The temps this week belie the fact that summer is here, but the calendar and Memorial Day weekend can’t hide the fact that the warm season’s here. With warmer weather, thoughts turn to getting away to the beach or mountains and all that goes with it, including summer theater. North Shore Music Theatre (NSMT), the theater-in-the-round in Beverly, brings “Waitress” to audiences June 3-15. “In recent years, “Waitress” has become one of the most beloved and widely acclaimed musicals around the world. I feel we have gathered the right ingredients to bring this production to life and honor the heart […]
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Local children invited to ‘Welcome Summer’ with creativity
ASHBY — Ashby Free Public Library’s Gallery of Art invites young artists — ages 5 to 18 — who live in Ashby and surrounding towns to submit their work for the gallery’s upcoming June exhibit, titled “Welcoming Summer.” “We are combining the spirit of summer, with the joy of reading,” said Victoria Maloney, Ashby Free […]
Fallen service members remembered with U.S. flag display on the Common
As they do every year ahead of Memorial Day, volunteers placed tens of thousands of U.S. flags around the Boston Common’s Soldiers and Sailors Memorial on Wednesday.
Massive shark washes up on Cape Cod beach: ‘May look like it’s smiling but sadly, it is not’
A massive shark washed up on a Cape Cod beach this week, as researchers try to figure out what led to the shark getting stranded.
Northeastern governors plan June meeting to talk Trump tariffs with Canadian premiers
A group of Canadian premiers and six northeastern governors plan to convene in Boston June 16 to discuss the impacts of President Donald Trump’s tariffs on the United States and its neighbor to the north, according to Gov. Maura Healey’s office.
‘This city has a rising arts community’
FITCHBURG — It’s easy to tell how much Katelyn Murphy adores her four-year-old Quaker parrot Ham, the inspiration behind the name of the bespoke boutique she opened in the city last fall and the official mascot of it. “He stops by the store sometimes and greets the customer by raising his foot up to them,” […]
