A few photos from Yankee Homecoming Leanne from ANCHOR PIZZA set up a sidewalk spot where her four children helped her deliver pizza and smiles to the many Yankee Homecoming patrons. Left to right: Dylan, Skylor, Lillyanna, and Jaxyn. Their dad and more Yankee...
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Newburyport Custom House Setting New Attendance Records
NEWBURYPORT – The Custom House Maritime Museum may hit a record this year with as many as 16,000 visitors walking through its doors, which is double the museum’s 2023 attendance. Much of that success has to do with a series of transformations and additions designed to...
Georgetown Sues to Stop Huge Sand Excavation
GEORGETOWN – The town’s lawyers on Friday filed for an injunction against Robles Excavating Co., Todd Champlain and Mary Potter Friday to stop the sand mining operation at Zibell Farm. It asked for a preliminary injunction on the mining operation. The action, which...
Georgetown Fire Department Welcomes New Hires
GEORGETOWN – Chief Matt McKay is pleased to share that the Georgetown Fire Department has welcomed three new hires. Andrew Gibson Firefighter/EMT Gibson joined the Department in September 2023 as a call/per-diem Firefighter/EMT. Gibson has since received his...
Newburyport Bank Welcomes Elliot Smith to Senior Vice President, Commercial Loan Officer
NEWBURYPORT – Jim McCarthy, President and Chief Operating Officer of Newburyport Bank, is pleased to announce Elliot Smith has joined the Bank as Senior Vice President, Commercial Loan Officer. With more than 12 years of experience in commercial lending, Elliot brings...
Free Musical Baseball Show at Georgetown Senior Center Aug. 12
GEORGETOWN – With the Red Sox in the thick of the playoff picture, the Georgetown Senior Center, 51 North St., is hosting a free Musical Baseball Show by local singer-songwriter (and former sportswriter) Howie Newman on Tuesday, Aug. 12, at 12:30 p.m. The show is open...
Essex Police Arrest Man on Drunken Driving, Resisting Arrest Charges After He Parked and Drove Atop Boulders
ESSEX – Chief Thomas Shamshak Jr. reports that the Essex Police Department arrested and charged a man with drunken driving and multiple motor vehicle offenses after he parked and drove atop boulders and failed to stop for police. Anthony Altieri, Age 48, of Essex, was...
Gloucester Fire Department Battles Fire at Business on Eastern Avenue
GLOUCESTER ♦ Chief Eric Smith reports that the Gloucester Fire Department and its mutual aid partners successfully battled a blaze early Friday at a local business. Fire crews were notified at 2:35 a.m. Friday, Aug. 1, of a fire at 150 Eastern Ave., which housed an...
Sam Szabo and Paul-Emile Cendron: Featured in Coming Home Newburyport Art Exhibit
By Greigh Cloward NEWBURYPORT – Sam Szabo and Paul-Emile Cendron are featured artists in Coming Home, a current art exhibit at Newburyport Art that has invited past and current citizens of Newburyport back to their hometown to showcase their unique artistic talents....
Town of Newbury Implements Heavy Commercial Vehicle Exclusion on Larkin Road
NEWBURY – The Town of Newbury announces that a Heavy Commercial Vehicle Exclusion has been put into effect on Larkin Road. On June 17, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (DOT) approved a Heavy Commercial Vehicle Exclusion for Larkin Road. The exclusion...
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