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After 10 days on the run, dog is home

AMESBURY — After days of wandering, the Italian greyhound Merlin reappeared yesterday morning just like mystical figure he's named after. Merlin was found in a trap...

Petitions won't stop nuke plant relicensing

NEWBURYPORT — The chorus of local communities and elected leaders trying to temporarily halt the relicensing of the Seabrook nuclear station is growing, but their...

Newbury man sentenced in marina crimes

NEWBURYPORT — A Newbury man has been convicted for his part in last year's wave of thefts that resulted in almost $100,000 in copper wiring being stolen from the...

NHS booting up 'From Home' technology program

NEWBURYPORT — Until now, they were almost considered contraband in Newburyport schools. But a philosophy that had students leaving their smartphones and mobile...

Memories of Horton Home have lingered vividly throughout years

Back in the late 1920s and early 1930s, there was a facility, the Horton Home, named after the Rev. William Horton, who was well-known for his kindness and benevolence. He was...

Trooper at fault in cruiser crash

CONCORD, N.H. — A New Hampshire State Police investigation has found Salisbury native and New Hampshire State Trooper Gary Ingham Jr. was at fault, and he could...

Police logs

WEST NEWBURY The following item was recorded in the West Newbury police log: Christopher Haefner, 38, 27 Circuit Drive, Kingston, N.H.; was issued summonses and charged with...

District Court

NEWBURYPORT: The following cases were recorded at Newburyport District Court on Wednesday, Feb. 8, with Judge Allen Swan presiding over the jury-waived trials. Michael E. Moore,...

What it means to truly love in light of Valentine's Day

OK. Here we go again. It's Valentine's Day on Tuesday. And no matter how those TV ads may try to convince us, just because we give doesn't mean we will receive. And...

Fewer birds at local feeders this winter

As I write this, there are street sweepers going by. It is February! This time last year we watched snowplows make their way through the streets continuously. Punxsutawny Phil saw...

Salisbury police officer fired

SALISBURY — Mark Thomas, a 24-year veteran of the Salisbury Police Department, has been fired, culminating a lengthy investigation into his behavior that began more...

ConCom endorses open space

NEWBURYPORT — The Conservation Commission voted this week to "express interest" in 19 acres of open space the city stands to receive if Tropic Star LLC of New...

Missing Merlin

For more than a week, Caitlin Pumphrey and Steve Brunton of Haverhill have been searching for Merlin, their 10-year-old miniature greyhound who slipped his collar while just...

Proposed Triton assessments up 5 percent

BYFIELD — The Triton Regional School Committee Wednesday night approved a $36 million budget for fiscal 2013 that will require an almost 5 percent increase in the...

Officers receive suspensions for barroom brawl

SALISBURY — Two Essex County correctional officers were suspended without pay yesterday for a total of four months for their roles in a barroom brawl that broke out...

Police logs

NEWBURYPORT The following items were recorded in the Newburyport police log: Saul Bornstein, 57, 5 Chain Bridge Drive, Newburyport, was issued a summons Thursday at 4:15 a.m. on a...

Appeal of proposed Point Shore home in court

AMESBURY — Even if a judge rules that an appeal of a building permit issued for a foundation of a Point Shore home was filed past the 30-day deadline, it won't be...

Technology school to hold open house Wednesday

Seacoast School of Technology opens its doors to parents, students and the community for its New Student/Parent Information Night on Wednesday from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Available to...

Local student raising money for South Africa trip

SALISBURY — Kyle Mroz, a junior at UMass Amherst, is raising money for a volunteer trip to South Africa+++ this summer to help protect endangered animals and...

Nominations open for YH town crier

NEWBURYPORT — Nominees for the 2012 Yankee Homecoming Town Crier are now being sought. An event open to all, candidates will campaign from March 9 through May 1....

Port to get $3.5M for jetty fix

NEWBURYPORT — Emergency repairs are in store for the south jetty at the mouth of the Merrimack River along Plum Island, thanks to the release of $3.5 million in...

Police await autopsy in fatal crash

AMESBURY — Police investigating Tuesday's fatal car crash on Merrimac Street are awaiting autopsy results on the 80-year-old operator, Iora Alexander. Police still...

$8M bond sought for new DPW

AMESBURY — Mayor Thatcher Kezer is asking the Municipal Council to borrow $8 million for a new public works building on South Hunt Road. The project is key to...

Fireworks to remain outlawed at Seabrook Beach District

SEABROOK — A citizen's petition intended to reverse a fireworks ban on private property in the Seabrook Beach Village District was nullified by voters at Tuesday...

First the NY Giants, now ... the measles?

INDIANAPOLIS — East Coast fans who left this Super Bowl host city feeling good about Hoosier hospitality may have been exposed to something less welcome: the...

Move to dissolve police department soundly defeated

SEABROOK — An attempt to dissolve the town's police force was shot down at Tuesday night's deliberative Town Meeting. Albert "Max" Abramson made the motion to...

Kezer proposes spending $45,000 for Lake Attitash

AMESBURY — The mayor is proposing to use $45,000 of town money to help treat Lake Attitash, which has been dealing with an invasive weed known as milfoil and a...

Police logs

NEWBURYPORT The following item was recorded in the Newburyport police log: Joann S. Goldsmith, 51, 58 Prospect St., Amesbury, was arrested Monday at 3:02 p.m. and charged with...

District Court

NEWBURYPORT: The following cases were recorded at Newburyport District Court on Feb. 7, with Judge Peter Doyle presiding over the jury-waived trials: Mark S. Nici, 43, 63 Kathy...

Livingston defends $35.5M Pentucket budget proposal

WEST NEWBURY — The Pentucket Regional School District needs around $439,000 to maintain the same level of services next school year. Pentucket Superintendent Paul...

Crash kills local woman

AMESBURY — An 80-year-old local woman remembered as an excellent mother and teacher was killed late yesterday afternoon in a single-car accident on Merrimac Street...

Guilty plea in fatal accident

NEWBURYPORT — A Groveland woman avoided jail time this week after pleading guilty to motor vehicle homicide by negligent operation in connection with a 2010...

Help with the hounds

1In Newbury, it has been animal control officer Carol Larocque, who has recently taken over the responsibilities in Newburyport, as well. Municipal officials in Newburyport and...

Drive aims to find stem-cell donor for local man

AMESBURY — There's a chance that a Q-tip and a swab of your cheek could help save Don Rogacki's life. That's about all it takes to be put on the stem-cell donor...

IBEW continues fight despite lower profile

NEWBURYPORT — The electrical union protesting Anna Jaques Hospital's hiring process may be keeping a slightly lower profile in the city, but a representative says...

Heard Around Town

Daily News columnist John Lagoulis, 92, was injured recently in a fall. The multiple injuries are serious but not life-threatening due to his good health and strength. Lagoulis is...

Rash of car breaks reported in Port

NEWBURYPORT — Local police are reminding residents to lock their cars and take their valuables with them after at least 12 car breaks were reported late last week....

Committee seeks $10K to plant more trees

NEWBURYPORT — There are no grainy black-and-white Wanted posters of the Norway maple posted around town, but perhaps there should be. The once popular — but...

Selectmen discuss need for cisterns to aid firefighting

MERRIMAC — Selectmen listened to the pros and cons of a proposed cistern system to be used in dispensing water during firefighting at their meeting Monday night....

Three run for two seats on School Board

SEABROOK — Three people have filed candidacy papers to run for two available seats on the Seabrook School Board. Incumbents Bruce D. Casassa and Kathleen S. Cronin...

AmericanTowns Heroes: Ariana Hargis is a Real Livesaver

Ariana Hargis is the kind of lifeguard you want on duty when your loved ones are in the pool. She's a quick-thinking, focused professional with eyes in the back of her head. When...

Friday Night Out - Smitten Style

The shops in Newburyport bring together the very best in shopping, fashion, beauty, food and cocktails an one special night this February. Make it Date Night, Ladies' Night or a...

Citizen Profile: Author Jennifer Karin

Jennifer Karin By Kathleen Downey Plum Island Coffee Roasters is buzzing with caffeinated conversation as I slide into a chair and join local author, columnist, “imagination...

CVS vote deadline extended

NEWBURYPORT — City officials huddled with legal counsel on post-Patriots Monday to ensure that they don't have to replay the public hearings associated with a...

Targeting the pepperweed

AMESBURY — Plans are being made to do battle with a little-known assailant lurking in spots along the Great Marsh: the pepperweed. Mass Audubon specifically plans...

Restraint urged on proposed budget

BYFIELD — After being faced with cutting town services last year to cover education costs, officials in two of the three Triton Regional School District communities...

Scammers target residents' bank accounts

NEWBURYPORT — Local police are encouraging residents to be wary of a phone scam targeting people's bank accounts after seeing a rise in such calls over the last...

Director hired for regional 911 center

MIDDLETON — The regional 911 dispatch center under construction on the grounds of Middleton Jail now has a boss. Thomas Dubas, a former detective and police chief...

Illegal left turn results in heroin arrest

LAWRENCE — A Newburyport man was arrested Saturday morning and charged with possession of heroin and motor vehicle violations after a police officer saw a car make...

District Court

NEWBURYPORT: The following jury-waived trials were recorded Thursday, Feb. 2, at Newburyport District Court, with Judge Peter Doyle presiding: Robert J. Butcher, 54, 65 Market...