NEWBURYPORT – Louis Tyree would have been amazed if he could have watched Mayor Sean Reardon and state Rep Dawne Shand honor him and several of his descendants last weekend with an interpretative sign that described his life. As a young man, the son of a black soldier...
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Let’s Sing in Harmony – Auditions
Tuesday, September 17, 7:00 p.m., Belleville Congregational Church, 300 High Street. The Newburyport Choral Society (NCS) will hold its second rehearsal of the fall 2024 season. New singers are welcome and there is no fee to attend the first two rehearsals! Enjoy...
Trails and Sails – Tour de Greenbelt
NORTH SHORE – As summer ends, there are tremendous opportunities to get out stretch your legs and soak in unique landscapes on land and sea, while navigating scenic trails and visiting historic sites. The biggest is Essex Heritage Commission’s Trails and Sails....
Experience Illume Bookstore
NEWBURYPORT – Jen Perry opened Illume, the second bookstore in this small city, on National Independent Bookstore Day. On that day, April 29, 2023, the city’s downtown was humming with the annual Art Walk and even more appropriately with the Newburyport Literary...
An Early Black Attorney Honored
NEWBURYPORT – Louis Tyree was the man any parent would love to have as a son. He grew up in Indiana, where his father was a farmer and fought with the Union Army in the Civil War. His mother was highly literate and imbued her son with a desire for education and to...
Newburyport Choral Society New Singer Registration/Rehearsal Tuesday, September 10, 7:00 p.m
Newburyport Choral Society New Singer Registration/Rehearsal Tuesday, September 10, 7:00 p.m Belleville Congregational Church, 300 High Street The Newburyport Choral Society (NCS) will hold its first rehearsal of the fall 2024 season. New singers are welcome and there...
City of Newburyport Reports Non-Human Case of West Nile Virus
NEWBURYPORT – The state Department of Public Health informed the City of Newburyport last week that there has been a confirmed case of West Nile Virus (WNV) in the community. This was a non-human case. The City's risk status remains as moderate. To protect against...
Gloucester, Ipswich, Newburyport, Salisbury, and Topsfield Receive Money from State’s Bonding Bill
REGIONAL – Senate Minority Leader Bruce Tarr, R-Gloucester, successfully pushed through six amendments aimed at boosting local projects in the Affordable Homes Act, recently signed into law by Gov. Maura Healey. This new law and its associated programs are designed to...
High-Tech Pollution Sensor on Newburyport Dock
MERRIMACK RIVER – If you like to boat, swim or just walk along this river, the $35,000 that the Fluidion sensor pollution testing device costs, plus the $4,000 to $6,000 a year to maintain it, may be the one of the best investments for the river. On July 2, just in...
Newburyport Antique Car Show Dazzles
NEWBURYPORT – For the last 12 years, car enthusiasts have gathered on downtown streets for three hours to marvel at more than 250 classic cars from the 1950s, ‘60s and 70s. The 12th annual Cruisin’ The 50’s car show, sponsored by the Greater Newburyport Chamber of...
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