Congressional candidates denounced a local ICE raid this week, per a Daily News report on Newburyport-area developments. The Daily News published "Congressional candidates condemn local ICE raid" on Wednesday, reporting that Massachusetts congressional hopefuls criticized recent federal…
Newburyport recorded 15 property sales between July 17 and Aug. 15, 2026, with eight of those transactions listing a sale price. Recorded prices ranged from $320,000 to $2,230,000, with a median of $712,500. The period's largest transaction was a $2,230,000 sale at 71 Purchase St on Aug. 10,
Newburyport city councilors have proposed zoning rules capping building heights in parts of the city, an early step that could shape future development along downtown and waterfront corridors. The Daily News of Newburyport reports the change in a story headlined "Newburyport city counci…
Newburyport's Council on Aging is gearing up for its NewStock fundraiser, according to a Newburyport Daily News report published Monday. The paper also reports the town's Chamber Music Festival continues its run of performances Thursday, and the community's Village Talk speaker series r…
Newburyport recorded 14 property deed transfers between July 10 and Aug. 8, but only three had a sale price recorded, ranging from $965,000 to $1,899,900 with a median of $1,025,000. The month's top recorded sale was 21 Erie Ave, which sold for $1,899,900 to Joseph Gruber. At least eight of the 14
Newburyport-born TikTok influencer Sydney Towle has died at 26 after a three-year battle with a rare form of bile duct cancer. Towle, born in the seaport city on November 15, 1999, before her family moved to Hobe Sound, Florida, went on to graduate from Dartmouth College and build a fol…
S&P Global Ratings upgraded Newburyport's general obligation bond rating, the ratings agency reported Wednesday, a mark of the town's improving fiscal standing. The Daily News of Newburyport profiled longtime Lions Club volunteer Bob LaFrance in "A love for giving back: Bob LaFrance ref…
Newburyport recorded 15 property sales in the four weeks ending Aug. 1. Of the 11 sales with a recorded price, amounts ranged from $212,500 for a unit at 30-32 Water St. to $1.83 million for a unit at 3 Marsh St., with a median of $1 million. Daniel Lucy Way saw three sales and Merrimac Street saw
Hundreds of onlookers turned out this week for Newburyport's annual bed race, a summer tradition tied to Yankee Homecoming season. The Daily News of Newburyport captured the scene in a report headlined "Bedtime comes early in Newburyport: Annual bed race draws hundreds of onlookers," de…
A bridge closure in the Upper Millyard area is disrupting nearby businesses, according to a report from The Daily News of Newburyport. Separately, the city recognized four community members with Generations of Giving awards, and the local Coast Guard station opened its doors for a commu…
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