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St. Paddy’s Day Luncheon to benefit Link House in NewburyportCoinciding with the 40th anniversary of the Link House, the 10th annual St. Patrick’s Day Luncheon will be held Friday, March 16, at 11:30 a.m. at the Masonic Temple on Newburyport’s Green Street. The community is invited to the traditional corned beef and cabbage lunch, served with a hearty helping of humor delivered by the area’s elected officials. — Wicked Local Bedford Newburyport selected by state to participate in solar programNewburyport is one of 17 communities chosen to participate in the 2012 Solarize Massachusetts (Solarize Mass) Program, which helps residents and business owners adopt solar photovoltaic (PV) technology. — Wicked Local Newburyport Newburyport Chamber of Commerce hosts Spring Invitation Nights and the Shop and Dine Giveaway The Greater Newburyport Chamber of Commerce and Industry invites the public to participate in Newburyport’s Spring Invitation Nights and jump start the season in style. Enjoy merchant hospitality, light refreshments and an opportunity to find a perfect gift for your Mom, your favorite graduate or yourself in downtown Newburyport and in, around and on your way to the Tannery Marketplace. Many unique shops in downtown Newburyport will be open late offering shoppers spring cheer, light refreshments and shopping galore! Spring Invitation Nights are Friday, May 4 and 11, from 6-9 p.m. Back by popular demand this year is the Newburyport Shop & Dine Giveaway. Enter to win a Shop & Dine Giveaway worth $1,000, $500 o... — Wicked Local Georgetown Newburyport Jewish Film FestivalNewburyport’s first Jewish Film Festival will take place May 3-6. Sponsored by Congregation Ahavas Achim, North Shore Teen Initiative and Camp Menorah, the film festival is funded by a Community Innovation Grant from the Jewish Federation of the North Shore, and all events will be offered free of charge. According to Rabbi Avi Poupko of Congregation Ahavas Achim, the films selected are intended to be simultaneously thought provoking and highly entertaining. — Wicked Local Beverly State selects Speedboard USA to rehab 3 Maudslay buildingsThe state Department of Conservation and Recreation has selected a proposal submitted by Speedboard USA, LLC for the rehabilitation of the Coachman’s House Complex in Maudslay State Park in Newburyport under DCR’s Historic Curatorship Program. — Wicked Local Newburyport Newburyport and Triton hockey, ice-sport teams work toward new lockers at Graf Ice RinkThe Newburyport and Triton high school hockey programs do not have any trouble sharing the Graf Rink with each other, three other youth organizations, a figure skating club and some men’s leagues. But it’s not so pleasant when all of them need to use the four locker rooms in the 41-year-old facility. The state’s Department of Conservation, which owns the rink and leases it to North Shore Rink Management, approved the concept of two additional locker rooms costing around $170,000. But the state won’t pay for it. The schools will have to and are planning to have a fundraiser this Saturday, April 7, at the rink to help make the project a reality. — Wicked Local Newburyport Where Romney, Sen. Brown stand on various issuesRepublican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney and U.S. Sen. Scott Brown publicly support each other and even share key advisers. But on many topics, from foreign policy to social issues, the Massachusetts Republicans take very different positions. — The Boston Globe Monday, May 21, 2012 3:58 AM
Romney, US Sen. Brown play down past connectionsMassachusetts Republicans Mitt Romney and Scott Brown have a history of supporting each other throughout their political careers. — The Boston Globe Monday, May 21, 2012 3:58 AM
State law bars help on drug costsMassachusetts is the only state that hasn't repealed a 1970s federal law banning discounts from drug companies. — The Boston Channel Monday, May 21, 2012 12:49 AM
Terrorist's death fails to ease griefJeannine Boulanger has cried every day of the 23 years since her daughter Nicole was blown out of the skies... — The Boston Herald Monday, May 21, 2012 4:34 AM
Nato takes up Obama Afghanistan timetableNato countries are expected to sign off Monday on U.S. President Barack Obama's exit strategy from Afghanistan that calls for an end to combat operations next year and the withdrawal of troops by the end of 2014. — The Boston Channel Monday, May 21, 2012 9:15 AM
Board will ask to remove Bartels Lodge from districtMonday May 21, 2012 New England Newspapers POWNAL, Vt. -- The Select Board voted 3-1 late last week to ask the Vermont Department of Historic Preservation to remove Bartels Lodge from the Center Street Historic District. Board Chairman Stephen Kauppi said he wants to see the lodge taken off because he does not want records to reflect that the town demolished a historic building, — North Adams Transcript Monday, May 21, 2012 12:38 AM
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