Georgetown News

Summer is made for relaxing. And what could be easier than a concert performed in the fresh air.

Winnekenni Castle's annual family pancake breakfast is Saturday from 8 to 11 a.m., at the castle.

A state overseer is putting a stop to increased fees the Essex Regional Retirement Board has been charging local towns after it attempted to unilaterally reclassify police and fire dispatchers.

Merrimack Valley Elderly Nutrition Program lunches are served in Amesbury, Georgetown, Groveland, Newburyport, Merrimac, Salisbury and West Newbury.

P resident Obama has expressed hope that the spending of federal stimulus money can be speeded up - and a lot of Massachusetts construction-industry folks couldn't agree more.

Riders and bikes flew through the air flipping, turning and sometimes preparing for falls at the second annual Red Bull Bike Battle at City Hall Plaza Saturday.

The New England Tuba Quartet, a brass quartet dedicated to performing quality literature at the highest level, will be in concert today at 7 p.m. at Byfield Parish Church, 132 Jackman St., Georgetown.

AUTHOR VISIT, author Alan Hoffman speaks about his most recent work, a translation of Auguste Levasseur's Lafayette in America, a journal of General Lafayette's 1824-1825 Farewell Tour of all 24 United States, 6:30 p.m., 97 Main St., Andover, hosted by the Andover Historical Society; http://www.lafayetteinamerica.com/index.html, 978-475-2236, ...

Still lifes to landscapes to abstract work and everything in between highlight the Newburyport Art Association's eighth annual "Artful Feast" auction on Saturday at its galleries at 65 Water St.

Alaska's Rat Island is finally rat-free, 229 years after a Japanese shipwreck spilled rampaging rodents onto the remote Aleutian island, decimating the local bird population.

Two local men are proposing a number of changes to traffic patterns in Byfield Village that they say will improve safety in a sometimes congested area.

A farmers market is coming to town next month, bringing fresh produce, baked goods and crafts to the Park and Ride parking lot.

Local town administrators fear the poor performance of the Essex Regional Retirement Board will utlimately cost towns, and taxpayers.

City police can soon thank pro wrestler John Cena and his family for helping them take drunken drivers off the street.

Dina Cordeiro of Haverhill addressed her peers one last time as their class president Thursday as the Class of 2009 said farewell to Whittier Regional Vocational Technical High School.

The Delvena Theatre Company will present the play, "Where Ya Been, Amelia?" on Monday, June 15, 2 p.m., at the Trestle Way Community Building, 23 Trestle Way.

The following items were recorded in the log of the Newburyport police: Anthony E. Sheppard, 46, 400 Merrimac St., Apt.

Department of Public Works employees could retire at age 55 - 10 years early - under a bill at the Statehouse proposed by the Essex Regional Retirement Board and a Lynn lawmaker.

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An engineer hired by Georgetown ink manufacturer CAI attempted last night to debunk the conclusions made by state and federal investigators into the Danversport explosion.