State election set for Tuesday at Sweetsir. From our own coverage: Fire officials share Halloween safety tips; Fire department honors first responders. Also in today's brief (5 items): State election set for Tuesday at Sweetsir; Commission on Disabilities meets Nov. 4.
Merrimac Fire Department marks National First Responders Day with tribute to local crews. From our own coverage: Fire department shares Halloween safety guidance; Fire department honors first responders.
Merrimac Fire Department releases Halloween safety tips covering costumes, trick-or-treating and driving. From our own coverage: Fire Department issues Halloween safety guidance. Also in today's brief (3 items): Town to process early ballots Wednesday; Cemetery Trustees hold Wednesday meeting.
Water and sewer board meets early Tuesday. Also in today's brief (2 items): Water and sewer board meets early Tuesday; Select Board meets Tuesday with revised agenda.
Merrimac police share Halloween safety tips for drivers, parents and trick-or-treaters ahead of Oct. 31. From our own coverage: Police share Halloween safety tips ahead of Oct. 31.
This week's obituary notices column includes one Merrimac, Massachusetts resident obituary: Laverty, Edwin (Ed), age 75, who died Friday, October 2, 2026. His notice was posted through Twomey-LeBlanc & Conte Funeral Home of Newburyport, the lead funeral home for this week's listing. No …
Merrimac records 13 property deeds in past month with sale topping $1 million. From our own coverage: Merrimac logs 13 deeds, one sale tops $1 million. Also in today's brief (3 items): Merrimac 150 passport and charm hunt underway; Library closed Monday for Indigenous Peoples' Day.
Merrimac recorded 13 property transfers at the Essex South Registry of Deeds between Sept. 11 and Oct. 10. Nine of the 13 carried a sale price, ranging from $450,000 to $1,175,000, with a median of $689,000; the other four are awaiting registry posting. The period's top sale was 1 Colon…
Merrimac recorded 14 property transfers between Sept. 4 and Oct. 3, with seven showing a sale price so far. Those seven ranged from $450,000 for a home on Birch Meadow Road to $1,175,000 for a condominium unit at 1 Colonial Dr., Lot 11, the period's top sale. The median recorded price w…
This week's Merrimac obituary notices column carries one entry: Smith, Virginia R. ("Ginny," Bergstrom), 73, of Merrimac, formerly of Lynn, who died Tuesday, September 22, 2026, at High Pointe House in Haverhill. She was the wife of William J. Smith, Sr., with whom she shared 56 years o…
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