Newburyport News: William Pierce, the first and only keeper of Salisbury’s former Harbor Range Light, was recently honored by the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation, which owns Salisbury Beach State Reservation. DCR placed a memorial plaque on the...

Due to high amounts of paralytic shellfish poison (PSP) toxin (also known as “red tide”) in shellfish, the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries has closed shellfish beds along many parts of the North Shore. Digging, harvesting or collecting shellfish, including...

Ray Moulton, founder of venerable Surfland Bait & Tackle on Plum Island, Massachusetts, and a well-known fisherman, died on October 25. He was 87. Moulton was born in Peabody, Mass., on Dec. 5, 1923, the youngest of 8 children....

You may remember that back in September, BoatingLocal reported (prior story link) on the town of Salisbury, Massachusetts, requesting names for their new pump-out boat. Well the suggested names came in and the vote was taken. The new pump-out...

The Harbor Commission in the town of Salisbury, Massachusetts, recently got a new pumpout boat—and a few laughs when it came time to naming the vessel, according to the Newburyport Times. The Harbor Commission asked area boat owners to...

Dredging of the Merrimack River inlet channel and the attendant beach-nourishment project along Plum Island and Salisbury Beach are scheduled to begin Wednesday, Sept. 15. The project is expected to last 2 to 3 weeks, concluding in mid-October. According...