New Parks Plan On Hold

NEWBURYPORT — Facing criticism from some city councilors and residents of his proposed reorganization of the management of the city’s 26 parks, Mayor Sean Reardon put the idea of moving the parks maintenance to the public works department on hold. “We believe that the...

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New Parks Plan On a Bumpy Path

NEWBURYPORT — Only in the ninth month of his first year as mayor, Sean Reardon, a former parks commissioner, has run into a buzz saw, proposing to move the care of the city’s 26 much-loved parks to be the fourth division of the Public Services Department alongside...

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March’s Hill ‘Be Courteous’ Sign Back Up

NEWBURYPORT — The “Be Courteous” signs the parks department installed at March’s Hill are back up.  When first put up, one sign, advising the young bicyclists that they were not to dig holes and cut trails through the woods at this city-owned park, was pulled out of...

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A Prohibition Era Haunted Halloween Party

NEWBURYPORT — Come beyond the veil with us to 200-year old Salem Old Town Hall, and reveal a time of the city’s ghostly past, when liquid spirits were drunk in secret and beautiful flappers haunted the halls.  That’s right: IT'S THE ORIGINAL HAUNTED SPEAKEASY PARTY in...

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Belleville Roots Brings Great Music

NEWBURYPORT — If you love folk music, you are in for some memorable evenings this fall at the Belleville Roots Music Series with Molly Tuttle and Tony Trischka leading off with concerts in October.  Tuttle, who broke into playing bluegrass at festivals when she was 11...

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