Newburyport

A skate park in Newburyport was filled with mulch to stop people from skirting social distancing guidelines.

A Massachusetts man is facing charges after allegedly attacking a 70-year-old woman Tuesday morning at a home in Newburyport, Massachusetts, according to the Essex District Attorney’s office. Police responded to 18 Strong St. at 11:48 a.m. after receiving a request for a well-being check. When officers arrived, a 70-year old woman was found suffering from serious injuries. The woman, who…

Authorities are investigating after a 70-year-old woman was attacked and left critically injured.

Officials on Friday said a chemical reaction was behind several explosions that rocked a pharmaceutical plant in Newburyport, Massachusetts a day earlier. The Department of Fire Services said in a statement the explosions early Friday at SEQENS, formerly PCI Synthesis, occurred during “a sampling procedure of product from a large vat.” Fire officials responded to the plant at 9 Opportunity…

Authorities responded Thursday morning after several explosions at a chemical plant in Newburyport, Massachusetts, blew a hole through the roof and forced the building to be evacuated. Fire officials said they responded to SEQENS, formerly PCI Synthesis, at 9 Opportunity Way after receiving a call at around 4:30 a.m. They “made entry to the building and encountered heavy black smoke…

There was a series of explosions Thursday at a plant in Newburyport.

What if you could predict which victims of domestic violence were most at risk of being killed, and swoop in to protect them? A killing in Newburyport, Massachusetts, spurred advocates to develop a new approach helping survivors escape the cycle of domestic violence.

A man tried to draw a large police presence Sunday by falsely reporting a shooting and the possession of pipe bombs, Newburyport police said in a statement. At 6:12 p.m., police arrived at Longfellow Drive after a man called into the station and said he had shot someone inside a home on that street. When police arrived, they were able…

Slick conditions contributed to several car crashes early Monday after New England’s first widespread snowstorm of the season created hazardous traveling conditions. From snow to slush, slippery conditions were rampant after the storm delivered several inches of snow overnight, followed by showers in some towns.

U.S. Sen. Edward Markey is calling on Tesla to improve its driver assistance system after a report from NBC10 Boston exposed how drivers are skirting one of its key safety features. In a letter to CEO Elon Musk, Markey urged the electric car maker last week to prevent Tesla owners from bypassing an automatic shut-off feature designed to make sure...

The former president of a Massachusetts city council has been sentenced to 2 years in prison after pleading guilty to raping a teenage boy. The Newburyport Daily News reports that Bert Reed, of Newburyport, was sentenced Monday.

The video immediately went viral: A Tesla zooming down the Massachusetts Turnpike with the driver seemingly asleep behind the wheel. A few days later, I received a phone call from Peter, a Tesla owner from Newburyport. He had quite a story to tell.

Students and faculty at Emerson College were mourning Wednesday, a day after a popular journalism professor was fatally struck by an MBTA Commuter Rail Train while riding his bicycle to work. Moses Shumow was riding his bicycle on a pedestrian “cut-through” lane at Beverly Depot station in Massachusetts Tuesday morning when he was struck by a train.

An Emerson College professor has died after being hit by an MBTA Commuter Rail train in Beverly, Massachusetts, while riding his bicycle Tuesday morning. Authorities said the victim was riding a bicycle when he was struck by an outbound train at Beverly Depot Station while riding on a pedestrian “cut-through” lane around 8:20 a.m. The man was taken to an...

MBTA Commuter Rail trains were experiencing “severe delays” after a powerful nor’easter slammed Massachusetts and other parts of New England overnight. The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority announced most Commuter Rail lines would be delayed as crews dealt with wire issues, power outages, downed trees and flooding caused by the storm that moved in Wednesday night.

The MBTA’s Newburyport Line experienced delays Monday as police investigated a suspicious package at Rowley station. Authorities said the scene was clear and train service expected to resume after a bomb squad was deployed to investigate an “unattended package” on a bench Monday morning.