Sweet Sunday In Newbury
The open house is set for Sunday, March 22, from 1 to 3 p.m. at the farm’s sugarhouse at 275 Saxie Welch Road, a short distance off Swamp Road. Visitors are invited to drop in, watch maple syrup being made, and enjoy fresh donuts from the Newbury Village Store, topped with maple cream generously donated by Harold Carleton and Cindy Merrill.
Addition to Newbury Tucker Mountain Town Forest Being Considered
By happenstance, just prior to Mr. Bailey’s offer two brothers managing their parents’ estate had informed the committee that they wanted to donate $50,000 toward a land purchase to honor of their parents. With the asking price (after the 30K reduction) of $235,000, taking away the 66% grant and the donation of $50,000, the Friends of Tucker Mountain, the town forest’s fundraising organization, is left with $29,000 to raise. Friends believes that is quite doable.
South Newbury native Molly Gray is going for the Vermont Lt. Governor job, again
She also told the gathering that she plans to push back on President Donald Trump's immigration program. Gray has plenty of experience in state government. Before her Lieutenant Governor stint, she held the office of Assistant Attorney General in the Vermont Criminal Division from 2018 to 2021.
Music Helps
For the students of NES, Music Helps is enabling access to music education and exploration that otherwise would not have been possible. According to Music Helps Board member Rowe Williams, all other Orange East Superintendency Unit (OESU) schools have music programs, and this boost gives Newbury Elementary School students the same opportunities as other students in the district to play music on an instrument of their choice.
Uncommon Jam hosts three bands on a fine weather day
She said the crowd appreciated the live music from these three organizations, also hosted by the Cohase Chamber of Commerce. It is one of the largest fundraiser benefits for Court Street Arts, which is part of Haverhill Heritage Inc.