Georgetown Historical Society Seeking New Members
The Georgetown Historical Society is asking for new members to join the preservation of our museum and help with the education of its history. The...
Please Contribute to the Georgetown Troop #50 Boys Scouts with Your Returnable Bottles and Cans
I'm asking all you folks if you would be kind enough to donate all your recyclable, returnable bottles and cans for the Boy Scouts of Troop 50 in...
Robert Brooks Johnson
It is with sadness that the family of Robert Brooks Johnson announces his passing after a very brief illness. He was born in Somerville, Mass. on...
GEORGETOWN Sat., January 17, 2026 Republicans Invited
GEORGETOWN Sat., January 17, 2026 Republicans Invited The Georgetown Republican Town Committee will be meeting on Saturday January 17 at 10am at the...
GEORGETOWN THURS., JAN. 22, 2026 Council on Aging meeting with
GEORGETOWN THURS., JAN. 22, 2026 Council on Aging meeting with AARP about Big Bill and how it will affect seniors
ROWLEY THURS., JAN 22, 2026 Democrats to Meet
ROWLEY THURS., JAN 22, 2026 Democrats to Meet Rowley Democrat Town Committee Submitted by Katie Chattan The Rowley Democratic Town Committee...
Rowley Public Library Event Make Your Own Mini Desk Calendar
Submitted by Amy Roderick Assistant Director Rowley Public Library Rowley Public Library’s “Craft with Catherine” event on Saturday, January 10 at...
Winter Class Registration
NEWBURYPORT – Winter class registration is now open: art, music, paleontology, writing, gardening, world languages, yoga, tai chi, dancing, SAT...
Newbury Water Bills (Past) Due!
A Message from the Newbury Water Department The Water Department sent out the fall bills October 1st and they were due December 1st. If you have not...
Modern Woodmen Partners with Wreaths Across America
Submitted by Modern Woodmen on behalf of Managing Partner, Georgetown's Joseph R. Soucy Modern Woodmen of America is partnering with Wreaths Across...
Exeter, NH New Home for Vintage Bazzar
Sharing the note we received from the Vintage Bazzar! It's well worth the adventure and short drive over to Exeter, N.H., December 5th - 7th, 32...
Local Veterinarian Launches Compassionate At-Home Pet Euthanasia Service for North Shore Families
Katie Larson, DVM Coastal Kindness 978-440-2009 | West Newbury Saying goodbye to a beloved pet is one of the hardest moments a family can face. To...
West Newbury Library Pies!
Cortland Apple Pie, Apple Crisp, Pecan Pie, Blueberry Pie, Pumpkin Pie, Key Lime Pie, Ghiradelli Triple Chocolate Brownie Pie, Gluten Free Crisp,...
Salisbury Annual Lighting of the Tree
SALISBURY – All are encouraged to join in on Tuesday, December 2, from 4 to 7 pm, at the annual Salisbury Lighting of the Tree on the Town Common....
Greater Newburyport Adult and Community Education Jingle and Mingle Event
Greater Newburyport Adult and Community Education will be hosting a Jingle & Mingle event on Tuesday, December 2nd from 5:30 – 8 pm upstairs at...
Whittier Caution
HAVERHILL – They're back! Whittier Regional Vocational School has re-grouped to begin pushing a new tax increase on towns to fund a new school. The...
‘Honoring Heroes: A Veterans Day Celebration’ at Wenham Museum, Tues. Nov. 11, 2025
Submitted by: Laura Rivas Wenham Museum WENHAM – Wenham Museum invites the community to come together this Veterans Day, Tuesday, November 11, for...
Groveland’s Stokes Takes Georgetown Job
GROVELAND - Groveland Water and Sewer Department Superintendent Colin Stokes will be leaving his position and moving on to become superintendent in...
Harvey Mades
Harvey Mades of Newburyport, formerly of Georgetown, Massachusetts died peacefully on October 26, 2025, at the age of 93 surrounded by the love and...
Helen Louise (Wilkins) Downing
Helen Louise (Wilkins) Downing passed away on October 13, 2025, at Portsmouth (NH) Regional Hospital. Most recently a resident of Amesbury, Helen...
Boxford Select Board Seeks Resident Input on Future of Stiles Pond Beach Operations
BOXFORD –The Boxford Select Board is inviting residents to share their feedback on the future operations of Stiles Pond Beach as the Town plans for the 2026 beach season. For many years, Stiles Pond Beach was operated by the Boxford Athletic Association (BAA), a volunteer-run organization that provided lifeguards, managed concessions, and oversaw daily operations on behalf of the Town. The Select Board extends their sincere thanks to the BAA and its dedicated volunteers for their many years of service to this...
Rowley’s Clark School Presents Lila the Werewolf
ROWLEY — The Clark’s School’s Theatre at the Bell will present a seriocomic play, Lila the Werewolf, that is adapted from the short story by acclaimed fantasy author Peter S. Beagle, author of the beloved novel and film The Last Unicorn. Performances are at 7:30 p.m., Fri., Feb. 6 and Sat., Feb. 7 at the Clark School’s Theatre at the Bell, 14 Forest Ridge Dr., Rowley. Lila the Werewolf follows Farrell, a laid-back New Yorker whose life and relationship with his girlfriend, Lila, a shy and self-conscious young...
Greyhound Heals, Finds Her Place in the Post-Racing World
NEWBURYPORT – The Greyhound had been a champion racer, but her wins and the prize money she won were never enough for the humans who owned her or those assigned to care for her. For the Greyhound, there was no graceful retirement from the track like thoroughbred horses receive when they are put out to pasture. The greyhound carried scars internally and on her body. And worst, when she had run her last race, she lost her perceived place in the world. In her debut novel, The Way of the Greyhound, Ginamarie Talford...
Historic Church For Sale
MERRIMACPORT – With the decline in attendance at many churches, new uses are being found for these stately buildings congregations once gathered in. Some have been converted to restaurants like Mission Oak Restaurant in Newburyport. A few are now museums. Others, like one on Central Street in Byfield, have been divided and transformed into multiple-unit townhomes. Still others are now single-family houses like ones in Amesbury and Newburyport. In Merrimacport, the United Methodist Church is the latest to be on...
National Council of Certified Dementia Practitioners Names Karen Coppola as 2025 CPD of the Year
Special Submission to The Town Common Karen Coppola, RDH, CDP, EAL has been selected as NCCDP’s 2025 Certified Dementia Practitioner (CDP) of the Year—an honor that reflects what so many families, caregivers, and community partners already know: Karen brings rare steadiness, creativity, and heart to dementia care. In Karen, we recognize a practitioner whose work lives at the intersection of clinical insight, lived caregiver experience, and practical innovation—and whose presence consistently restores dignity,...
Rowley’s Robert Snow Honored for Veterans’ Service
ROWLEY – ROWLEY – SelectBoard clerk Robert Snow was awarded the Military Appreciation Veterans pin last week by state Rep. Kristin Kassner and state Sen. Bruce Tarr for his two years of service to the country as a Marine and his continuing efforts as a civilian advocate for veterans. Snow, who served in the Marines from 1969 to 71, was honored for being a Marine, but “being so much more,” Kassner told the SelectBoard last week. She said he has been an educator, an historian and public official with the town of...
Newburyport’s 212-Apartment ‘K-Mart’ Plaza Landing Approved, May Face Court Challenge
NEWBURYPORT – The city’s Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) voted unanimously last week to approve construction of a three-story building to house 212-apartments on the site of the old Kmart Building. The largest 40B residential project in the city’s history and the first in more than 20 years, Plaza Landing will be the largest residential building in this seaport city and help remedy its chronic shortage of rental housing. Because Newburyport has less than 10 percent of its housing stock classified as affordable,...
Georgetown’s Hometown Heroes Banner Program – Order a Banner Before April 1
By Kay Lee Ogden Georgetown’s Hometown Heroes Banner Program was a community initiative, led by local resident Jon Pingree who worked with the Georgetown Kiwanis place banners throughout the downtown to honor local veterans. The program displays 2 ft. x 3 ft. banners on utility poles from May 1st through the end of November and spotlights local veterans with a link to Georgetown. Banners are produced in minimum batches of five and the cost is $195 each. Banners are free for people who work for the town of...
Student-Led Music Fundraiser to Support the Georgetown High School Band Program
GEORGETOWN – Georgetown High School 11th-grade student Leyang Zhang is organizing a student-led music fundraiser as part of his Eagle Scout service project. Two performance dates are scheduled, dedicated to raising funds to re-pair broken band instruments and support the Georgetown High School music program. “Over the past several years, our band program has faced significant challenges, including staff transitions and declining enrollment,” Leyang shared. “Through this project, I hope not only to restore damaged...
Featured Property Listing: Own An Ipswich Legendary Store
by Stewart Lytle IPSWICH – On the market is a small slice of this town’s colorful history that could remain a mixed-use property with a commercial kitchen with a two-bedroom, second-floor residence. Or the 2,419-square-foot building could be converted to full residential. Listed by Frank Bertolino with the North Shore Realty Group at $975,000, the Little River Store sits on a large, 5,800 square foot lot. The Little River Store at 57 East St. was opened in 1922 a few yards from the town boat dock on the Ipswich...
Upcoming Events
SALISBURY Wed., Jan 21, 2026 Conservation Commission PUBLIC HEARINGS at7:10 pm: RDA: Robert Leavitt, 4 11th Street West NOI: Massachusetts DOT, Representative Paul Stedman, 213 Elm Street NOI: Yvonne Green, 6 Libby Avenue NOI: Boston North Development, 154 Lafayette Road WEST NEWBURY Thurs., Jan 22, 2026 Republican Town Committee Join us at the Merrimac Brewing Company on Thursday, January 22 at 7 PM for a WNRTC Meeting and Social. Please bring your friends. At the meeting we will be electing delegates to the...
Georgetown SelectBoard Considers Banning Public Attacks, While Allowing a Member to Attack
GEORGETOWN – The SelectBoard will decide next week if it should take any action on a resident’s complaint, questioning the competency of board member Rachel Therrien for mischaracterizing whether the Conservation Commission (ConCom) “voted” on how it holds its meetings. Therrien said at Monday night’s meeting that she had misspoken during the BOS meeting two weeks ago. She said that the ConCom had “voted” to continue its meetings remotely, on Zoom. What she said she should have told the board was that there was...
West Newbury: ‘Green Burials, A Natural Alternative’
Thursday, January 22, 2026, 7 P.M. Virtual program: "Green Burials - A Natural Alternative" Thursday, January 22, 2026. 7-8 p.m. What is a “Green” Burial? What is a “Natural” Burial? Could these alternatives to traditional modes of interment and cremation be something you or someone you know might prefer? Can we have a Green Burial in West Newbury? West Newbury Wild and Native and the G.A.R. Memorial Library invite you to a Zoom presentation by Marianne Di Blasi, of the Green Burial Massachusetts Speaker’s...
Georgetown: Trying to Resolve Differences Proves Challenging
GEORGETOWN – The town’s SelectBoard (BOS) and Conservation Commission (ConCom) met last week in hopes of burying the hatchet between the two boards, discussing three issues that have caused tensions. But the meeting was barely over when old animosities resurfaced. Several officials said they included calls for Rachel Therrien, a BOS member and chair of the ConCom, to resign her positions because she said the ConCom had “voted” in favor of holding its meetings as both on Zoom and in person. At a September meeting,...
Kraken Gaming – Vintage Toys & Games Treasure in Rowley
ROWLEY – Pokemonâ, Play Stationâ, Nintendoâ, Genesisâ, Pikachuâ, Shogun Warriorsâ, Magicâ, Start Trekâ, Star Warsâ, Play Stationâ, Game Boyâ, and XBoxâ, are just some of the offerings at Kraken Gaming- the place to find vintage toys and games. The packed shop located in the plaza at the intersection of Rte. 133 and Rte. 1 - across from the iconic Agawam Diner if full of treasures. Toys? They have them. Action figures? You bet. Memorabilia? Everywhere. Comic books? A Marvelâ Comics (and others) gold mine, and so...
West Newbury 2026 Dog Licenses Now Available
Stop in the town clerk's office in person to complete your application and pick up your tags, or use your 2026 Town Census form, or go online at epay.cityhallsystems.com/selection and enter West Newbury, MA then click "View/Pay bills." Then, select "Clerk Department" then "Dog License." Fee schedule: $15.00 each for Spayed or Neutered Dogs; $25.00 each for Intact or Unaltered Dogs Escalating late fees of $10 a month will be assessed as of the 1st of each month from May through August There is no charge for...
Newbury Looks to Build Senior Center
NEWBURY – The Council on Aging is looking for a new home for its programs and events that serve the seniors of this town. Its first choice to build a new senior center is town-owned land on Kent Way adjacent to the library and Little League field no. 1. Currently, the Council on Aging’s F. Rayburn Lynch Senior Center is in rented space at 12 Kent Way that is not large enough for its programs and the senior population that uses them. The committee estimates that the senior center will need between 6,000 and 7,000...
Newbury Town Library 2025 Hat & Mitten/Glove Drive Delivers Big
NEWBURY – Last week, Newbury Town Library Head of Circulation Liz Flaherty and Assistant Director Katherine Szuplat delivered 300 hats and mittens/gloves donated by the community to Tiffany Nigro Executive Director at the Pettengill House. Started in 2021, the Library holds the drive annually each December. The Pettengill House, Inc. is a nonprofit community social service agency providing comprehensive case management, basic needs support, emergency assistance, crisis intervention, and an array of essential...
Focus on Real Estate by Stewart Lytle – Lower Green Home Steeped in History
NEWBURY – If you are looking for a home that was part of early Newbury history with the same views of the Parker River that the earliest settlers enjoyed, a two-bedroom home that has been updated with modern amenities just came on the market. Built originally in 1728 as a tavern that served locals and visitors traveling between Boston and Portsmouth, NH, the 2,356-square-foot home at 7 Lower Green once stood in the path of what today is State Rte. 1A. Then-owner Florence Bushee, a conservationist and...
West Newbury Library Programs: Native Seed Planting Workshops for Kids and Adult
Friday, January 16 and Saturday, January 17 The Library has two native seed planting workshops coming up this month; one for kids and families and one for adults. Get a jump on your spring gardening and help us to built a healthy community ecosystem for native pollinators, such as Monarch butterflies who depend on milkweed. Milkweed Seed Planting Workshop Friday, January 16 1:30—3:00 PM Teen Room, G.A.R. Memorial Library Drop-in after school to plant locally-harvested milkweed seeds in planters made from recycled...
Boxford Select Board Seeks Resident Input on Future of Stiles Pond Beach Operations
BOXFORD –The Boxford Select Board is inviting residents to share their feedback on the future operations of Stiles Pond Beach as the Town plans for the 2026 beach season. For many years, Stiles Pond Beach was operated by the Boxford Athletic Association (BAA), a volunteer-run organization that provided lifeguards, managed concessions, and oversaw daily operations on behalf of the Town. The Select Board extends their sincere thanks to the BAA and its dedicated volunteers for their many years of service to this...
Rowley’s Clark School Presents Lila the Werewolf
ROWLEY — The Clark’s School’s Theatre at the Bell will present a seriocomic play, Lila the Werewolf, that is adapted from the short story by acclaimed fantasy author Peter S. Beagle, author of the beloved novel and film The Last Unicorn. Performances are at 7:30 p.m., Fri., Feb. 6 and Sat., Feb. 7 at the Clark School’s Theatre at the Bell, 14 Forest Ridge Dr., Rowley. Lila the Werewolf follows Farrell, a laid-back New Yorker whose life and relationship with his girlfriend, Lila, a shy and self-conscious young...
Greyhound Heals, Finds Her Place in the Post-Racing World
NEWBURYPORT – The Greyhound had been a champion racer, but her wins and the prize money she won were never enough for the humans who owned her or those assigned to care for her. For the Greyhound, there was no graceful retirement from the track like thoroughbred horses receive when they are put out to pasture. The greyhound carried scars internally and on her body. And worst, when she had run her last race, she lost her perceived place in the world. In her debut novel, The Way of the Greyhound, Ginamarie Talford...
Historic Church For Sale
MERRIMACPORT – With the decline in attendance at many churches, new uses are being found for these stately buildings congregations once gathered in. Some have been converted to restaurants like Mission Oak Restaurant in Newburyport. A few are now museums. Others, like one on Central Street in Byfield, have been divided and transformed into multiple-unit townhomes. Still others are now single-family houses like ones in Amesbury and Newburyport. In Merrimacport, the United Methodist Church is the latest to be on...
National Council of Certified Dementia Practitioners Names Karen Coppola as 2025 CPD of the Year
Special Submission to The Town Common Karen Coppola, RDH, CDP, EAL has been selected as NCCDP’s 2025 Certified Dementia Practitioner (CDP) of the Year—an honor that reflects what so many families, caregivers, and community partners already know: Karen brings rare steadiness, creativity, and heart to dementia care. In Karen, we recognize a practitioner whose work lives at the intersection of clinical insight, lived caregiver experience, and practical innovation—and whose presence consistently restores dignity,...
Rowley’s Robert Snow Honored for Veterans’ Service
ROWLEY – ROWLEY – SelectBoard clerk Robert Snow was awarded the Military Appreciation Veterans pin last week by state Rep. Kristin Kassner and state Sen. Bruce Tarr for his two years of service to the country as a Marine and his continuing efforts as a civilian advocate for veterans. Snow, who served in the Marines from 1969 to 71, was honored for being a Marine, but “being so much more,” Kassner told the SelectBoard last week. She said he has been an educator, an historian and public official with the town of...
Newburyport’s 212-Apartment ‘K-Mart’ Plaza Landing Approved, May Face Court Challenge
NEWBURYPORT – The city’s Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) voted unanimously last week to approve construction of a three-story building to house 212-apartments on the site of the old Kmart Building. The largest 40B residential project in the city’s history and the first in more than 20 years, Plaza Landing will be the largest residential building in this seaport city and help remedy its chronic shortage of rental housing. Because Newburyport has less than 10 percent of its housing stock classified as affordable,...
Georgetown’s Hometown Heroes Banner Program – Order a Banner Before April 1
By Kay Lee Ogden Georgetown’s Hometown Heroes Banner Program was a community initiative, led by local resident Jon Pingree who worked with the Georgetown Kiwanis place banners throughout the downtown to honor local veterans. The program displays 2 ft. x 3 ft. banners on utility poles from May 1st through the end of November and spotlights local veterans with a link to Georgetown. Banners are produced in minimum batches of five and the cost is $195 each. Banners are free for people who work for the town of...
Student-Led Music Fundraiser to Support the Georgetown High School Band Program
GEORGETOWN – Georgetown High School 11th-grade student Leyang Zhang is organizing a student-led music fundraiser as part of his Eagle Scout service project. Two performance dates are scheduled, dedicated to raising funds to re-pair broken band instruments and support the Georgetown High School music program. “Over the past several years, our band program has faced significant challenges, including staff transitions and declining enrollment,” Leyang shared. “Through this project, I hope not only to restore damaged...
Featured Property Listing: Own An Ipswich Legendary Store
by Stewart Lytle IPSWICH – On the market is a small slice of this town’s colorful history that could remain a mixed-use property with a commercial kitchen with a two-bedroom, second-floor residence. Or the 2,419-square-foot building could be converted to full residential. Listed by Frank Bertolino with the North Shore Realty Group at $975,000, the Little River Store sits on a large, 5,800 square foot lot. The Little River Store at 57 East St. was opened in 1922 a few yards from the town boat dock on the Ipswich...
Upcoming Events
SALISBURY Wed., Jan 21, 2026 Conservation Commission PUBLIC HEARINGS at7:10 pm: RDA: Robert Leavitt, 4 11th Street West NOI: Massachusetts DOT, Representative Paul Stedman, 213 Elm Street NOI: Yvonne Green, 6 Libby Avenue NOI: Boston North Development, 154 Lafayette Road WEST NEWBURY Thurs., Jan 22, 2026 Republican Town Committee Join us at the Merrimac Brewing Company on Thursday, January 22 at 7 PM for a WNRTC Meeting and Social. Please bring your friends. At the meeting we will be electing delegates to the...
Georgetown SelectBoard Considers Banning Public Attacks, While Allowing a Member to Attack
GEORGETOWN – The SelectBoard will decide next week if it should take any action on a resident’s complaint, questioning the competency of board member Rachel Therrien for mischaracterizing whether the Conservation Commission (ConCom) “voted” on how it holds its meetings. Therrien said at Monday night’s meeting that she had misspoken during the BOS meeting two weeks ago. She said that the ConCom had “voted” to continue its meetings remotely, on Zoom. What she said she should have told the board was that there was...
West Newbury: ‘Green Burials, A Natural Alternative’
Thursday, January 22, 2026, 7 P.M. Virtual program: "Green Burials - A Natural Alternative" Thursday, January 22, 2026. 7-8 p.m. What is a “Green” Burial? What is a “Natural” Burial? Could these alternatives to traditional modes of interment and cremation be something you or someone you know might prefer? Can we have a Green Burial in West Newbury? West Newbury Wild and Native and the G.A.R. Memorial Library invite you to a Zoom presentation by Marianne Di Blasi, of the Green Burial Massachusetts Speaker’s...
Georgetown: Trying to Resolve Differences Proves Challenging
GEORGETOWN – The town’s SelectBoard (BOS) and Conservation Commission (ConCom) met last week in hopes of burying the hatchet between the two boards, discussing three issues that have caused tensions. But the meeting was barely over when old animosities resurfaced. Several officials said they included calls for Rachel Therrien, a BOS member and chair of the ConCom, to resign her positions because she said the ConCom had “voted” in favor of holding its meetings as both on Zoom and in person. At a September meeting,...
Kraken Gaming – Vintage Toys & Games Treasure in Rowley
ROWLEY – Pokemonâ, Play Stationâ, Nintendoâ, Genesisâ, Pikachuâ, Shogun Warriorsâ, Magicâ, Start Trekâ, Star Warsâ, Play Stationâ, Game Boyâ, and XBoxâ, are just some of the offerings at Kraken Gaming- the place to find vintage toys and games. The packed shop located in the plaza at the intersection of Rte. 133 and Rte. 1 - across from the iconic Agawam Diner if full of treasures. Toys? They have them. Action figures? You bet. Memorabilia? Everywhere. Comic books? A Marvelâ Comics (and others) gold mine, and so...
West Newbury 2026 Dog Licenses Now Available
Stop in the town clerk's office in person to complete your application and pick up your tags, or use your 2026 Town Census form, or go online at epay.cityhallsystems.com/selection and enter West Newbury, MA then click "View/Pay bills." Then, select "Clerk Department" then "Dog License." Fee schedule: $15.00 each for Spayed or Neutered Dogs; $25.00 each for Intact or Unaltered Dogs Escalating late fees of $10 a month will be assessed as of the 1st of each month from May through August There is no charge for...
Newbury Looks to Build Senior Center
NEWBURY – The Council on Aging is looking for a new home for its programs and events that serve the seniors of this town. Its first choice to build a new senior center is town-owned land on Kent Way adjacent to the library and Little League field no. 1. Currently, the Council on Aging’s F. Rayburn Lynch Senior Center is in rented space at 12 Kent Way that is not large enough for its programs and the senior population that uses them. The committee estimates that the senior center will need between 6,000 and 7,000...
Newbury Town Library 2025 Hat & Mitten/Glove Drive Delivers Big
NEWBURY – Last week, Newbury Town Library Head of Circulation Liz Flaherty and Assistant Director Katherine Szuplat delivered 300 hats and mittens/gloves donated by the community to Tiffany Nigro Executive Director at the Pettengill House. Started in 2021, the Library holds the drive annually each December. The Pettengill House, Inc. is a nonprofit community social service agency providing comprehensive case management, basic needs support, emergency assistance, crisis intervention, and an array of essential...
Focus on Real Estate by Stewart Lytle – Lower Green Home Steeped in History
NEWBURY – If you are looking for a home that was part of early Newbury history with the same views of the Parker River that the earliest settlers enjoyed, a two-bedroom home that has been updated with modern amenities just came on the market. Built originally in 1728 as a tavern that served locals and visitors traveling between Boston and Portsmouth, NH, the 2,356-square-foot home at 7 Lower Green once stood in the path of what today is State Rte. 1A. Then-owner Florence Bushee, a conservationist and...
West Newbury Library Programs: Native Seed Planting Workshops for Kids and Adult
Friday, January 16 and Saturday, January 17 The Library has two native seed planting workshops coming up this month; one for kids and families and one for adults. Get a jump on your spring gardening and help us to built a healthy community ecosystem for native pollinators, such as Monarch butterflies who depend on milkweed. Milkweed Seed Planting Workshop Friday, January 16 1:30—3:00 PM Teen Room, G.A.R. Memorial Library Drop-in after school to plant locally-harvested milkweed seeds in planters made from recycled...
Boxford Select Board Seeks Resident Input on Future of Stiles Pond Beach Operations
BOXFORD –The Boxford Select Board is inviting residents to share their feedback on the future operations of Stiles Pond Beach as the Town plans for the 2026 beach season. For many years, Stiles Pond Beach was operated by the Boxford Athletic Association (BAA), a volunteer-run organization that provided lifeguards, managed concessions, and oversaw daily operations on behalf of the Town. The Select Board extends their sincere thanks to the BAA and its dedicated volunteers for their many years of service to this...
Rowley’s Clark School Presents Lila the Werewolf
ROWLEY — The Clark’s School’s Theatre at the Bell will present a seriocomic play, Lila the Werewolf, that is adapted from the short story by acclaimed fantasy author Peter S. Beagle, author of the beloved novel and film The Last Unicorn. Performances are at 7:30 p.m., Fri., Feb. 6 and Sat., Feb. 7 at the Clark School’s Theatre at the Bell, 14 Forest Ridge Dr., Rowley. Lila the Werewolf follows Farrell, a laid-back New Yorker whose life and relationship with his girlfriend, Lila, a shy and self-conscious young...
Greyhound Heals, Finds Her Place in the Post-Racing World
NEWBURYPORT – The Greyhound had been a champion racer, but her wins and the prize money she won were never enough for the humans who owned her or those assigned to care for her. For the Greyhound, there was no graceful retirement from the track like thoroughbred horses receive when they are put out to pasture. The greyhound carried scars internally and on her body. And worst, when she had run her last race, she lost her perceived place in the world. In her debut novel, The Way of the Greyhound, Ginamarie Talford...
Georgetown Historical Society Seeking New Members
The Georgetown Historical Society is asking for new members to join the preservation of our museum and help with the education of its history. The group was created for those interested in asking questions about Georgetown’s history, sharing items and local interest, including images, local stories and events! The members are fascinated about our local history, and we have visitors from all over our country, and the world, interested in our...
Please Contribute to the Georgetown Troop #50 Boys Scouts with Your Returnable Bottles and Cans
I'm asking all you folks if you would be kind enough to donate all your recyclable, returnable bottles and cans for the Boy Scouts of Troop 50 in Georgetown. The boys use this money to do their projects and go on trips during the winter and summer. They also donate scholarships! They could not do this without your support! My name is Kay Lee Ogden, and I am willing to drive around and pick up your recyclables, and cash them in and give the...
Robert Brooks Johnson
It is with sadness that the family of Robert Brooks Johnson announces his passing after a very brief illness. He was born in Somerville, Mass. on December 13th, 1937. He was the son of the late Albert Johnson and Adelaide (Small) Johnson. A proud veteran of the US Navy Destroyer fleet, he remained dedicated to those little ships: volunteering for many years with his beloved late brother-in-law Raymond Howell maintaining the museum ship USS...
GEORGETOWN Sat., January 17, 2026 Republicans Invited
GEORGETOWN Sat., January 17, 2026 Republicans Invited The Georgetown Republican Town Committee will be meeting on Saturday January 17 at 10am at the Georgetown Peabody Library to elect delegates to attend the MA GOP Convention which will be held on April 26, 2026. Anyone interested in being a delegate to the Convention can attend this meeting in person or send an email to lenny.mirra@gmail.com.
GEORGETOWN THURS., JAN. 22, 2026 Council on Aging meeting with
GEORGETOWN THURS., JAN. 22, 2026 Council on Aging meeting with AARP about Big Bill and how it will affect seniors
ROWLEY THURS., JAN 22, 2026 Democrats to Meet
ROWLEY THURS., JAN 22, 2026 Democrats to Meet Rowley Democrat Town Committee Submitted by Katie Chattan The Rowley Democratic Town Committee...
Rowley Public Library Event Make Your Own Mini Desk Calendar
Submitted by Amy Roderick Assistant Director Rowley Public Library Rowley Public Library’s “Craft with Catherine” event on Saturday, January 10 at...