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Newburyport Conservation Commission Issues Permits for Basin Street, American Yacht Club Projects

NEWBURYPORT — April 7, 2026 — Newburyport Conservation Commission issues two waterfront permits and continues two others at its April 7 meeting. The seven-member commission voted unanimously to issue orders of conditions for 5 Basin Street, a coastal deck and revetment reconstruction on Plum Island, and for 115 Water Street Rear,

Newburyport Planning Board Approves 18 Highland Avenue Subdivision After Extended Review

NEWBURYPORT — March 31, 2026 — Newburyport Planning Board unanimously approves 18 Highland Avenue subdivision and special permit after months of neighbor opposition. The board, sitting with six full and associate members on March 31, voted 7-0 on the special permit and 5-0 on the definitive subdivision for a private-

Braintree School Committee Backs $86.2 Million FY27 Budget With $1 Million Still Unresolved

NEWBURYPORT — March 25, 2026 — 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. DPW Director Matt Jocks told the committee that Highlands School costs $4.56 per square

Newburyport City Council Approves $7M School Roof Bond, Bartlett Mall Grant

NEWBURYPORT — March 23, 2026 — 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. The school bond, covering roof work at Newburyport High School and

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.

Whittier Tech Commits $2.5 Million for New School Building Feasibility Study

NEWBURYPORT — March 11, 2026 — Whittier Tech School Committee unanimously approves $2.5 million to fund a new MSBA feasibility study. The Whittier Regional Vocational Technical School Committee voted 11-0 Wednesday to appropriate $2,500,000 from its capital projects special revenue fund, which currently holds $2,902,837, to

Newburyport Planning Board Advances Bank Radiator Fix, Continues Highland Avenue Subdivision

NEWBURYPORT — March 4, 2026 — Newburyport Planning Board advanced three permit cases and approved a housekeeping subdivision covenant release at its March 4 meeting. The board voted unanimously to grant submittal waivers and determine complete a site-plan-review application from the Palmer Capital Foundation for a battery energy storage system

Newburyport Conservation Commission Approves Alum Treatment for Cyanobacteria-Plagued Artichoke Reservoir

NEWBURYPORT — March 3, 2026 — Newburyport Conservation Commission unanimously approves alum treatment for city's cyanobacteria-plagued drinking water reservoirs. The commission voted 7-0 Tuesday to issue an order of conditions for an aluminum compound treatment of the upper and lower Artichoke Reservoirs, the city's primary drinking

Newburyport Council Approves $1.8 Million Boardwalk Repair and Courts Zoning Change

NEWBURYPORT — March 2, 2026 — Newburyport City Council approves $1.8 million boardwalk repair package and passes courts-and-lanes zoning change in one night. The council unanimously accepted a $1.492 million Seaport Economic Council grant and $285,000 in Community Preservation Committee funds to partially reconstruct the deteriorating waterfront

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