On this day in 1774, Benjamin Balch bought of Isaac Walker and Timothy Dexter land on the southwesterly side of Temple Street and erected a building called the Assembly House, where social entertainments and dancing parties were held for many years.
—Information provided by the Historical Society of Old Newbury
SEABROOK -- If the contract details can be hammered out successfully, former Methuen Mayor William Manzi III will be Seabrook's next town manager. Selectmen announced their decision to go with Manzi at yesterday's meeting, after listing the other can
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NEWBURYPORT -- Charlotte McLaughlin has been an election poll worker since the days of Bossy Gillis, and if the name of that long-ago mayor doesn't ring a bell, try President Dwight D. Eisenhower. The veteran warden from Ward 1 was honored at City Ha
Continued ...AMESBURY -- When acting police Chief Kevin Ouellet is officially sworn in as the city's leading law enforcement officer on July 1, he will likely be pressed into making do with less than he and retired Chief Mark Gagnon had hoped for. Last week, the
Continued ...NEWBURYPORT -- When Susan Viccaro becomes the superintendent of Newburyport Public Schools later this summer, it will seem like a homecoming for the Essex native. "That's really what drew me to Newburyport -- to be back on the North Shore," Viccaro s
Continued ...SEABROOK -- One hundred years old today, Raymond Joseph Lavin has been dipping his toes in the water off Seabrook Beach since the 1920s, and yesterday the town showed its appreciation for his loyalty, presenting him with the Boston Post Cane as the t
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