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Essex County Greenbelt is offering “Abenaki Animal Stories,” a free, virtual storytelling event for all ages in January. Anne Jennison, a traditional Native American storyteller and historian of European and Abenaki heritage, presents traditional Abenaki stories that feature the “Animal People” as central characters during the interactive experience. She brings more than 30 years’ experience […]
Developer Salvatore N. Lupoli’s $160 million redevelopment of about five acres in downtown Haverhill formally commenced Wednesday morning with a groundbreaking ceremony. Lupoli, his crew and city officials gathered in front of the Herbert H. Goecke Jr. Memorial Parking Deck with shovels in hand to mark the start of the project. Haverhill Mayor James J. […]
Fourteen carpentry students at Whittier Regional Vocational Technical High School designed and constructed a new handicapped access ramp for the Georgetown Water Department. The seniors worked on the project this fall after a town survey of all town buildings last winter revealed issues with the old ramp. Utility Director Marlene Ladderbush reached out to Whittier […]
A Methuen assisted living and memory care facility has earned accreditation from Purple Flag for Dementia Care. Methuen Village Wednesday was named along with five other residences operated by Braintree-based Senior Living Residences in Massachusetts and New Hampshire as achieving Purple Flag accreditation. All six will raise special designation flags between now and January. Besides […]
A Middlesex Jail and House of Correction inmate is thanking Essex County Sheriff’s officers and medical staff for performing 29 rounds of CPR to save his life last month. William Schultz thanked those officers and staff Tuesday and delivered a promise. “I really wouldn’t be here if I wasn’t here in this place, and if […]