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Ipswich student musicians showcase talents at opening of Club 1832
11+ hour, 29+ min ago (439+ words) IPSWICH " With the end of the school year just around the corner, IHS students have found a new way to show off their impressive musical abilities. Saturday, May 9 marked the opening of Club 1832 " an open mic-styled event for high school…...
Letter: Historical Commission supports expanded outdoor dining in downtown Ipswich
11+ hour, 55+ min ago (279+ words) thelocalnews. news Letter: Historical Commission supports expanded outdoor dining in downtown Ipswich Please Support Local Advertisers I am writing on behalf of the Ipswich Historical Commission. The recent Select Board vote to limit outdoor dining goes against recommendations for downtown…...
Marcia Chambers obituary
12+ hour, 43+ min ago (326+ words) Marcia M. Chambers " Gram for short " our family's master baker of chocolate chip cookies and the person responsible for a familial addiction to the ocean, passed away on Saturday, May 2, after a brief illness. Outside of her passion for the ocean,…...
Meet the four candidates running for School Committee
14+ hour, 50+ min ago (63+ words) thelocalnews. news IPSWICH " With four candidates running for four open seats, this year's School Committee election will be uncontested." Even so, the candidates said residents should still turn out to vote. It's important for voters to signal who they trust…...
Outsidah: No problem, Town Hall seniors will switch to water-pickleball
14+ hour, 54+ min ago (602+ words) by Doug Brendel, The Outsidah I was at a party with quite a number of local people, persons of good repute, and I'm glad of that because it means I have reliable witnesses. Minding my own business, noshing on shrimp…...
Relay for Life returns to Ipswich May 30
15+ hour, 33+ min ago (479+ words) IPSWICH " Relay For Life will return to Ipswich on May 30, bringing students and community members together to raise money and awareness for the American Cancer Society. Organized by Ipswich High School students Alana Novello and Emma Eliot, the event invites…...
Letter: Democracy requires aspiration and action " and attendance
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (349+ words) After attending Tuesday's Town Meeting, I'd like to address the elephant in the room by addressing who wasn't in that room: parents of young children. Ipswich has a voter suppression problem. Town Meeting disenfranchises much of our population, as households…...
Donald Haiges obituary
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (229+ words) Donald M. Haiges of Beverly, Mass. , went home to be with his faithful Savior, Jesus Christ, on April 20, 2026. He was born in Wilkes-Barre, Penn. , on November 6, 1946, to A. Conrad Haiges, a Wilkes-Barre Record newspaper reporter for over 35 years, and Hilma Weinsheimer Haiges,…...
Lite Waite: Like a latter-day Rip Van Winkle, a return to Warsaw left me dazed and confused
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (698+ words) Rip Van Winkle has nothing on me. Washington Irving's character woke up after sleeping 20 years to find that his post-Revolution Catskills village had changed utterly. He was dazed and confused. Which is exactly how I am feeling in Warsaw after…...
'Wild Dance' whisks participants away for silent disco, reflection in nature
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (489+ words) IPSWICH " Re Creation Director Kerrie'Bates and Torii Bottomley are bringing whimsy to Ipswich this month with their "Wild Dance" series.' Inspired by Carla Villa's Winter Wellness series, Wild Dance'is something that'Bates'and Bottomley have wanted to bring to life for a…...