Newburyport

$5.5 Million More for Plum Island, MA, Jetty Repairs $5.5 Million More for Plum Island, MA, Jetty Repairs

Newburyport News: Any concern that money would run out before repairs to the south jetty along Plum Island were completed evaporated yesterday with the announcement of an additional $5.5 million in funds for the project. The U.S....

 » February 27th, 2013
Thin Ice May Cancel Newburyport Ice-Fishing Tourney Thin Ice May Cancel Newburyport Ice-Fishing Tourney

Newburyport News: As the area braces for a winter wallop, one local site seems to have escaped the season’s natural fate. While most all other area lakes and ponds are frozen, the Artichoke Reservoir between Newburyport and West Newbury...

 » February 9th, 2013
Newburyport, MA, May Expand Waterfront Facilities Newburyport, MA, May Expand Waterfront Facilities

Newburyport News: A new vision for the future of the east end of the municipal waterfront emerged this week when Harbor Commission announced its interest in doubling the size of the harbormaster’s office to include bathrooms, showers and...

 » January 21st, 2013
License Extended for Plum Island Whale Watch Boat License Extended for Plum Island Whale Watch Boat

Newburyport News: The business that hosts visitors on whale-watching cruises brings close to 10,000 to the city each summer, and last night (January 7) the Waterfront Trust voted to extend the license for such activity to the owners of...

 » January 10th, 2013
Newburyport, MA, Waterfront Plan May Face Legal Challenge Newburyport, MA, Waterfront Plan May Face Legal Challenge

Newburyport News: The Committee for an Open Waterfront has formally objected to the Newburyport Redevelopment Authority’s plan for mixed use development on the waterfront. And the citizens group is developing its own plan for the 4.2 acres that will...

 » January 8th, 2013
Plum Island, MA, Homes Threatened by Erosion Plum Island, MA, Homes Threatened by Erosion

Eagle Tribune: Efforts to shore up Annapolis Way houses in danger of falling into the ocean after a surprisingly powerful storm last week continued throughout the weekend with contractors placing tube-like coir sandbags in...

 » January 3rd, 2013
Historic Painting to Aid in Newburyport Development Historic Painting to Aid in Newburyport Development

Newburyport News: An oil painting of Newburyport’s waterfront in the early 1800s is playing a central role in what could be the first building project to take place on the downtown waterfront since 1968. Painted by an unknown artist,...

 » November 29th, 2012
MA Officials Say Beach Scraping Saved Homes MA Officials Say Beach Scraping Saved Homes

Newburyport News: City, state and federal officials touring Plum Island yesterday, just a week before election day, came to a bipartisan consensus—local beach communities were spared the devastation from tropical storm Sandy that hit other towns and cities...

 » November 5th, 2012
Newburyport Assessing Post-Sandy Waterfront Damage Newburyport Assessing Post-Sandy Waterfront Damage

Newburyport News: officials yesterday were assessing the effect of tropical storm Sandy on the waterfront, but one damaged asset that will not appear as a municipal loss is a segment of a wooden riverfront floating dock damaged by...

 » November 2nd, 2012
Newburyport Whale-Watch Boat Dodges Bullet from Sandy Newburyport Whale-Watch Boat Dodges Bullet from Sandy

Newburyport News: A dock on the Newburyport waterfront suffered extensive damage last night (Monday, October 29) after it was caught underneath The Prince of Whales, which was being tossed around like a rag doll by extraordinarily rough waters...

 » October 31st, 2012
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