NEWBURYPORT – Howard Fairweather, who died of heart failure at age 84 a few days after the New Year, cast a long shadow not only in the Boston banking world, but as chair of his hometown historical commission and a builder of Japonika, an exotic Japanese house and...
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Black Neighborhood Honored
NEWBURYPORT — This city is good at preserving and honoring its history, honoring its Coast Guard heritage and preserving its downtown historic buildings, said Northeastern University professor Dr. Kabria Baumgartner last week. What the city did not preserve and honor...
More Housing Coming
REGIONAL – Towns and cities in eastern Massachusetts last week took the first step toward creating thousands of new multi-family homes to reduce the chronic housing shortage. A new economic development law includes a provision that requires communities served by the...
Help Bring the Newburyport Literary Festival Back to Downtown Newburyport
NEWBURYPORT, Mass. – The Newburyport Literary Festival (NLF) needs your help. Current plans are for the beloved Festival to return to downtown Newburyport as a live, in-person event. However, organizers are discovering that transitioning from an online to in-person...
Newburyport Deputy Director of Public Services Jamie Tuccolo Appointed Interim Director
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Newburyport Art presents Member Spotlight Beth H. Macy – Nature’s Views: From Maine to the Cape
Newburyport Art presents Member Spotlight Beth H. Macy – Nature’s Views: From Maine to the Cape Friday, January 20, 2023 – Tuesday, January 31, 2023 Newburyport, MA - Newburyport Art (NAA) presents Nature’s Views: From Maine to the Cape, a collection of work by...
Parks Director Reid Takes State Job
Parks Director Reid Takes State Job By Stewart Lytle, Reporter NEWBURYPORT — Former Parks Director Lise Reid has taken a new job with the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR), according to two sources. DCR manages state parks and oversees more...
Gibson Brothers at The Firehouse
NEWBURYPORT – If you are a Bluegrass music fan, here’s some good news to help warm your winter. You don’t have to wait to whet your appetite until the Steel Drivers arrive in late April for the Belleville Roots Music Series performance. The Gibson Brothers are making...
Greater Newburyport Village Talk on Afghan Culture
In December the Taliban banned the participation of women in higher education. This was just the latest in a series of brutal reversals of the role of women in this country. From noon to 1:00 on Wednesday, January 18th, the Greater Newburyport Village will host Susan...
The Newburyport Clippers upset St. John’s Prep
The Newburyport Clippers upset St. John's Prep, 61-55, on the final day (December 30th) of the Commonwealth Christmas Classic held at Merrimack College. Here are some pictures from that event (Photos by Peter McClelland):
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