Newburyport Planning Board Approves 18 Highland Avenue Subdivision After Extended Review
Newburyport Planning Board unanimously approves 18 Highland Avenue subdivision and special permit after months of neighbor opposition.
Braintree School Committee Backs $86.2 Million FY27 Budget With $1 Million Still Unresolved
Braintree School Committee received a $86.2 million FY27 budget recommendation and heard stark facilities cost data as members offered first formal feedback on a four-scenario school consolidation master plan.
Newburyport City Council Approves $7M School Roof Bond, Bartlett Mall Grant
Newburyport City Council unanimously approved a roughly $7 million school roof bond and voted 10-1 to accept a $775,000 federal grant for the Bartlett Mall frog pond restoration at its March 23 meeting.
Newburyport Conservation Commission issues two orders, continues three waterfront hearings
NEWBURYPORT -- March 17, 2026, Newburyport Conservation Commission advances six waterfront cases in a lengthy March 17 session. The commission voted unanimously to issue a certificate of compliance for 20 Henry Graf Road, closing out a Phragmites-management order after new ownership committed in writing to continue the remediation plan; unanimously
Newburyport School Committee Appoints Whittier Reps, Debates $47.8 Million FY27 Budget
Newburyport School Committee advances a $47.8 million FY27 draft budget requiring a 5.2 percent city appropriation increase.