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WENHAM Files Superior Court Action to Hold the Commonwealth’s Housing Agency Accountable to its Legal Obligations Under the MBTA Communities Act

Town of Wenham The town of Wenham has been a leader in the development of affordable housing. Its Chapter 40B inventory stands at nearly 12.5% and the town has proactively advanced a comprehensive master plan aimed at creating even more diversity in its housing stock....

Gloucester Fire Department Extinguishes House Fire Caused by Careless Disposal of Smoking Materials

GLOUCESTER – Chief Eric L. Smith reports that the Gloucester Fire Department extinguished a small fire at a Washington Street home early Saturday morning. On Saturday, April 26, at 5:11 a.m., Gloucester Fire was dispatched to 324 Washington St. following reports of a...

Sunday’s High Winds Complicate Firefighting – 10+ Acres Burned

NEWBURYPORT – Fire Chief Stephen Bradbury III reports Newburyport firefighters were called at 11:22 a.m. to an area of State Street, where a large brush fire was threatening a number of nearby buildings. Because of heavy winds, which complicated firefighting efforts,...

Plant Matters

In conversation with Matthew Martin of Restoration Horticulture, The Native Plant Podcast, and teacher of Arboriculture at Essex Tech. Matthew grew up in Salem, Mass., in a neighborhood with a view of the power plant, to loving parents who worked in factories. His...

Newburyport: Soothing Immigration Fears

Newburyport: Soothing Immigration Fears Police Officers Will Not Work with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement NEWBURYPORT – While undocumented persons are being whisked away to jails in the U.S. and abroad, Marshall Matthew Simons told the city’s Human Rights...

Whittier to Hold Reunion for First Three Classes

HAVERHILL – The first three graduating classes ever at Whittier Regional Vocational High School will be celebrating their reunions together at 6 p.m. on Sept. 27 at Roma Restaurant. The classes of 1974, 1975 and 1976 are invited to join their classmates and enjoy the...

Newburyport Police Seek Information After Pedestrian Was Struck by Vehicle

NEWBURYPORT – City Marshal Matthew Simons reports that the Newburyport Police Department is investigating after a pedestrian was struck by a vehicle Friday afternoon on Low Street. Officers were called to the area of 232 Low St. around 3:12 p.m. Friday, April 18,...

Rockport Police Charge Gloucester Man with Enticement of a Minor

A message from the Rockport Police Department Rockport Police Charge Gloucester Man with Enticement of a Minor ROCKPORT – Police Chief John Horvath reports that the Gloucester Police Department arrested a Gloucester man on a warrant obtained as a result of a Rockport...

Amesbury Police Use Drone to Find Lost Dog in Woods

AMESBURY – The Amesbury Police Department was notified that Jenni, a service dog, was lost on March 25, 2025. The following day, Jenni remained lost. Using a drone, Officer Neil Moody began the aerial search of the swampy woods off Allenclaire Drive where Jenni was...

Greater Newburyport YWCA Annual Engaging Communities Luncheon April 16, at Mission Oak

NEWBURYPORT – Lizbeth Heyer will be the featured speaker at the YWCA Greater Newburyport annual Engaging Communities Luncheon on Wednesday, April 16, 2025 from 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm at Mission Oak Grill, 26 Green Street in Newburyport. Lizbeth Heyer, President 2Life...