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The lawn is the largest single crop in America, is the most irrigated crop, and is a complete and utter biodiversity desert. “Lawns significantly degrade the ecological health of land and water and contribute to global warming.” – Owen Wormser Here are some...
The Newburyport Horticulture Society (HORT) awarded three (3) student scholarships in May to area graduating senior high school students who are planning a college major in a field that will benefit the environment. A $2,500 HORT scholarship was awarded to both Hannah...
NEWBURYPORT – The beloved Clipper City Rail Trail with its interesting sculptures and interpretative signage is easy to navigate -- if you can see. Now thanks to new technology being installed by the Newburyport Lions Club, even walkers with low vision will soon be...
We all have varying degrees of challenges in our daily life. Our good health, happiness, and family are most important. Over the past 19 years I have participated in athletic events which I have used to meet my fundraising goals. It is difficult to ask for your...
REGIONAL – The residents of Newburyport and nearby North Shore towns and cities lost one of its most charming, colorful, kind and effective people when Roberta Flynn passed away on, July 7th, after a sudden illness. Known as Bobbi to friends and family, the...
A Glowing Night of Community and Remembrance: Thanks to everyone who made the 15th Annual Newburyport Lantern Festival a Beautiful Success. Greater Newburyport Ovarian Cancer Awareness (GNOCA) extends heartfelt thanks to the hundreds of community members who joined us...
The Town Common Vegetable Garden Tips Potato Beetles There are two ways to help beat the potato beetle: 1. Walk the rows and squish every beetle, and check the underside of the leaves for yellow clusters of tiny eggs. Squish out the eggs. Very time consuming... Straw!...
NEWBURYPORT – Michael Lago, probably the oldest, at 92, and much-loved member of the Newburyport Tennis Club, passed away last month. Thanks to his wife, Carol, who introduced him to tennis when he was in his 50s, Mike was a member of Newburyport Tennis Club for more...
Newburyport Art Presents 10 x 10 Small Works Friday, July 11th - Wednesday, July 23rd Newburyport Art (NAA) announces its next exhibition, 10 x 10 Small Works, from Friday, July 11th through Wednesday, July 23rd. This show displays art pieces that are no larger...
Monday, July 14th at 6pm: Maker Monday: Jellyfish Windchime (IN PERSON). With a base in the form of a Japanese wind bell, this art piece will add coastal charm and graceful tones to your porch or windows. Registration required. Friday, July 18th at 10am: Artificial...
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