NEWBURYPORT – It is safe for sharks to swim again in the waters off this port city. After eight years, the Newburyport Shark and Tuna Killing Tournament, which opens Sept. 11 for seven days, will no longer hand out prizes for killing the largest sharks. In a...
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“Earth Anthem: A Eulogy” Exhibition at the PEG Center Newburyport
NEWBURYPORT – Five artists who focus on Eco-Art will share their hopes and visions for our threatened planet in the new exhibition at the PEG Center for Art & Activism. “Earth Anthem: A Eulogy” is on display from August 6th through September 17th at 3 Harris...
Newburyport Mayor Releases Plan for Reorganization of Parks Department
NEWBURYPORT — Mayor Sean Reardon released his plan for the reorganization of the Newburyport Parks Department, in which the majority of the department’s responsibilities will be moved under the oversight Department of Public Services (DPS). The Parks maintenance staff...
Greater Newburyport Village Offers Home Safety Talk For Seniors
NEWBURYPORT — Kelly Crotty, Occupational Therapist and Certified Aging-in-Place Specialist will be speaking at the Newburyport Senior Center on August 17 from noon to 1:00. Kelly, who has 30 years’ experience as an Occupational Therapist, has worked with hundreds of...
Essex Ensemble to perform in Newburyport at Maudslay Arts Center on August 27
Benefit For All-Volunteer First Parish Newbury Food Pantry NEWBURYPORT — The Essex Ensemble, directed by local resident and pantry volunteer Andrew Price and featuring top-tier musicians from several of Boston's most highly regarded orchestras, will perform on August...
Letter To The Editor
Dear Editor: Thanks very much to the Yankee Homecoming committee for choosing me and the Greater Newburyport Ovarian Cancer Awareness as a recipient of the 2022 Generations of Giving Volunteer Recognition Awards. It was an honor to be chosen and to be included with...
Yankee Homecoming Lights Up Saturday Night Sky
Photos Courtesy www.617IMAGES.com. Newburyport's annual Yankee Homecoming celebration fireworks over Cashman Park on Saturday night. The successful week-long community event wrapped up Sunday afternoon with a parade along High Street.
A City’s Black History Remembered
NEWBURYPORT – It may surprise you that this city, which erected a statue in front of City Hall to slavery abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison, once refused to let black children attend its public schools. In the early 1800s, long before the Civil Rights Movement of...
Essex Ensemble: Saturday, August 27th
Newburyport Bank Donates to the Chamber Collaborative of Greater Portsmouth
NEWBURYPORT – Newburyport Bank has donated $1,500 to the Chamber Collaborative of Greater Portsmouth as a sponsor of their Summer Detour. This event will take place on Thursday, August 4, from 5-8 pm at Jimmy’s Jazz & Blues Club in Portsmouth, NH, and will feature...
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