Hamilton
FOOD & DRINK
Try your luck: Hundreds of contests to enter at the 2024 Topsfield Fair
Those looking to take home a first-place ribbon, a cash prize or bragging rights this fair season can now enter to win one of hundreds of contests at the Topsfield Fair this year. The 206th Topsfield Fair, which will run from Friday, Oct. 4 until Monday, Oct. 14, has hundreds...
Massachusetts man wins $1 million scratch ticket prize, and it couldn’t have happened at a better time
A big lottery scratch ticket win happened just in time for a Massachusetts man. According to the Massachusetts State Lottery, Michael Pereira of Salem is the winner of a $1 million prize in the Massachusetts State Lottery’s $10 “$4,000,000 Mayhem” instant ticket game. He opted to receive...
Massachusetts Pizzeria Scores Highest Ever Rating from Barstool Sports’ Dave Portnoy
Dave Portnoy, the founder of Barstool, has traveled around the country reviewing pizza slices for his popular "One Bite, Everybody Knows the Rules" YouTube series. Known for his brutally honest and often humorous reviews, Portnoy has visited over 20 locations in Massachusetts alone, each time intending to find the best pizza the state has to offer.
Most Beautiful Restaurant in Massachusetts is This Newburyport Tea Lounge That Will Create Fairytale Photos
Newburyport, Massachusetts, has lots to offer, to be sure. The city has shops, art, culture, great seafood, and excellent restaurants. But this tea lounge is something out of Alice in Wonderland. It is so lovely that LoveFood has ranked it one of the most beautiful in the country. Ladyfingers Tea...
Channing Tatum And Daughter Visit Salem For Private Walking Tour
SALEM, Mass. (WBZ NewsRadio) — Beth Crowley has given or arranged tours around Salem for roughly 80,000 people since she founded Witch City Walking Tours ten years ago. "But someone like Channing Tatum, this is our first," Crowley told WBZ NewsRadio Friday. Crowley was contacted weeks ago to give...
The Great Dough Dilemma: A Massachusetts Vendor’s Frying Crisis
If you love flea markets, then you must know about Todd Farm in Rowley, Massachusetts. The farm also hosts car shows all summer, where they serve amazing fried dough. Fried dough is popular during fair season in New England, but hard to find otherwise. In a surprising twist for the...
Mother Bear And Cub Spotted In North Andover Neighborhood
NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. (WBZ NewsRadio) — A momma black bear and her cub are the talk of a North Andover neighborhood. In a social media post Thursday, North Andover police said they have received multiple sightings of the bears in the area of Foster Street and Bridges Lane. Police...
Why a Mass. ice cream shop doubles as a bakery to make the ‘best flavor in America’
Holy Cow Ice Cream Cafe — with locations in Peabody, Salem, Gloucester and Dennis Port — doesn’t offer the same standard flavors as other ice cream shops. So, no, you won’t find your normal chocolate chip or black raspberry ice cream. Instead, you’ll see sweet and wondrous concepts like the Fruity Pebbles-infused “Cereal Milk” or the brown butter ice cream with brownies called “Corner Piece.”
Goldy’s Farm: Gearing up for “DonkeyFest” 2024
Friday morning at 10:30, the staff of Residents at Riverbend on Route 1A in Ipswich began to roll and walk their residents outside to a patio area for a surprise. At 10:45, a red car came in. A door opened, and out spilled four Great Danes and a Jack Russell. They immediately made a beeline for the group of people sitting around in wheelchairs.
Lite Waite: Memories of “The Thomas Crown Affair” forever in the windmills of my mind
My best summer job lasted less than a week. But that’s how long director Norman Jewison spent at Crane Beach during the filming of The Thomas Crown Affair in 1967. When they finished there, the production headed to the Myopia polo grounds in Hamilton and then on to Boston.
Roger Cook, longtime "This Old House" landscaper, dies at 70
BURLINGTON - Roger Cook, the longtime landscape contractor on the PBS home improvement series "This Old House," has died. He was 70 years old.Cook died Wednesday "after a long battle with illness," the show said.The landscaping and gardening expert was involved with "This Old House" for more than 40 years, starting in 1982 when the show was produced by WGBH-TV in Boston. He first joined the program full-time in 1988 as a landscape contractor for a renovation of a bed and breakfast in Lexington. "Soft-spoken but no-nonsense approach""Roger was our much-loved colleague, treasured by the entire 'This Old House community' for...
It's all about the slicer: Local roast beef joints dedicated to setting high standards
Two local shops are becoming household names as meccas for the roast beef standard in the Merrimack Valley and on the North Shore. Consistency and a “melt in your mouth” roast beef cuts have drawn flocks to Bella’s in North Andover and Londi’s Roast Beef in Peabody, and the restaurants’ dedication to sustaining those high standards have kept them coming.
Why is kiteboarding big in Nahant? The answer's blowin' in the wind
NAHANT - At just over one square mile, Nahant is said to be the smallest town by land area in the state of Massachusetts. But, the beaches there have a unique advantage when it comes to kiteboarding.Kiteboarding is a sport that uses the wind to pull a rider with a giant kite across the water.Nahant's west-facing beaches"We have one of the only west-facing beaches in the Boston area, which gives us access to any west winds in the summer," said Dylan Dobbyn, an instructor with Nahant Kiteboarding. "We have a lot of wind year-round, spring and fall are the absolute...
Lynn Barkland Dog Park opens on Parkland Avenue
Emily RosenbergLYNN — If any dogs were barking in Pine Hill on Thursday, it was likely of happiness, as the endeavor to improve the Parkland Ave. Barkland dog park was completed. Officials, residents, and of course, dogs came out to celebrate the $30,000 investment and cut the ribbon after the park was freshly graveled by Obtek […] The post Lynn Barkland Dog Park opens on Parkland Avenue appeared first on Itemlive.
Marblehead Recreation & Parks Fall Programs
Marblehead Recreation & Parks offers a variety of recreational programming for children and adults in the fall, most of which start after Labor Day weekend. For a full listing of our offerings, visit Marblehead.org/recreation. The Recreation Department is also hiring in the fall. They are looking for high school students...
Russell Orchards wins first place at 39th annual Massachusetts Tomato Contest
IPSWICH — Russell Orchards has won top honors at the 39th Annual Massachusetts Tomato Contest. Held at the Boston Public Market on Tuesday, competition judges included food critics, chefs, and produce experts. They deemed the Ipswich farm’s heirloom tomatoes to be the best in the state. The winning...
Rarified Air: One Passionate Birder’s Big Year Quest with Gino Ellison
Thursday, August 29, 5:00 to 6:30 pm: Big Year Birder, Gino Ellison at Sawyer Free Library. How many different bird species could you dream of seeing, capturing a sound recording of, or photographing, from January 1 to December 31 of any given year? Have you ever considered doing an ABA (American Birding Association) Birding Big Year? How about a county or statewide Big Year? Why would you want to even do one? How does one plan out all the logistics to ensure that each of the important states are visited at the most opportune times? Can you do this alone, or do you need to seek out help? If you find yourself asking any of these questions, or are just interested in birds and birding, read on!
Jones Architecture Underway on Large-scale Campus Projects
Salem, MA – Jones Architecture is progressing with three projects on New England college campuses including Norwich University in Vermont, and Massasoit Community College and UMass Amherst in Massachusetts. “The firm is fully engaged on several large-scale projects,” said Principal Rick Jones. “Each is unique but will have a...
Bayridge heals through ‘collective garden’
Emily RosenbergLYNN — Bayridge Hospital, a psychiatric care hospital on Granite Street, rests on top of a tall hill and finds plenty of sunlight during the spring and summer months. And for the past two gardening seasons, patients, with the help of Director of Food and Nutrition, and the Sustainability and Wellness Coordinator for Beth Israel […] The post Bayridge heals through ‘collective garden’ appeared first on Itemlive.
Indian restaurant, spa to open; dog park location in question
The Board of Selectmen approved a special permit to operate a spa business and a common victualer and entertainment license during Tuesday’s meeting at Town Hall. The selectmen approved a common victualer and entertainment license to open Athidi Indian Restaurant LLC at 1268 Broadway, Suite 2 during Tuesday’s public hearing at Town Hall.
It’s essential to note our commitment to transparency:
Our Terms of Use acknowledge that our services may not always be error-free, and our Community Standards emphasize our discretion in enforcing policies. As a platform hosting over 100,000 pieces of content published daily, we cannot pre-vet content, but we strive to foster a dynamic environment for free expression and robust discourse through safety guardrails of human and AI moderation.