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Open Door Summer Meals for Kids

Open Door Summer Eats meal program for kids on Cape Ann

SUMMER MEALS FOR KIDS has begun! During the school year, local kids can get breakfast and lunch meal at school. That stops during summer break, which is where Summer Meals for Kids steps in!

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ECCF Scholarship Resource

Essex County Community Foundation has put together a great resource for North Shore students looking to apply for scholarships!

The Essex County Community Foundation (ECCF) manages charitable funds for both donors and nonprofits, awards grants, teaches best practices to nonprofits and their boards and convenes peer groups large and small to provide networking, higher education and economies of scale in Essex County Massachusetts. In their mission of community outreach, they have compiled an extensive list of available scholarships for student on the North Shore and Essex County.

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Free Speech-Language Screenings at Addison Gilbert & Beverly Hospital

North Shore kids ages 1-18 are eligible for free speech language screenings!

The Speech & Audiology Department at Beverly Hospital will conduct a free Pediatric Speech & Language Screening at Addison Gilbert Hospital in Gloucester and Beverly Hospital in Beverly from March 4 through March 29. Appointments are required. The screening is available for children ages 18 months to 18 years old.

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Donate a Holiday Meal Basket with the Open Door

A $30 donation to the Open Door will provide a food basket containing all the fixings a family of four will need to prepare a festive holiday meal.

The Open Door needs help to give Holiday Meal Baskets to local families this year. A donation of $30 provides a turkey, potatoes, butternut squash, apples, stuffing, cranberry and more. These baskets make a big difference to people in need during the holidays, and will be distributed to registered families and individuals who need a little help setting the table for the November and December holidays.

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Free Speech-Language Screening at Beverly Hospital

Beverly Hospital offers FREE speech & language screening for kids ages 1-18!

The Speech-Language Department at Beverly Hospital will conduct free pediatric speech/language screenings in their outpatient clinic through the month of October for children 18 months to six years of age.

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A Landmark Summer Experience at Landmark School in Beverly Massachusetts prepare students for success in the fall and beyond.

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Upcoming Events

Todd Farm Market

From early Spring to late Fall, Todd Farm is a great Sunday destination for families! Head to the farm and explore the outdoor award-winning Market featuring up to 240 vendors from all over New England and New York!

Where: Todd Farm Market

5:00 am to 3:00 pm

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Maudslay in Bloom Self-Guided Walk

Take a self guided tour at Maudslay State Park during the spring bloom season! Maudslay’s laurels have covered the banks of the Merrimack River for centuries. From 1849 to 1870, Mr. and Mrs.

Where: Maudslay State Park

7:00 am to 7:00 pm

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Babson Farm Quarry Self-guided Walking Tour at Halibut Point

Take a self guided tour at one of Massachusetts most beautiful locations!

Where: Halibut Point State Park

7:00 am to 6:00 pm

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Salem Memorial Day Parade

The Salem MA Memorial Day Parade Schedule is as follows:

Where: Downtown Salem

10:00 am to 1:30 pm

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Long Hill Garden Tours

The Trustees of Reservations invite you to join our expert guides for a tour around Long Hill’s stunning Sedgwick Gardens and learn more about the special plants it’s most known for. In addition to learning about what plants are in bloom as well as the rare and unique species in our collection, you...

Where: Long Hill and Sedgwick Gardens

11:00 am to 12:00 pm

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CraneOutdoors: Riverboat to Choate Island & Hike

There are few places on the North Shore that more reliably enjoy spectacular views than the back side of Crane Beach, overlooking Essex Bay. On this riverboat outing into the heart of the Essex River basin, we will be setting sail in the protected waters of the Crane Wildlife Refuge, one of the...

Where: Crane Wildlife Refuge on the Crane Estate

12:00 pm to 3:00 pm

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TitO presents Petrushka's Puppet Theater

Come one! Come all! Join us in Maudslay State Park for Petrushka’s Flying Puppet Circus! Your favorite Panto clown is bringing her puppet friends to life in feats of daring to tell fairy tale stories in ways you’ve never heard before. Grab your sunscreen and a blanket and join us for a puppet-...

Where: Maudslay State Park

2:00 pm to 4:30 pm

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Monday, May 29

Memorial Day

Memorial Day is a day of remembrance that occurs on the last Monday of May in the United States

12:01 am to 11:59 pm

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Monday, May 29

Maudslay in Bloom Self-Guided Walk

Take a self guided tour at Maudslay State Park during the spring bloom season! Maudslay’s laurels have covered the banks of the Merrimack River for centuries. From 1849 to 1870, Mr. and Mrs.

Where: Maudslay State Park

7:00 am to 7:00 pm

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Babson Farm Quarry Self-guided Walking Tour at Halibut Point

Take a self guided tour at one of Massachusetts most beautiful locations!

Where: Halibut Point State Park

7:00 am to 6:00 pm

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Monday, May 29

Boxford Memorial Day Parade

The Boxford Memorial Day ceremonies will begin at Harmony Cemetary and finish up at the James L. Melvin Green. The schedule is as follows:

7:30 am

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Amesbury Memorial Day Parade and Ceremonies

At 7:30 AM at Alliance Park, veterans will gather to toss a wreath into the Merrimack River in honor of all fallen Marines and Sailors.

Where: Landry Stadium, Where: Alliance Park

7:30 am to 11:00 am

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Monday, May 29

Manchester Memorial Day Parade

In Manchester, legion members and parade participants will assemble Monday at 8:30 a.m. at the Amaral-Bailey Post 113 for a brief seaside service. Wreaths and flowers will be dropped into the harbor in remembrance of those lost at sea.

Where: Downtown Manchester-by-the-Sea

8:30 am

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Monday, May 29

Rockport Memorial Day Parade

Memorial Day starts with a small ceremony at American Legion Lot at 8:45 Locust Grove Cemetery Lanesville. The parade leaves at 10:00am sharp from American Legion Hall Beach st. to Beech Grove cemetery, the parade will reform and proceed down Pleasant Street to Mount Pleasant St.

Where: Downtown Rockport

8:45 am

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Monday, May 29

Danvers Memorial Day Parade

The Danvers Memorial Day parade begins at Town Hall at 9 a.m. sharp, and will follow the traditional route of previous years - down Sylvan Street, through downtown and back to Town Hall. Placement of wreaths will be at the Porter Cemetery on High Street, Lane Parkway, and the Memorial Flag Pole in...

Where: Danvers Town Hall

9:00 am to 11:00 am

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Gloucester Memorial Day Service

Cape Ann Veteran Services host memorial day services at the Gloucester High School Auditorium starting at 9am.

Where: Gloucester High School

9:00 am to 11:00 am

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Middleton Memorial Day Ceremony

Middleton's Memorial Day will take place on the lawn of the Flint Public Library featuring speaker Kevin Welch, USMC and hosted by the Augustus P. Gardner Legion Post 227, the Middleton Patriotic Observances Committee and the Town of Middleton. Please contact Kevin Welch at 978.880.0361 with...

Where: Flint Public Library

9:00 am to 12:00 pm

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