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Stewart Lytle is the lead reporter for The Town Common newspaper. Before joining The Town Common, he was a national correspondent for Scripps-Howard Newspapers in Washington, D.C., covering the Pentagon and Congress. He has also written for newspapers in Dallas, TX, and Birmingham, AL.
As a national reporter for the Scripps Howard newspaper chain, Stewart wrote the inside story on military life of soldiers and sailors and their families. He landed on aircraft carriers, experienced oxygen deprivation for high-altitude flight training and crawled through the mud with Marine snipers.
One of his proudest achievements outside of journalism was assisting USAA Chairman Robert McDermott in securing federal legislation that mandated air bags in vehicles.
Stewart is also a novelist and has written non-fiction books. He is currently working on a non-fiction book and screenplay about an incident that occurred in Boston.
His first novel, Iron City Conspiracy, explores power in a city. It features a black newspaper editor solving the bombing of a historic black church in a tough Alabama town.
Following in the footsteps of his idol, Ernest Hemingway, Stewart has completed a new novel about a love affair in the midst of the Spanish Civil War. The book, Montserrat, is based on a true story and has been made into a screenplay that will become an international feature film.
A graduate of Phillips Academy and Princeton University, Stewart lives with his wife, Mary, in Newburyport.
GEORGETOWN – For years, some visitors to town hall and present and past town employees have recounted incidents where they heard Town Administrator Orlando Pacheco brag that he used his salary as what they called his “play money.” This week, the SelectBoard was...
NEWBURYPORT − If you are looking for an evening of Celtic music that lifts you with its blend of jazz, swing and classical influences, plan now to spend Saturday night with Cécilia at the Belleville Congregational Church for its next roots concert. Recognized as three...
NEWBURY – A few days before the town of Newbury designated the small neighborhood surrounding the Lower Green as a historic district, the back rooms of one of the new district’s most prominent historic homes were damaged by a fire. On April 30, the Newbury Fire...
GEORGETOWN − Our Neighbors’ Table (ONT) has opened its fourth free integrated market in partnership with the Georgetown Council on Aging, providing more healthy food for residents struggling with food insecurity. The Georgetown market is open Mondays and Wednesdays...
Editor’s Note: Rylee’s last name is being withheld PLUM ISLAND TURNPIKE – At seven years old, Rylee W. remembers calling out a greeting to the Pink House whenever her family drove by it to their Plum Island home. She loved to see the birds on the roof of the...
GEORGETOWN – SelectBoard Chair Robert Hoover called upon Police Chief David Sedgwick who removed resident Kevin Wood, a frequent critic of town officials, boards and commissions, from last Monday night’s meeting, April 27, when Wood criticized Hoover and Town...
GEORGETOWN – Town Administrator Orlando Pacheco was rated “satisfactory” (meets expectations), down from “above satisfactory” (exceeds expectations) by the SelectBoard in his annual performance review. After the election next week, when the SelectBoard will have at...
REGIONAL – The Greater Haverhill Chamber of Commerce is creating the Georgetown and Groveland Business Alliance to help solve challenges faced by small businesses, retailers and professional service firms. The Haverhill chamber has already established a similar group...
WEST NEWBURY – A five-member Town Governance Committee has been formed to recruit and select the next Newbury town manager as long-time manager Angus Jennings leaves to become the business manager for the Whittier Vocational Technical High School. Jennings was also...
IPSWICH − The Select Board last week voted unanimously to offer the town manager position to Brendan Sweeney, a native son, who currently serves as Boxford’s assistant town administrator. Sweeney was selected over fellow finalist Steve Bartha, Lexington’s town...
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