The Streets of Minneapolis (1/28/2026) - By Gordon Harris The above photo is from the New York Times Through the winter’s ice and coldDown Nicollet AvenueA city aflame fought fire and ice‘Neath an occupier’s bootsKing Trump’s private army from the DHSGuns belted to their coatsCame to Minneapolis to enforce the lawOr so their story goesAgainst smoke and rubber bulletsBy the dawn’s… Continue reading The Streets of Minneapolis 
Ipswich “Ice Out for Good” rally, Saturday, January 10 (1/10/2026) - Over 400 Ipswich citizens and neighbors lined South Main Street for the 47th consecutive Ipswich Rally for Democracy at noon on Saturday, January 10, joining a broad coalition of groups across the country calling for a coordinated ICE Out For Good Weekend to demand accountability, honor lives lost, and make visible the human cost of ICE’s… Continue reading Ipswich “Ice Out for Good” rally, Saturday, January 10 
PTSD in the Massachusetts Bay Colony (12/12/2025) - The Great Migration brought nearly 14,000 Puritan settlers, unprepared for the hardships and trauma that awaited them. Building a new society in the wilderness induced transgenerational post-traumatic stress culminating in the Salem Witch Trials, which some professionals describe as mass conversion disorder.… Continue reading PTSD in the Massachusetts Bay Colony 
No “Bait and Switch” (12/12/2025) - Photo by David “Stoney” Stone Letter: The headline “Bait and Switch” in the November 25 article about the Ipswich Mills Dam was eye-catching but very misleading. Read this article at the Ipswich Local News.
“At Long last, Sir, Have You Left No Sense of Decency?” (11/20/2025) - On June 9, 1954, before a nationwide television audience, Joseph Welch of Waltham replied to Joseph McCarthy, "Until this moment, Senator, I think I have never really gauged your cruelty or your recklessness."… Continue reading “At Long last, Sir, Have You Left No Sense of Decency?” 
The “Commonwealth” (8/9/2025) - "Commonwealth" is defined as a state in which authority is vested in the citizenry. In the 17th Century it was the radical philosophy the work and the proceeds thereof should be shared by the people.… Continue reading The “Commonwealth” 
The Great and Famous Not So Gentle Ipswich Putdown (4/22/2025) - Republished from Ipswich Yesterday by Alice Keenan, 1982. Photos by George Dexter and Edward L. Darling. Ipswich has the habit, long ingrained, of turning on those who love her most, and who, innocently and willingly, donate their time, talents, energies, and in some cases — money — for her welfare and adornment. Sometimes the reprimand is delivered… Continue reading The Great and Famous Not So Gentle Ipswich Putdown 
Born in a Refuge Camp (1/29/2025) - By Ingrid Miles, Ipswich I was born in a refugee camp, and I feel as if I am reliving my parents’ nightmare after World War II, when my dad had to modify his name and identify himself as Christian; my mother was Catholic in order to come to this country as displaced persons aka DP’s.… Continue reading Born in a Refuge Camp 
The “Hum” (12/2/2024) - The Hum is an unexplained low frequency rumbling sound heard by about 2% of the population from inside their homes during the late evening hours. I began noticing the Hum when I moved to Ipswich. Do you hear it?… Continue reading The “Hum” 
Historical Perspectives on Section 3A (11/3/2024) - Local historian Gordon Harris Mariana Ovnic, the Chair of the Ipswich Historical Commission share their perspectives on this Town Warrant question.… Continue reading Historical Perspectives on Section 3A 
How I Came to Ipswich (8/21/2024) - The moral of this story is that it's never too late to decide what you're going to be when you grow up.… Continue reading How I Came to Ipswich 
Regarding the Removal of the Ipswich Mills Dam (4/6/2024) - By Ipswich resident Roger Wheeler On May 21, a yes vote to remove the head of tide Ipswich Mills Dam and free the river will provide Ipswich, Essex County, and New England with a rare fish-accessible river. This could be an extraordinarily uncommon river and watershed if all fish have accessibility at the head of… Continue reading Regarding the Removal of the Ipswich Mills Dam 
My Ipswich connections (8/3/2023) - "I suspect that thousands of New Englanders have their roots based in Ipswich. Is it possible that I was drawn here by deeply ingrained ancestral memories?" By Thomas Palance… Continue reading My Ipswich connections 
Abigail Adams to John Adams: “All Men Would be Tyrants if They Could.” (1/18/2022) - March 31, 1776, Abigail Adams to John Adams: "In the new code of laws which I suppose it will be necessary for you to make, I desire you would remember the ladies and be more generous and favorable to them than your ancestors."… Continue reading Abigail Adams to John Adams: “All Men Would be Tyrants if They Could.” 
“Preserve and Protect” (3/3/2021) - Alice Keenan: "Naturally when we moved to Ipswich my antiquarian cup ranneth over. This lovely old town, its long history, ancient houses and interesting people became almost an obsession"… Continue reading “Preserve and Protect” 
How Will Sea Level Rise Affect Ipswich? (11/18/2017) - Sea levels rose about 8 inches globally and about 1 foot on the Eastern Seaboard in the past century. What will happen to Ipswich if catastrophic predictions for the 21st Century are realized?… Continue reading How Will Sea Level Rise Affect Ipswich? 
The Karma of Modern Problems (10/5/2017) - by Gavin Keenan. This article was first posted in 2017, and is timely as ever.… Continue reading The Karma of Modern Problems 
Keeping My Bearings in Changing Times (7/14/2017) - What is an unreconstructed Townie to do when pummeled by these endless and unwanted shifts in the familiar that masquerade as progress?… Continue reading Keeping My Bearings in Changing Times 
Primary Colors (2/13/2016) - by Gavin Keenan Don’t you just love the American political process? Especially in the times through which we now pass, so fraught with fear and uncertainty. If you were to take it all too seriously, you would certainly be justified in believing that we live in the time of the great circling – around the… Continue reading Primary Colors 
Something Wicked Your Way Comes (10/29/2015) - Never one to seek the company of others, he preferred the isolation of working midnights patrolling the lonely landscape of failed farms and shuttered mills below the Quebec border. But Peter knew he was in trouble.… Continue reading Something Wicked Your Way Comes 
A Simple Badge and Gun Does Not a Copper Make (10/14/2015) - Recently I had the pleasure of meeting some retired Ipswich Police Department friends at a late summer cookout. It was a magical evening of story-telling. I was grateful we had all made it to the other side relatively unscathed, and I realized once again how fortunate I was to have been broken in by such a group of experienced and savvy cops.… Continue reading A Simple Badge and Gun Does Not a Copper Make 
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