NEWBURYPORT – Like other cities such as New Orleans and San Antonio with Mardi Gras and Fiesta, Newburyport has Yankee Homecoming, with a parade, art shows and Saturday-night fireworks over the mighty Merrimack. Beginning this Saturday, the 10-day celebration...
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Owner of Zibell Farm ‘Sand Mining’ Operation Allowed Private Viewing to Planning Board Eject Selectwoman, Deny Viewing to The Town Common
GEORGETOWN – The Planning Board conducted a site visit last week at the more than 100-year-old Zibell Farm at 214 North St. to view the sand mining operation that has been going on for several months. Farm owners allowed only Planning Board members to tour the...
The Summer’s Hottest Event
HAMPTON, NH – Want a break from the popular Yankee Homecoming events in Newburyport this weekend? Head north to the Smuttynose Brewery here for a Saturday afternoon of music, beverages and the chance to try some of the hottest peppers on the planet. The Spicy Shark,...
New Entertainment Venue Coming to North Shore
HAMPTON BEACH –The historic Hampton Beach Casino, which has been a major entertainment venue since it first opened in 1899, is about to rebuilt into a major destination for the North Shore. For over 100 years, the Casino Ballroom has claimed it is only “second to the...
Plant Matters: Let’s Talk About the American Lawn Fetish
The lawn is the largest single crop in America, is the most irrigated crop, and is a complete and utter biodiversity desert. “Lawns significantly degrade the ecological health of land and water and contribute to global warming.” – Owen Wormser Here are some...
Newburyport Horticulture Society’s Annual Student Scholarships
The Newburyport Horticulture Society (HORT) awarded three (3) student scholarships in May to area graduating senior high school students who are planning a college major in a field that will benefit the environment. A $2,500 HORT scholarship was awarded to both Hannah...
The Blind Can Walk Newburyport’s Rail Trail
NEWBURYPORT – The beloved Clipper City Rail Trail with its interesting sculptures and interpretative signage is easy to navigate -- if you can see. Now thanks to new technology being installed by the Newburyport Lions Club, even walkers with low vision will soon be...
Georgetown Knights of Columbus Officer John Takis to Ride in the 2025 Pan-Mass Challenge to Fight Cancer
We all have varying degrees of challenges in our daily life. Our good health, happiness, and family are most important. Over the past 19 years I have participated in athletic events which I have used to meet my fundraising goals. It is difficult to ask for your...
Is Zibell Farm Being Illegally or Legally Mined for Sand?
GEORGETOWN – The Planning Board is considering whether to issue a special permit for what neighbors say is an “illegal” sand mining operation on the 100-year-old Zibell Farm or ZFarm at 214 North St. The mining operation, according to the neighbors, started four years...
REGIONAL – The residents of Newburyport and nearby North Shore towns and cities lost one of its most charming, colorful, kind and effective people when Roberta Flynn passed away on, July 7th, after a sudden illness. Known as Bobbi to friends and family, the...
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