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There is something special growing on High Street this year. After so many years of discussion, several false starts, endless planning and a vote by Newburyport citizens the construction is underway. The 16,000 square foot two story wood-framed facility at 331 High Street will open in early Read More
I have had the good fortune recently to meet and talk to a Newburyport native who has worked at the voting polls for most of her adult life. Janet turned 85 last week-end and has decided to retire from her post. She was first appointed to her post at the polls by then City Councilor George Read More
I have volunteered at the Custom House Maritime Museum since 2009. During these years I have met visitors of all ages and interests and from many places. Almost all visitors, especially sailors and children are attracted to the Brown Gallery, better known as The Shipwreck Room. This gallery Read More
A recent survey conducted by Elder Services of the Merrimack Valley found that the #1 concern identified by seniors is food insecurity. This is the first time that transportation has been surpassed as the most important need for Newburyport seniors. I was surprised to learn this from Rosann Read More
My husband and I moved to Newburyport nine years ago, having lived and raised our three children on Beacon Hill and in Winchester. We came to Newburyport for Sunday brunch and, while driving through the South End, we saw an “Open House” sign, complete with balloons. By chance we stopped, toured Read More
If an anthropologist were to walk the streets of Newburyport what would she conclude from her observations of what lay about and walked about and moved about, what would she have to say about this fair city? For that matter what could a person of ordinary intelligence (e.g., me) conclude about Read More
Cynics don't and atheists won't appreciate the beauty of the coming holiday: the Christmas lights, the carolers, smiling children all apple-cheeked from the cold, and if we have a white Christmas, the unmistakable smell of snow and pine needles. Yes, snow does have a smell. Go ahead. Take a Read More
Lesser gratitudes. When someone asks you what you really want for Christmas, the common reply is, “World peace.” Even if you are cynical enough to believe it's the gift that can never be given, it is the perennial standard and should be at the top of everyone's gift list. It is not so Read More
You can't go home again. The author Thomas Wolfe planted this sentiment in our cultural landscape where it took root and flourished into a uniquely American meme articulating the transient essence of home. Not to belittle the plight of the homeless - “houseless” may be more apt – but we are a Read More
For all you skeptics out there in greater Newburyport, I am happy to report that the Senior Center project is alive and well and for the most part on schedule. With much gratitude to Newburyport Council on Aging (NCOA) Director Roseann Robillard for her feedback, I can report the following. As Read More
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