NEWBURYPORT — Mayor Sean R. Reardon is pleased to share that the City of Newburyport will be hosting a Boards, Commissions and Volunteer Fair to highlight opportunities to volunteer with the City of Newburyport. WHEN: Thursday, May 4, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. WHERE:...
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Calling All Book Lovers
NEWBURYPORT AND BEYOND — In its 18th year, the Newburyport Literary Festival has gone hybrid. Many of the popular festival’s offerings this weekend of interviews with authors and poets will be live on Friday night and all-day Saturday in multiple downtown venues. But...
Newburyport Municipal Docks Honored as Among Nation’s Best
NEWBURYPORT – Mayor Sean Reardon is pleased to announce that the Newburyport Municipal Docks has been recognized as one of the best marinas in the country. The docks have been awarded the Elite Fleet designation by Marinas.com in the annual Boaters’ Choice Awards. The...
Newburyport Art presents New Work by Sara Demrow Dent
Newburyport - Newburyport Art (NAA) is proud to present new work by award-winning Master Artist Sara Demrow Dent. The exhibition opens on Tuesday, April 25th and will run through Sunday, May 7th in the NAA’s Hills Gallery. Members of the public are invited to meet the...
Stop Dumping Sewage in the River
REGIONAL – Congressional representatives in Massachusetts and New Hampshire have joined forces to fight a mutual problem – untreated sewage being dumped into the Merrimack River. Massachusetts Reps. Lori Trahan and Seth Moulton joined New Hampshire Reps. Chris Pappas...
Former Newburyport Mayor Byron Will Be Missed
NEWBURYPORT -- Byron Matthews, who died last month at age 94, was probably best known as the mayor who in the 1960s helped save this city’s downtown brick buildings from the urban renewal bulldozer. But to hundreds of avid tennis players throughout the North Shore,...
Banter Barbershop Continues Heritage of Hair
NEWBURYPORT – The barber shop has long been a gathering place for men to get a trim and a shave, but even more to see old friends, make new ones, catch up on the latest, and above all, talk. Banter Barber and Clothier, as the name suggests, embraces that tradition on...
When Sewage Flows Down the River
MERRIMACK VALLEY – Warm weather is coming, and boaters, yacht owners, kayakers, dogs and ducks must again contend with raw sewage floating down the Merrimack River. While the fight up and down the river to rid it of untreated sewage is limping along, the city of...
Local Banks in Strong Shape
REGIONAL – As the federal and state government take steps to protect regional banks from the current crisis, North Shore banks issued statements to reassure depositors that all is well. “With unsettling financial headlines dominating the news recently, I want to...
Newburyport Girls Basketball Players Honored
Newburyport seniors with their families being honored pre-game on February 14th: Top - Makenna Ward with family Middle - Emma Foley with family Bottom - Deirdre McElhinney with a family member Photos provided by Peter McClelland