On this day in 1903, “Cake Walk” James W. Turner of J. W. Gorman’s Troubadours put on entertainment — an inter-city cake walk — with The Plenty Children, Lilliputian cake walkers.
— Information provided by the Historical Society of Old Newbury
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Pair face multiple burglary charges
SEABROOK -- Local police are expected to charge an A Street resident today on at least two burglary counts after police say he and another Seabrook man broke into multiple homes over a period of months. Louis A. Pimental, 22, of 7 A St., was arreste
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'A wall of fire'
ROWLEY -- Four people were left without a place to sleep after a rolling three-alarm fire consumed much of a Central Street house yesterday afternoon, killing a dog belonging to one of the homeowners. Fire departments from across the region converg
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Schools receive half of requested increase
AMESBURY -- Last night the City Council approved an amended version of Mayor Thatcher Kezer's $59 million municipal budget for the upcoming year, locking in budget increases for numerous departments while leaving the school system with half of what t
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Refuge director to leave for higher post
NEWBURYPORT -- Graham Taylor, refuge manager at the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge for the past seven years, will leave the post Friday for a higher management position at organization headquarters in Hadley. Taylor, a career employee of the U
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Carriage Alliance receives funds for feasibility study
AMESBURY -- The Amesbury Carriage Alliance's efforts to build a new carriage museum in the Lower Millyard got a huge boost yesterday after the state announced it had awarded the organization a $20,000 grant from the Massachusetts Cultural Council to
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- Mosquito spraying continues through Friday
- Police logs
- Merrimac selectmen opt for colored trash bags
- Delp resigns to take position at regional dispatch center
- Cancer survivor celebration June 27
- Seabrook Middle School students move on to Winnacunnet
- Shishito peppers: From hipster menus to your grill
- This Day in History
- Council finalizes budget for next fiscal year
- June 18, 2013
- Ex-Methuen mayor to be Seabrook town manager
- A presence at the polls
- Police cuts expected with budget vote tonight
- Viccaro: 'I expect to do a lot of listening'
- 100 reasons to smile
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Pair face multiple burglary charges
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