Newburyport

The Plum Island Point public parking lot and Northern Boulevard will be closed to non-residents every weekend through Labor Day, the city of Newburyport announced Wednesday. Mayor Donna Holaday is setting new parking rules and vowing to “strictly” enforce them at Plum Island beaches and other public areas to reduce traffic and avoid overcrowding, according to the city’s website....

After over 37 years of business, the Dragon’s Nest toy store in Newburyport is closing its doors forever. In a farewell post on Facebook, owner Sally Owen said the store, which will close at the end of August, has been unable to maintain the customer service it prides itself on during the coronavirus pandemic. She added that the multitude of…

A Massachusetts mother says her 14-year-old twin boys were handing out free donuts in Newburyport last Thursday when a man shouted a racial expletive at them. City officials announced Monday that Newburyport police are investigating the incident involving a group of middle school-aged boys, saying they are “using all resources at our disposal.” “We do not tolerate acts of racism…

Adama Barry says her 14-year-old twin boys were handing out free donuts in Newburyport last Thursday when a man shouted a racial expletive at them.

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.