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Georgetown softball steps up to play in legendary tournamentCoach Dave Tullgren’s Georgetown softball team participated in the Bud Henry Invitational Softball Tournament at Bishop Fenwick April 21-22. The annual tourney honors the memory of Ed Henry, affectionately known as King Henry in the softball world for nearly three decades, as a result of his remarkable accomplishment of winning seven straight Division I state championships, while coaching the Crusaders. — Wicked Local Georgetown Georgetown Royals notebookThings are looking pretty good for the defending Division 4 North champion Georgetown High School baseball team. The Royals, heading into this week, were 3-2, winners of three out of the last four games. — Wicked Local Georgetown Georgetown water bills mailedThe Georgetown Water Department reminds its customers that the April water bills have been mailed. The deadline for the 10 percent discount is Friday, May 1; payment must be received in office at 1 Moulton St. by 4 p.m. on the discount day. (Office hours: Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. to noon; 12:30-4 p.m.) The water department reminds its customers it is in the middle of its annual spring flushing and to look out for times of low pressure and dirty water during this process. Also, as of April 1, the rate structure for consumption cost has changed; changes and new rates will appear in July bills. — Wicked Local Georgetown Georgetown fourth quarter real estate and property tax bills due May 1The fourth quarter real estate and personal property bills are due Tuesday, May 1. Payments can be made online via the town of Georgetown website, Georgetownma.gov ; by mail, or in person. The tax collector’s office hours are Monday-Thursday, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. — Wicked Local Georgetown Gop candidates for 2nd Essex House District to debate on May 17The three Republicans hoping to win the chance to run for the opportunity to represent Georgetown and the remainder of the newly configured 2nd Essex District in the state House of Representatives will debate this week in Georgetown. — Wicked Local Amesbury Georgetown in the Civil War - The Siege at Port HudsonGeorgetown native 1st Sergeant Solomon Nelson, a member of the 50th Regiment, Company K, Massachusetts Infantry, kept a detailed journal of his time in the Civil War, including his participation in the siege at Port Hudson, Louisiana. The following are excerpts from Nelson’s journal, as published in the Georgetown Advocate from 1875-1877. Part 5: June 13 and 14, 1863 — Wicked Local Georgetown Meet Georgetown Pet of the Week Harriot the tortoiseWe have quite a few pets in our family: numerous fish, a very fat guinea pig, an extremely curious cat, but the most unique is our tortoise. His name is Harriot. (We recently discovered that he is actually a male, but more on that later.) He lives in a pen in our yard on Richardson Lane during the spring, summer, and fall and hibernates in his house in our garage in the winter. — Wicked Local Georgetown
Mass. Unemployment Rate Drops To 6.3%New figures on Thursday show the state's jobless rate stood at 6.3 percent in April, down from 6.5 percent in March. — CBS Boston Thursday, May 17, 2012 9:58 AM
Mass. rape suspect indicted for alleged threatA Martha's Vineyard man already facing child rape charges has been indicted for allegedly trying to hire someone to kill a prosecutor and his alleged victim. — The Boston Globe Thursday, May 17, 2012 8:38 AM
Highlights from the Boxford Police log week of May 7Boxford Police Dept. conducted 60 motor vehicle stops this week, issuing several verbal and written warnings to motorists between May 7-13. — Wicked Local Boxford The debate continues: North Shore high school baseball implements new MIAA mandate for smaller batsThat is the contention of Georgetown High School baseball coach Justin Spurr, who loves the new type of bats for high school baseball players in Massachusetts mandated by the state’s association for high school sports, the MIAA Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association). — Wicked Local Amesbury Mass. still below nation's jobless rateState officials say Massachusetts added about 30,000 new jobs over the first three months of 2012 and they are hoping that trend continue will continue with the release of the April jobs report. — The Boston Channel Thursday, May 17, 2012 1:33 PM
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