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Newburyport · NewburyportREGIONAL – The Newburyport YWCA will no longer be one of the few in the nation with a male executive director. After leading the YWCA for 16 years, bringing it out of financial distress, expanding services and keeping its doors open through the Pandemic, John Feehan is changing jobs at the popular YWCA. Julia McDonald, board president, announced last week that Dr. Kate Slater will be the new executive director. But Feehan is not going far. He wi…Read Article
Newburyport YWCA Picks a New Leader

Georgetown, Massachusetts · GeorgetownGEORGETOWN – A frustrated Planning Board last week postponed for a third week deciding whether to grant a permit for the export of sand and the import of undisclosed material at the 100-year-old Zibell Farm. Planning Board Chair Harry LaCortiglia asked the farm operators to stop voluntarily removing the sand. “I don’t want to see a truck tomorrow morning,” he said. Neighbors of the farm at 214 North St. reported that the trucks operated all week…Read Article