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NEWBURYPORT – The City of Newburyport announced that Director of Public Services Wayne S. Amaral will be stepping down at the end of June after two years of service. Amaral was appointed by the mayor in 2023. He previously served as deputy director of the department...
NEWBURYPORT – Storm Surge will host "High Stakes at High Tide: Understanding Coastal Flood Risks" on Thursday, June 12, 2025, from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM at the Newburyport Senior/Community Center, 331 High Street. The event features Katie Giannakopoulos, Coastal Dynamics...
Superintendent Dr. Justin Bartholomew and Fine & Performing Arts Department Chair David Schumacher are proud to announce that the Pentucket Regional School District has been recognized by the NAMM Foundation as part of the Best Communities for Music Education...
Art in the Garden. It is a celebration of gardening as art and the six gardens (3 in West Newbury and 3 in Merrimac) will not only show the personal expression, skills, and energy of the gardeners, they will also have visual artists creating and musicians performing....
PLUM ISLAND – In 1925, Gertrude W. Cutter bought land on the edge of the Great Marsh to build a house for her son, his wife and her grandson. The house has stood with the marsh as its backdrop for a century before being demolished on March 11 by its last owner, the...
Superintendent Dr. Justin Bartholomew and the Pentucket Regional School District are proud to announce that Fine & Performing Arts Chair David Schumacher has been named a 2026 GRAMMY Music Educator Award Quarterfinalist. The Music Educator Award recognizes current...
NEWBURYPORT WATERFRONT – The arrival home of a clipper ship in the early days of this city meant not only great wealth for locals, but also that fathers and brothers were returning home after months at sea. In 2025, the arrival of Aaron T Stephan’s clipper ship...
On Saturday, June 7, at about 4:03 p.m., Newburyport Police and Fire responded to a crash involving multiple vehicles at the intersection of Route 1 and Pond Street. Responding crews observed that 3 vehicles, a 2022 Tesla Model 3, a Toyota 4Runner, and a Toyota...
NEWBURYPORT — City Marshal Matthew Simons reports that the Newburyport Police Department is investigating an accident in which a police cruiser was involved in an accident with a 13-year-old pedestrian. On Thursday, June 5, at approximately 2:30 p.m., the Newburyport...
June 8, 2025 NEWBURYPORT — City Marshal Matthew Simons and Fire Chief Stephen Bradbury III share that the Newburyport Police and Fire Departments responded to a report of swimmers in distress on Sunday night. On Sunday, June 8, at about 7 p.m., Newburyport Police and...
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