Amesbury Cultural Council approves prior minutes and defers Cultural Center vote. The council unanimously authorized a $200 annual Chamber of Commerce dues payment and scheduled a grant reception and artist mixer for March 24 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the soon-to-open Cultural Center. The Cultural Center

Poet Laureate Support Committee advances February 15 inauguration and summer programming. The panel confirmed the new Poet Laureate's inauguration and reception on Sunday, February 15, from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. at the Amesbury Public Library, with a snow date of February 22, and approved plans