This summer, classical music will once again take center stage in Rockport as the 44th Annual Rockport Chamber Music Festival brings world-class musicians to Cape Ann. From June 13 through …
Manchester Harbor has experienced a great deal of positive change over the past 13 years. This includes the introduction of shallow water moorings in 2015, conversion of many single point …
Families looking to experience Cape Ann’s natural beauty in the winter can take part in a CraneOutdoors Family Winter Wildlife Walk on Sunday, March 15, at the Crane Estate in Ipswich. …
A little more than a year ago, in January 2024, the historic First Parish Church in Manchester welcomed Reverend Katherine A. Schofield as its new pastor, and it marked a significant chapter in the …
On Tuesday, the Essex Historical Society & Shipbuilding Museum will host a pop-up lecture with Jerry Farnham, author of “Main’s Blue-Collar” and “Red at Night,” and …
Last week the American Legion Riders of Amaral Bailey Post 113 proudly hosted our yearly Bingo Event at the Soldiers Home (formerly called the Chelsea Veterans Home) in Chelsea. Along with lots …
The Paul Madore Chorale, now in its 59th season of bringing challenging and engaging music to Boston’s North Shore, has announced its concerts for the spring. On Sunday, March 16, 2025, a …
Local students enrolled in college are well into their spring semester of the academic year, and now is the time that colleges and universities across the country announce last semester’s …
A unique writing workshop series kicks off this weekend at Gloucester’s Sawyer Free Library aimed at getting people to step away from everyday demands, get outside, and reconnect with the …
Fans of the Schylling Toy Company know they live in an age of computer algorithms and LED-screen entertainment, but it’s their love of nostalgia that draws them to colorful mechanical …
“Life back then” in Manchester, or anywhere one might suppose, looked a whole lot different in the 1960s and 70s. The archive of the Manchester Cricket’s newspaper has been …
I remember being a kid no more than six or seven years old, digging up sea worms and clams at low tide in the flats behind our house at 4 Ashland Avenue, overlooking the inner harbor. Rubber …
Yes, it’s time to think about summer camps. Believe it. Or not. It’s time. The good news is, camps on Cape Ann have long been a cherished tradition and the …
There is something about Matthew Swindell that suggests he has just walked off the set of a period film, so perfect is each detail of his person. Surely many of you have noticed him about …
The Northeast Massachusetts Youth Orchestras (NMYO) is set to perform a chamber music concert later this month at the Shalin Liu Performance Center in Rockport. This concert will feature all of …
The Infiniti QX80 was freshened up in 2024 in an effort to strengthen Infiniti’s presence in the luxury full-size SUV segment. Good thing, because the previous QX80 needed significant …
The Rocky Neck Art Colony (RNAC), one of the Cape Ann’s historic art colonies, will open the 2025 public exhibition season with its popular annual members art show. This …
For three successive years, singer Miranda Russell has performed tribute musical programs at the Gloucester Stage Co. celebrating George and Ira Gershwin, Paul Simon, and Carole King. Next …
The Essex County Beekeepers’ Association (ECBA) Bee School is a nine-week course for beginner beekeepers and those interested in honeybees. Classes are held weekly in Topsfield from 7 - …
BMW's venerable 5-Series sedan has long been a paragon of luxury, performance, and innovation. Now in its eighth generation, it is still all that, but the automotive world has seemingly passed …