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The following items were recorded in the log of the Newburyport police: John L. Palomo, 41, 165 Whitehall Road, Amesbury, was issued a summons Saturday at 12:19 p.m. on charges of driving after license suspension, failure to have an inspection sticker and lights violation.

Continuing a tradition that fully illustrates the real meaning of Thanksgiving, the Georgetown Kiwanis Club hosted their annual dinner at the Penn Brook School last Saturday.

All are invited to participate in a live Internet chat entitled "Colds and flu don't have to affect you" Tuesday, 2 to 3 p.m. For more details, log on to www.spirituality.com. This is sponsored by the Christian Science Church in Boston.

First came Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, where Boston University opened a dental school in 2008.

The town will hold a public hearing at 6 p.m. on Dec. 3 in the Town Hall auditorium to discuss the first increase in water rates in two years.

Representatives of the Elder Justice Network of the Greater North Shore will make a presentation on elder abuse and neglect on Tuesday, Dec.

The Georgetown Senior Center is at the First Congregational Church on Andover Street.

CAI Inc. is suing National Grid in Salem Superior Court for negligence, claiming the gas company and its predecessors were liable for failing to keep natural gas from seeping into its chemical plant and causing a massive explosion in Danversport three years ago.

A speed networking event will be held from 5 to 7:30 p.m. at Rosario 1859 House, 12 Hampshire St.

The boards are battling in Groveland. Last year, selectmen pushed for passage of an article at Town Meeting that changed the Planning Board from being elected by voters to being appointed by selectmen.

Police received a report at 4:50 p.m. of a car break-in at Latitude Sports Club parking lot on Route 1 south.

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For Jumbos who have waited eagerly to see Tufts finally climb to the top of the college rankings, the day has finally come - but this is probably not exactly what they had in mind.

ThursDAY, Nov. 12 HHS chorus, drama performance: Haverhill High School Chorus & Drama Parents Association presents Agatha Christie's "The Mousetrap" at 7 p.m. in the school auditorium, 137 Monument St.

Few and far between are the people who don't love chocolate. So why not savor a little history along with the that rich, sweet treat? You'll get your chance at 7 tonight, when author Anthony Sammarco gives a lecture at the Buttonwoods Museum in Haverhill about The Baker's Chocolate Company, founded in Dorchester in 1765, and the history of ...

Tufts University is the state's most expensive school and is the twentieth most expensive school in the country, according to the Tufts Daily .

For the first time in recent years, Community Action Inc. Heating Assistance appointments are available in downtown Newburyport at the YWCA, 13 Federal St.

The Governor's Academy Faire continues this weekend in the Peter R. Remis Lobby Art Gallery in the Performing Arts Center on the school's Byfield campus at 1 Elm St.

Wednesday, Nov. 11, at 10 a.m. Units will form in front of fire headquarters at 9:30 a.m. The parade will begin at 10 a.m. and proceed to Huntington Square down Main Street to the grounds of the middle school, where the ceremonies will take place.

The Rowley Fire Department will dedicate its newest fire truck, an emergency one typhoon pumper truck, during a brief ceremony on Saturday, Nov.