AMESBURY — Local officials welcomed a special guest Thursday, with the mayor of Amesbury – the one across the pond – taking part in a jam-packed day of activities.
Local Mayor Kassandra Gove welcomed her United Kingdom counterpart, Mayor Monica Devendran, and her family ahead of establishing what they called a “Twinning Relationship” between their communities.
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