By Dave Watkins in News — 26 Sep 2026

Planning panel recommends data center water ban

School Committee reviews kindergarten boot camp pilot. Newburyport's School Committee reviewed results from a summer kindergarten boot camp pilot that replaced one-on-one screening with a play-based format, as a member pushed administrators for hard evidence the approach works before expanding it.Newburyport News
Panel presses developer on Parker Street buffer plan. Newburyport's Conservation Commission pressed a developer to shrink or relocate a building intruding into a wetland buffer on a 14-unit Parker Street project, continuing the hearing to October 6 as the two sides debate how much protection the buffer needs.Newburyport News
Planning board recommends data center water ban. Newburyport's Planning Board and City Council committee took up a proposed citywide ban on water-cooled data centers after outreach to banks and utilities found little pushback, while a scaled-back 12-unit Park Street project remained stalled over wetland and crosswalk questions.Newburyport News

Newburyport football tops Triton in overtime rivalry win. The Daily News of Newburyport reports Newburyport's football team survived a slow start to beat rival Triton in overtime in the season's Border Battle matchup.The Daily News of Newburyport

Thu, Oct 1: Newburyport JV soccer hosts Manchester Essex Oct. 1. Newburyport's junior varsity soccer team is scheduled to play Manchester Essex on Thursday, October 1, according to MaxPreps' conference match listing.MaxPreps

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