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Pet of the Week: Willow Awaits

Willow is being fostered but is looking for her fur-ever home.  Willow's foster mom writes: "Willow is a 7-year-old petite little lady and a purring machine.  ... She has a hint of kitten energy …

At Home Now: Stuff Management

Stuff is a funny thing. On the one hand it makes us who we are, right?  I mean, we are living people and accumulating a certain amount of things is just built in our existence.  We have a set of …

Essex Library Notes | Oct 28

Open Saturdays  The library will be open Saturday mornings from 10 – 12 noon. The Essex Grave Robber Tuesday, November 1 at 7 p.m.  Join us for this unique and fascinating lecture with …

Manchester Library Notes | Oct 28

Little Free Library: The MBTS’s 2nd Little Free Library has arrived at Singing Beach. Take a book, bring a book, and enjoy the marvelous artwork of Alex Edwards and her Barnyard Bookworms.  A …

Pets and People: Hip Dysplasia in Dogs

The term dysplasia means abnormal growth, thus hip dysplasia means abnormal growth or development of the hips.  Hip dysplasia occurs during a puppy's growing phase, usually a large breed puppy, and …

Senior Highlights |Oct 28

There’s a lot set to happen with the Council on Aging (COA) in the coming weeks.  Check them out here, and for further information on any of these great trips or to reserve your seat on the van, …

Pet of the Week: Set Your Sights On . . .

Meet Target, a 9-month-old, neutered Australian shepherd-retriever mix, who is now available to foster to adopt.  We have been slowly working on exposing him to new people, things and places, which …

Senior Highlights, Oct 21

There’s a lot set to happen with the Council on Aging (COA) in the coming weeks.  Check them out here, and for further information on any of these great trips or to reserve your seat on the van, …

32,000 Bulbs … And Counting!

This past weekend volunteers were busy in the Generous Gardeners’ flower beds along Stacy Boulevard in Gloucester, digging trenches and setting meticulously-spaced tulip bulbs for next …

Cognitive dysfunction syndrome (CDS) is essentially the dog equivalent of Alzheimer’s disease. With CDS, a dog’s brain gradually degenerates, leading to abnormal and senile behaviors that reflect …

Senior Highlights | Oct 14

Golden Agers:  Back To Business Due to a scheduling problem, the first meeting of the Manchester Golden Agers Club will hold its first meeting this year on Saturday, October 15 at the Masonic …

Manchester Library Notes | Oct 14

Fiber Artist Showcase Saturday, October 15 from 10 a.m. to 12 noon.  Engage with and discover some amazing, female fiber artists as they show off their skills and projects to the library.  There …

Meet Snarles Barkley, a six-month-old Labrador retriever mix full of enthusiasm for every day.  Barkley loves people and is always curious.  He is ready to play and has some doggy friends and would …

Senior Highlights | October 7

Golden Agers:  Back To Business Due to a scheduling problem, the first meeting of the Manchester Golden Agers Club will hold its first meeting this year on Saturday, October 15 at the Masonic …

Is Staying Home Really What You Want?

“If these walls could talk.” The family home is a shrine, a sacred place.  It’s where it all happened.  Babies came home from the hospital, kids grew up here, and maybe loved ones died …

Manchester Library Notes | Oct 7

Cookbook Throwdown Saturday, October 7 from 5”30 – 6:30 p.m.  On the 2nd Saturday of every month, we will share recipes from a cookbook from off our library shelves.  October’s pick is …

Pet of the Week: Halloween Kandi

Kandi is a confident, social and outgoing young lady looking for a home! She is about 1.5 years old and has beautiful calico coloring.  If you are sitting down with a laptop she will happily jump up …

In Search of a Better Bathroom

So, lucky you ... you are renovating your bathroom! And, congratulations as well–you’ve nailed down a contractor (no easy feat these days) who will be starting in a few months. Now what?Well, …

Ear infections in dogs are common and can be challenging. At the Manchester Animal Hospital, I have to deal with ear infections with surprising frequency, and some dogs have to be treated nearly …

Apple A Day, Smile Your Way

Tweetings, fellow birders!  Thanks for flying in to read this column.  Alas, summer is over, but now we have the fun of autumn to look forward to. With that in mind, I thought we'd try something …

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