Ipswich Ale Annual Harvest Fest at Green Meadow Farms, September 21st
September 20, 2008
When: Sunday, September 21st, 1:00 pm to 6:00 pmWhere: Green Meadows Farm, Hamilton, MA (Free admission)
Mercury Brewing Company of Ipswich is hosting its annual Ipswich Ale Harvest Festival on Sunday, September 21st at Green Meadows Farm in Hamilton, MA. Green Meadows Farm is a certified organic farm raising vegetables, fruits and heritage breeds of livestock in Hamilton, Massachusetts.
This is a great opportunity to sample Mercury Brewing’s outstanding selection of Ipswich Ales, Stone Cat Ales & Lagers - as long as you are of legal drinking age). If you’re not into the ales and lagers, then sample Mercury Brewing’s excellent line of Mercury Soda Pop (soft drinks) and Bubbly Waters.
Pettengill House Benefit Concert at Firehouse Center, September 20th
September 18, 2008
When: Saturday, September 20th (silent auction/hors d’oevres at 7:00 to 8 p.m., concert at 8:00 p.m.)Where:The Firehouse Center For The Arts, 1 Market Square, Newburyport
Cost: Tickets are $40
If you want to help support the Pettengill House, a non-profit, community social service agency that provides services to individuals, children, and families residing in Salisbury, Amesbury, Newburyport, Merrimac, West Newbury, Newbury, Rowley, Byfield and Groveland Massachusetts, and have a great evening out at the same time, come to the Pettengill House benefit concert and silent auction on Saturday, September 20th at the Firehouse Center For The Artsin downtown Newburyport.
The benfit concert will feature The Mystix, an All-star band representing the very best journeymen of the Boston/New York music scenes, with roots in R&B, Rock and Roll and Country. The Mystix have been rapidly gaining recognition for their unique sound, featuring inspired original material and superbly crafted arrangements, as showcased in their new CD, “Blue Morning.”
Tickets (reserved seating) for the benefit performance are $40 and can be purchased online from the Firehouse Center For The Arts website.
Doors open at 7:00 pm (Silent Auction /Cash Bar /hors d’oevres). The Mystix will start performing at 8:00 pm.
Free Acupressure Treatment Offered By Amesbury Clinic, September 20
September 18, 2008
Where: The Way To Balance, LLC Center for Advanced Healing and Training, 21 Water St. (second floor), Amesbury
If you would like to attend a free acupressure clinic and receive a free acupressure treatment, then plan on visiting The Way To Balance, LLC Center for Advanced Healing and Training on Saturday, September 20th, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at their office at 21 Water St. (second floor), Amesbury.
Sue and Aaron Singleton, founders of The Way To Balance, LLC Center for Advanced Healing and Training, and The Energy Of Life Visionary Acupressure System, invite the public to participate in a free acupressure clinic this Saturday at their center.
Participants will receive a free acupressure treatment from students of the center’s Visionary Acupressure System, who are gaining experience and practicum credits toward their certificates of training.
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“Operation Provident Cares” Launched By Provident Bank
September 17, 2008
The Provident Bank, Amesbury, has launched Operation Provident Cares as a way to help collect local donations to support deployed military service members.
Operation Provident Cares is working in conjunction with Operation Troop Support to send greeting cards, care packages and phone cards to deployed troops.
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Eastman’s Fishing Fleet Donating Use of Boat For NH Foodbank Trip, November 3rd
September 17, 2008
When: Monday, November 3rdWhere: Eastman’s Dock, River Street, Seabrook Beach, NH
Eastman’s Fishing Fleet of Seabrook, NH is donating the use of one if its boats, the Merilee Ann III, for a second New Hampshire Food Bank trip.
Last October, a group of friends from New York, Connecticut and Massachusetts, who regularly went out fishing through Eastman’s, made a special trip and donated their 1,000-pound catch to the New Hampshire Food Bank, the state organization that helps stock the shelves of local food pantries. Eastman’s donated another 600 pounds.
This fall, Mark Bellaire and three others who went out last year are organizing another trip on Monday, November 3rd. They will donate their catch and raise money for the New Hampshire Food Bank and four local Make-A-Wish Foundation chapters through an online auction at eBay’s MissionFish.org website.
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Newburyport Five Cents Savings Bank Charitable Foundation Provided Over $135K In 2nd Quarter of 2008
September 16, 2008
Continuing its strong tradition of community support, the Newburyport Five Cents Savings Bank announced that its Charitable Foundation provided $135,545 in grants to nine local nonprofit organizations during the second quarter of 2008.Read more
Ipswich “Shred-a-Thon” American Red Cross Benefit, September 27th
September 15, 2008
When: Saturday, September 27th from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.mWhere: The First National Bank of Ipswich, 31 Market St., Ipswich
The First National Bank of Ipswich, located at 31 Market St in Ipswich, will be sponsoring a Shred-a-Thon to benefit the American Red Cross of Northeast Mass on Saturday, September 27th from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
This is a great way to get rid of any sensitive documents that you don’t want to toss into your standard paper recycling bins.
Bring your sensitive and confidential documents to the First National Bank of Ipswich on September 27th and pay a tax deductible $10.00 per 13 gallon bag or $15.00 per file box you shred on site.
Rededication of Essex Shipbuilding Museum’s A.D. Story Shipyard, September 20th
September 10, 2008
When: Saturday, September 20th, 2008, from 10:00 am to 3:00 pmWhere: Essex Shipbuilding Museum, 66 Main Street, Essex
The North Shore of Massachusetts has a rich maritime heritage. From Newburyport to Essex and Salem, some of the finest clipper ships in the world were built and launched in the waters and rivers that surround us.
The Essex Shipbuilding Museum, which maintains one of the best maritime collections in the region, tells the extraordinary story of Essex, Massachusetts, small New England village that built more two-masted wooden fishing schooners than any other place in the world.
The museum helps preserve the history of the wooden shipbuilding industry, an integral part of the economy and culture in New England and the United States since the 1630s.
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North Shore Business Forum, Breakfast Meeting, September 12th
September 2, 2008
Where: Danversport Yacht Club, Route 62, Danvers
Cost: $8 (includes a continental breakfast)
If you want to meet other small business owners in the North Shore region, check out the North Shore Business Forum.
The North Shore Business Forum is a group of small business owners who meet each Friday from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. at the Danversport Yacht Club, Route 62, Danvers, for informal lectures given by business owners.
On Sept. 12, Jonathan Arst of Merchant Consulting Group will offer “Credit Card Processing Solutions for Small and Medium Sized Businesses.” All business owners welcome; no membership required.
One Affordable Housing Unit Available at the Foundry, Newburyport
August 25, 2008
The condominium, which is is one of the larger units in this 20-unit development located at located at 129 Merrimac St., is just a few blocks away from downtown.
The Department of Community Development is working with the state’s Department of Housing and Community Development to coordinate the sale of this unit to an income-eligible buyer. The maximum price for this unit is $211,695, with a condo fee of $237 per month.
Program manager Rosemary Coulombe is accepting applications for this unit. She can be reached at 978-465-4465.
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