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Metzy’s Hires Super Chef

NEWBURYPORT — If you are looking for Spencer Thomas from Ipswich’s Ithaki Modern Mediterranean restaurant, look no further for your favorite chef than Metzy’s Cantina at the MBTA Rail Station in Newburyport. “Metzy’s is thrilled to welcome Spencer Thomas as Executive...

City of Newburyport Receives $50,000 Grant in Support of State Planning Assistance Program

NEWBURYPORT — Mayor Sean Reardon is pleased to announce that the City of Newburyport has been awarded a $50,000 grant to fund sustainable development projects. The $50,000 grant was made possible by the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) Land...

Quebec Band Closes Out Roots Concert Season

By Ava Moeckel NEWBURYPORT — Enjoy the energetic fun of a Quebecois Saturday night kitchen party when the popular Le Vent du Nord, whose rhythmic and soulful music have charmed North Shore audiences several times before, are back this month to close out the Belleville...

A New Link In Trail System

NEWBURYPORT — For decades, New England towns have been turning unused rail lines into popular running and biking trails. Now Newburyport may blaze a new trail, converting an interstate highway, which once served trucks and cars, into a trail designed for bicyclers and...

Newburyport to Offer Aggregation Electricity Program

REGIONAL — In the wake of National Grid’s announcement that electricity costs are rising by 64 percent starting Nov. 1, the city of Newburyport expects to offer residents a lower rate through a new electricity aggregation program by January. For National Grid’s 1.3...

Greater Haverhill Chamber & Greater Newburyport Chamber Presents: Axes & Ales

Holiday Happenings In Newburyport

Don’t Throw That Mattress Away

Rowley, Newburyport — That old mattress can’t go out to the curb for regular trash pickup any longer. Neither can your old clothes. A new state law, beginning Nov. 1, require that mattresses and textiles be kept out of the trash. They must be recycled or donated for...

Please Join Us At The Newburyport Public Library During The Month Of November For The Following Programs

Newburyport — Please join us at the Newburyport Public Library during the month of November for the following programs! Tuesday, November 1st at 7 pm: Rendezvous with Rachel Revere (IN PERSON). Join us for this one woman play with Judith Kalaora in the role of Rachel...

Who Should Pay to Repair Old Benches?

NEWBURYPORT — A bench on Market Square, which has been there almost a decade, has a plaque that declares it to be “A great place for Peyton and her Nana, Peg Roney.” Another bench, donated in honor of Pat Connelly, has a five-line tribute, “Forever Remembered for her...