Today at 9 a.m., crews will reopen the bridge carrying River Road over Cobbler's Brook in Merrimac, which reopens a scenic route that runs along the Merrimack River.
The bridge was closed about a year ago to allow work crews to rehabilitate portions that were damaged during the historic Mother's Day flood in 2006. Some additional weather-sensitive work will be completed in the spring. The project cost taxpayers $530,000.
GEORGETOWN — Come to the First Congregational Church in Georgetown on Saturday, June 9, for a unique opportunity to learn about, see and ring the church's historic Paul Revere bell. As part of the church's Summer Fun Day event, church historian Chris Comiskey will be leading tours to the church steeple at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Admission is by donation. This may be your last chance to see the bell before the cellphone tower equipment is installed.
Continued ...Spring photos from the Daily News and Newburyport Magazine by Jim Vaiknoras
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SALISBURY — Taylor Brown is coming home. That fact was very much in doubt last August when the now-17-year-old Triton Regional High School student was struck by a truck while riding on the back of a moped in Rochester, N.H.
Continued ...NEWBURYPORT — The demand for single-family houses may not be rebounding to the off-the-chart levels of a half-dozen years ago, but the term "bidding war" has recently been invoked in local real estate circles.
Continued ...SALISBURY — As Roderick Burrow Jr. stood outside the Salisbury home of his parents yesterday afternoon, his hands shook and voice cracked while he described what made his mother such a special person, not only to him, but to her entire family and her many friends.
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