HAVERHILL – Critics last year of approving a new building for Whittier Vocational Tech Regional High School often complained that not enough students from their towns and cities were being accepted. According to a new report on the admissions from each of the 11...
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Plant Matters – A Visit to Veasey Park in Groveland
by IDA WYE A visit to Veasey Park in Groveland with Dianne Plantamura and a group of volunteer weed annihilators including a woman from Washington state: We last spoke with Dianne on March 5th 2025 about her leadership and involvement with Veasey Park and the creation...
College Honor Lists
State University of New York Dean's List: Luke Van Galen of Georgetown Georgia Tech Dean's List: Ethan Downs of Newburyport Brody Junge of Boxford New York Institute of Technology Dean's List: Ryan King of Hampton, NH Roger Williams University Dean's List: Erin Barry...
Mosquito Spraying on the Coast
REGIONAL – From August 10 to 16, during daylight hours, residents in Salisbury, Newburyport, Newbury, Rowley, and Ipswich can expect to see helicopters flying low. The flights are part of a mosquito control program aimed at reducing the insect population. The timing...
Christian Concert Series – WEDNESDAY NIGHTS – SALISBURY BEACH
Newburyport’s Yankee Homecoming – Photos, Part 1
A few photos from Yankee Homecoming Leanne from ANCHOR PIZZA set up a sidewalk spot where her four children helped her deliver pizza and smiles to the many Yankee Homecoming patrons. Left to right: Dylan, Skylor, Lillyanna, and Jaxyn. Their dad and more Yankee...
Newburyport Custom House Setting New Attendance Records
NEWBURYPORT – The Custom House Maritime Museum may hit a record this year with as many as 16,000 visitors walking through its doors, which is double the museum’s 2023 attendance. Much of that success has to do with a series of transformations and additions designed to...
Essex Police Arrest Man on Drunken Driving, Resisting Arrest Charges After He Parked and Drove Atop Boulders
ESSEX – Chief Thomas Shamshak Jr. reports that the Essex Police Department arrested and charged a man with drunken driving and multiple motor vehicle offenses after he parked and drove atop boulders and failed to stop for police. Anthony Altieri, Age 48, of Essex, was...
Newburyport YWCA Picks a New Leader
REGIONAL – The Newburyport YWCA will no longer be one of the few in the nation with a male executive director. After leading the YWCA for 16 years, bringing it out of financial distress, expanding services and keeping its doors open through the Pandemic, John Feehan...
A Sign to Remember the Pink House
NEWBURY – The Pink House, which stood at the edge of the Great Marsh for 100 years, may soon be remembered with a sign at the spot where it once stood. Last week, the Newbury SelectBoard voted 4-0, with one member abstaining, to approve a request by resident Bob...
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