Summer brings swimming, hiking, and more time outdoors for our dogs—but it also brings one of the most common skin problems I’ve seen in my career: hot spots.

The TOHP Essex Burnham Public Library, has upcoming events of Bubble Tea Wool Felting, Petting Zoo and more.   The library is now closed on Saturdays.

This week at the Manchester by the Sea library there is, Mystery Book Group, Pajama Storytime, Friends of the Library Book Sale, and much more.

This week at the TOHP Essex Burnham Public Library, we have Mother’s Support Group, Children’s Book Group, Seed Art Workshop and more.  The library is now closed on Saturdays.

Last week I attended a small gathering of booksellers.  Inevitably with a group of booksellers, the conversation turns toward what everyone is reading.  How do booksellers choose what to read next?  

This week at the TOHP Essex Burnham Public Library, there is Storytime and Craft, Children’s Book Group and more.  The library is now closed on Saturdays.

This week at the Manchester by the Sea library there are events for the Used Book Collection, Insect Safari, Plant a Seed and Breath, a Teen Library Takeover and much more.

In thirty years of practice, the question that mattered most was never about a diagnosis.  It was simpler than that, and harder: Is my animal in pain?   In thirty years of practice, the question that mattered most was never about a diagnosis.  It was simpler than that, and harder: …

A ring of dark bark mulch around a tree gives parks and cemeteries a neat, cared-for appearance.  But mulch rings do much more than improve aesthetics: they help young trees survive and thrive.

This week at the TOHP Essex Burnham Public Library, there is Milkweed Seed Balls, Teen Henna Night, Junk Journaling and the library is now closed on Saturdays.

This week at the Manchester by the Sea library there events for the Used Book Collection, Insect Safari, Plant a Seed and Breath, a Teen Library Takeover and much more.

A few years ago, a local book club invited me to join their meeting to discuss “Couples” by John Updike.  As the co-owner of his last local bookstore, I guess they felt I might have some insight to offer on the man and the legend.

In thirty years of small animal practice, I dealt with a long list of genuine emergencies. Trauma, heart failure, severe hemorrhage, acute toxicity.  Each one demanded speed and precision.

The company was first formed in 2020, with original plans to perform Shakespeare’s “The Taming of the Shrew.”  Unfortunately, the COVID-19 pandemic refrained them from opening the curtains.

This week at the Manchester by the Sea Public Library, there’s Celebrating America’s 250th, Summer Reading for Adults, Hearthside Book Group, the Used Book Collection, and much more.

This week there’s so much happening at the TOHP Essex Burnham Public Library, including a Felted Butterfly Hoops workshop and a DIY monarch butterfly “seed ball” session.  Also, note that the library is now closed on Saturdays for the season.

Fashion may begin on the runway, but in today’s America its influence reaches far beyond clothing racks and designer boutiques.  

The Open Door will once again provide free breakfasts and lunches to children throughout Cape Ann and Ipswich this summer as the region continues to experience elevated levels of food insecurity. …

This week at the Manchester by the Sea library we have Youth Summer Reading Kick Off, Fiber Arts Circle, Pajama Storytime and much more.

This week at the TOHP Essex Burnham Public Library, there is a potato chip tasting, book groups for grades 4 thru 6, and more.