement partners successfully de-escalated a situation involving an individual experiencing a mental health crisis. Late last month, the Beverly Police Department was called to an...
THE MERRIMACK RIVER – The Merrimack Valley Regional Transit Authority (MeVa) hopes soon to offer a new way to travel between Salisbury and Haverhill for residents and visitors. MeVa, which provides free bus transportation to 16 communities, mostly along the river, is...
NEWBURYPORT – The City of Newburyport announced that Director of Public Services Wayne S. Amaral will be stepping down at the end of June after two years of service. Amaral was appointed by the mayor in 2023. He previously served as deputy director of the department...
Superintendent Dr. Justin Bartholomew and Fine & Performing Arts Department Chair David Schumacher are proud to announce that the Pentucket Regional School District has been recognized by the NAMM Foundation as part of the Best Communities for Music Education...
PLUM ISLAND – In 1925, Gertrude W. Cutter bought land on the edge of the Great Marsh to build a house for her son, his wife and her grandson. The house has stood with the marsh as its backdrop for a century before being demolished on March 11 by its last owner, the...
GEORGETOWN – Georgetown has received a $250,000 state grant that will support the creation of a fiber optic network connecting municipal and school buildings. The grant means municipal government will manage and control its digital presence, rather than relying on...
On Saturday, June 7, at about 4:03 p.m., Newburyport Police and Fire responded to a crash involving multiple vehicles at the intersection of Route 1 and Pond Street. Responding crews observed that 3 vehicles, a 2022 Tesla Model 3, a Toyota 4Runner, and a Toyota...
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