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Essex County Agriculture Focus of Inspiring Greenbelt Events Conserving farmland and keeping land affordable to farmers is a key part of the mission of Essex County Greenbelt, and to highlight the importance of agriculture, Greenbelt’s 2020 Film & Lecture Series “Food for Thought” is focusing on farming and food. With the help of local experts,…

First ever screening of exclusive program in Newburyport, MA As part of their year-round Film Series, the NBPT Docu Fest (NDFF) will screen all five of the Oscar-Nominated Documentary Shorts (total program time: 156 minutes) at the Firehouse Center for the Arts on Sunday, February 23 from 5 to 8:45pm.  For the last 15 years,…

The Conversation Café will host two community sessions, one in the daytime and one in the evening, focused on the impact of the re-development of the Brown School. The structured format of Conversation Cafés will help residents hear all perspectives on the possible impact on the neighborhood and the community of the future use of…

Fine artist Michael Guarino’s oil paintings are on display during January and February at Carry Out Cafe & Catering at 155 State Street in Newburyport. “A Walk Through Life” showcases rich portraits, landscapes, still life, and “snapshots” of people’s lives. The public is invited to an Artist Reception on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020, from 5-7…

Todd Schell established the first Edward Jones office in Amesbury in 1994.  25 years later, there are 2 Edward Jones offices serving clients in Amesbury, and the firm, headquartered in St. Louis, continues to grow.  Among other accolades, Edward Jones recently ranked highest in investor satisfaction with full-service brokerage firms in a 2019 J.D. Power…

Essex, MA: Located in the heart of thousands of acres of protected land, Green Meadows Farm & Vineyard Hill exemplify all that Greenbelt strives to achieve in conservation. Since the 1980s, when former Greenbelt President Ed Becker toured the property in the back of Major General Patton’s pickup truck, the land that is Green Meadows…

Essex, MA: On Tuesday evening, December 3rd, Greenbelt – Essex County’s Land Trust will host a free workshop in Topsfield for farmers seeking affordable farmland.  The “Finding Farmland” workshop will be led by Michael Parker, Land Access Program Associate with the National Young Farmers Coalition, a national advocacy network of young farmers fighting for the…

Our community raised $400,000 at last Thursday’s breakfast for The Boys & Girls Club of Lower Merrimack Valley. We may be a small community, but we are mighty! The Chamber hosted a Breakfast Speaker Series event with Stanley Cup Champion Ray Bourque to kick off the capital campaign for the Boys & Girls Club in…

The Builders and Remodelers Association of Greater Boston (BRAGB) affiliated with the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) awarded BLB Custom Building, of Amesbury, MA with two prestigious PRISM Awards at their annual Gala held at the Boston Marriott Long Wharf on October 24th. The 75th annual PRISM Awards aim to “recognize the finest projects…

Stories from two organizations that have had a major impact on affordable housing in the Greater Newburyport area are the focus of a roundtable discussion presented by Pennies for Poverty as part of its Invisible Neighbors Series. On Wednesday, October 16, at 7 pm at Central Congregational Church, 14 Titcomb Street, Newburyport, the speakers will…