SALISBURY — The annual Spring Town Meeting will be held on Monday, May 17 at the Salisbury Elementary School beginning at 7 p.m.
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NEWBURYPORT – The Museum of Old Newbury welcomes cultural landscape historian Lucinda Brockway to present a virtual program entitled The Cushing House Garden: A Closer Look on Thursday, at 7 p.m. on Thursday, May 20.
Michelle Rasul had just learned to read and write and was already spinning turntables, scratching hip-hop records and making the beats drop. Four years later, at the age of 9, she’s one of the world’s top DJs and competed in this year’s global championship.
AMESBURY — Citing improvements she had brought to communication and transparency in city government, Mayor Kassandra Gove said on Friday she is ready for a second term.
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The phrase “high-achieving students” seems inadequate to describe Sabine and Violette Smith of Groveland, 17-year-old identical twins who are not only graduating from Pentucket High School a year early but also with high honors from Northern Essex Community College with their associate degre…
On this day in 1775, it was voted to grant Ebenezer Morrison the liberty to set up a potter’s kiln at or near the North West side of Burying Hill to be under direction of the selectmen for the time being.
BOSTON -- A state fund that covers unemployment benefits is nearly $3 billion in the hole, and that's squeezing employers who fund the system.
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NEWBURYPORT - Dozens honored local police officers and their brethren across the country Friday morning by attending a brief ceremony at Brown Square marking Saturday's national Peace Officers Memorial Day.
SALISBURY – A Seabrook man struck by a dump truck Thursday afternoon on Collins Street died from his injuries soon after being rushed to Anna Jaques Hospital, according to local police.
AMESBURY – A 70-year-old truck driver from Maine was killed when his tractor-trailer rolled over on the ramp from Interstate 95 south to Route 110 Thursday night, according to police.
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NEWBURYPORT — The city hosted a brief ribbon-cutting ceremony on the corner of Essex and State Streets Thursday to unveil its new grant-funded parklets for outdoor dining.
AMESBURY — Some drivers will need to slow down a bit after the City Council lowered the city's speed limit from 30 to 25 mph Wednesday night.
AMESBURY – The Amesbury Chamber of Commerce invites members of the area’s business community to join them for an afternoon discussion with State Sen. Diana DiZoglio, D-Methuen.
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"Christ is risen from the dead, trampling down death by death, and to those in the tombs bestowing life."
WEST NEWBURY — The Pentucket Education Foundation presented its annual Trailblazer Awards via a virtual ceremony April 29.
On this day in 1805, investors in the Newburyport Turnpike Corporation were notified that a 19th assessment at $20/share had been authorized by corporation directors to be paid May 30. The Corporation had been formed in 1803 to build a straight toll road from Boston to Newburyport, bypassing…
The weather has finally turned, and the spigot has finally opened, allowing the colors and song of the spring bird migration to shift into high gear. This past week, and during the remaining weeks of May, birders will relish in the array of warblers and other Neotropical migrants moving thro…
These recent sightings are compiled by Sue McGrath of the Newburyport Birders. Report your sightings to Newburyport Birders at newburyportbirders@comcast.net or 978-204-2976. Visit www.newburyportbirders.com
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NEWBURYPORT — Recognizing how deeply COVID-19 concerns affected education over the past year, the city's Human Rights Commission awarded its annual Peace Prize — which traditionally goes to students — to teachers across the community this week.
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AMESBURY — The principal of the Salisbury Elementary School is one of three finalists in line for the same job at Amesbury Elementary School.
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NEWBURYPORT – The 2020-21 Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast season continues on local radio WJOP with Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde, conducted by Simon Rattle in a performance from 2016.
BOSTON -- More colleges are telling students to get a COVID-19 vaccination before coming back to campus this fall, but legal experts say the mandates could spur legal challenges.
NEWBURYPORT – As the Centers for Disease Control announced on Thursday vaccinated adults can go without masks in most indoor situations and outdoors, the latest COVID-19 data released by the state showed only small increases in the number of positive cases in Greater Newburyport communities.
ROWLEY – A Byfield woman who admitted she was drunk when she crashed her car head-on into another one on Route 1 earlier this year lost her driver's license for two years on Thursday after pleading guilty to a second drunken driving offense in Newburyport District Court.
SALISBURY – A man in his 50s suffered "very serious injuries" after being struck by a dump truck around 1:50 p.m. Thursday on Collins Street near the Seabrook town line.
NEWBURYPORT – The city's Energy and Recycling Office said that there are still free curbside compost starter kids available. A total of 100 households claimed these start kits, which include a curbside bin and set of liner bags, but there are still kits available for anyone who signs up for …
All teenagers and pre-teens ages 12 to 15 who pre-registered through the state's online portal for a COVID-19 vaccine were expected to be contacted today with the chance to book an appointment after the Centers for Disease Control on Wednesday evening gave the green light for use of the Pfiz…
BOSTON -- Business groups are urging the state to restore a work-search requirement for people collecting unemployment benefits, arguing that stricter rules are needed to get more workers back on the job.
BRENTWOOD, N.H. — A judge denied the latest request to reconsider bail for a Massachusetts state trooper from Groveland charged with assaulting his girlfriend last winter in Exeter.
Remember when ladies wore hats? They had a lot to choose from in Newburyport on this day in 1858. Spring millinery from three sources was featured on Page 1 of the newspaper. Mrs. L.T. Batchelder’s Rich Millinery and Fancy goods sold at State and Essex streets., P.H. Noyes had 11 straw bonne…
It’s been a few months since I gave an update but wanted to let readers know how things were going with renovations to the Brian Eldredge Memorial Skate Park on Friend Street. As you may recall, efforts began in December 2018 to update the facility, which was originally constructed in 1998. …
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NEWBURYPORT – The Newburyport Art Association opens SIX, its third small-works exhibition and sale in the gallery shop through June 6, guest curated by Lee Gordon, NAA artist member and blown glass artist.
NEWBURYPORT — A public hearing on an appeal by Brine Oyster Bar was continued to June 8 by the Zoning Board of Appeals on Tuesday with the understanding that the applicant will switch gears and now seek a variance.
Opioid overdose deaths in Massachusetts rose by 5 percent in 2020, marking the first increase in three years and climbing to a level slightly higher than the previous peak in 2016.
NEWBURY — An incumbent Triton Regional School Committee member is humbled and happy to have been given another three-year term by voters on Tuesday, while his opponent is vowing to run again.
SALISBURY – A local woman with a lengthy criminal history is back in trouble with the law after police say she broke into an Lincoln Avenue home Monday while a mother and two of her daughters were watching television, according to Newburyport District Court records.
ROWLEY – Local police are investigating the theft of 25 boards at the Pingree Farm Conservation area construction site over the weekend.
SALISBURY — The Board of Selectmen will remain the same after Charles "Chuck" Takesian Jr. and Donna Abdulla were reelected to three-year terms Tuesday.
NEWBURY — Select Board incumbents Alicia Greco and Geoffrey Walker secured their third and fifth terms, respectively, according to the town's preliminary results Tuesday night.
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NEWBURY — A recent stretch of “rude behavior and criminal behavior” at Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm has led to staff beefing up security and placing “Do Not Enter” signs at specific locations. It has also led to an increase in police patrols at the farm.
AMESBURY — A local man faces a federal charge of distributing child pornography after his arrest Tuesday morning by FBI agents only minutes after they entered his Sparhawk Street home.
BOSTON — Marijuana shop owners are urging the state to curtail fees they are forced to pay to cities and towns to set up operation, arguing that they have minimal impact on police, fire and other municipal services.
NEWBURYPORT — A public hearing on an appeal by the attorneys for Brine Oyster Bar was continued to June 8 by the Zoning Board of Appeals on Tuesday with the understanding that the applicant will switch gears and now seek a variance.
SALISBURY — A hairstylist charged with stealing thousands of dollars from a longtime client avoided jail time earlier this week after being charged with fraud.
NEWBURYPORT — The City Council voted 9-1 with one "present" vote to approve the fiscal 2022-26 capital improvement program as amended Monday.
NEWBURYPORT — The First Religious Society will host an informational forum on Massachusetts' proposed End of Life Options Act, which would allow some terminally ill people to voluntarily and legally request and receive a prescription for end-of-life medication.
On this day in 1815, the publisher of the newspaper informed readers he acted on a request by two-thirds of the subscribers to improve the quality of paper used and enlarge the pages. As a result, a “trifling” addition to the paper’s price was needed. While the price had been $1 per third of…
A steady stream of voters cast ballots at the Hilton Senior Center in Salisbury on Tuesday while voter turnout was light in Newbury.
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NEWBURYPORT — Two local professionals received community service awards given recently in memory of people who made significant impacts in Greater Newburyport.
NEWBURYPORT — Mayor Donna Holaday proposes a city budget for fiscal 2022 that would result in a 4.2% increase.
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