Bookkeeper in Rowley, MA

Local bookkeeping

Your bookkeeper in Rowley

Making things is an old habit in Rowley. Reverend Ezekiel Rogers arrived with about twenty families, and within a few years the settlement had a fulling mill and a grist mill and a name for its hemp and flax cloth. Later came a sawmill, a wagon factory, shoe shops and boat builders. A place with that history suits people who work with their hands, and today that often means landscapers, carpenters and small crews with a truck in the driveway. Their paperwork tends to ride on the dashboard. I gather it into books that show what each job earned, who was paid and how far the truck went.

Three roads cross the town side by side: Interstate 95 at the western end, Route 1 near the middle and Route 1A through the town center, with Route 133 running west to east to join them. Toward the coast the land turns to salt marsh, part of the Great Marsh, fed by the Mill River and the Rowley River, with Plum Island Sound beyond. The Agawam Diner has long been a landmark, and Pine Grove Elementary sits in the center. Newbury, Georgetown, Boxford and Ipswich surround the town. I am based in Atkinson, New Hampshire, about 16 miles to the northwest.

Call or text (603) 453-0154