Newburyport

A vehicle hit a bicyclist earlier this week in Newburyport, Massachusetts, and then took off, police said, asking for the public’s help in finding the vehicle. The incident occurred at about 4:43 p.m. Tuesday at the intersection of Pond and High streets, according to Newburyport police, who said three bicyclists were traveling east in the bike lane on High...

A boat was on fire Monday in Massachusetts’ Merrimack River, fire officials said, appearing to send smoke over Newburyport and Salisbury. The boat caught fire at the Newburyport Boat Basin, according to the Newbury Fire Department. It was towed away from other boats, across the river. The Newburyport Harbormaster and Salisbury Fire Department were helping to put out the blaze….

Two unsettling reports of animal cruelty involving dogs in different towns in Massachusetts were unfounded, according to police. Authorities in Townsend and Newburyport issued press releases Friday looking to debunk rumors that had been circulating around the towns. Police in Townsend, located in northern Massachusetts along the New Hampshire border, said they received a report on April 11 that someone…

Firefighters responded to a boat fire in Newburyport, Massachusetts on Saturday morning. Newburyport Fire say they responded to a report at around 10:45 a.m. in the area of Windward Yacht Yard on 58 Merrimac St.  Authorities say a boat owner reported he had been working on his boat’s transmission when the generator in the bed of his pickup truck caught...

A pedestrian is expected to survive after being struck by an SUV in Newburyport, Massachusetts, on Wednesday morning. Newburyport police and fire said they responded to a report of a crash around 11:14 a.m. at the intersection of High and Marlboro streets. When they arrived, police and fire officials they found an adult male pedestrian suffering from injuries that are…

Rev. Helen Murgida was fatally hit while walking in Newburyport Wednesday.

A beloved local reverend has been identified as the person struck and killed by a pickup truck in Newburyport, Massachusetts, Wednesday evening. Helen Murgida, 81, was killed when she was hit by a Ford pickup truck near the intersection of Green and Pleasant streets, according to the Essex County District Attorney’s Office. The Newburyport community came together Thursday evening to…

A pedestrian is dead after being hit by a pickup truck Wednesday.

A pedestrian has died after being hit by a pickup truck Wednesday in Newburyport, Massachusetts, according to authorities. The Newburyport Police Department said the crash happened around 6:40 p.m. near the intersection of Green Street and Pleasant Street. A Ford pickup truck hit a female victim. The office of Essex County District Attorney Paul Tucker said later that the victim…

A resident and her dog were able to escape a fire in a single-story home on Plum Island on Thursday night. Newburyport police first spotted the fire in a ranch home on H Street around 6:50 p.m. When firefighters arrived, they said fire was coming from the area of a Christmas tree. The flames were knocked down by fire crews,…

The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration has found an explosion that killed one worker at a pharmaceutical chemical plant in Massachusetts could have been prevented, and proposed nearly $300,000 in penalties. The May explosion at the Seqens plant in Newburyport, Massachusetts, killed Jack O’Keefe, 62, of Methuen. Video showed most of the roof torn off a building. Results of the…

Contractors working in Newburyport, Massachusetts, found what appear to be four pipe bombs in a home Thursday afternoon, police said. The devices were found in an unoccupied home on Purchase Street. Authorities X-rayed the devices but were unable to determine if they were real or prop items, according to police. The items will be taken to a safe location and…

With rough seas expected, and conditions ripe for trouble, Newburyport Harbormaster Paul Hogg knew it was time to be proactive. So on Sunday, he had two crews positioned near where the Merrimack River and the Atlantic Ocean collide, knowing the outgoing tide, easterly winds, and waves peaking over 8 feet could cause trouble. It didn’t take long for all that…

Two people were rescued after their boat capsized Sunday.

All Plum Island beaches in Newburyport, Massachusetts, are closed to swimming after testing showed high levels of bacteria from sewage coming down the Merrimack River. The mayor told NBC10 Boston it’s the first time they’ve had to make this kind of call, which affects popular spots like Plum Island Point Beach and the beach off 55th Street. “Really it’s...

All Plum Island beaches in Newburyport, Massachusetts, are closed to swimming Tuesday after testing showed high levels of bacteria from sewage coming down the Merrimack River.

Authorities have released the name of the woman killed after being hit by an SUV in Newburyport, Massachusetts. Police say 41-year-old Mercy Kimani was struck on June 24 around 9p.m. on Low Street in the area of Port Plaza. Kimani was taken by ambulance to Anna Jaques Hospital where she was pronounced dead, police said. “We extend our deepest condolences…

Newburyport police said the driver remained at the scene.

A pedestrian died Saturday night after being hit by an SUV in Newburyport, Massachusetts. Newburyport police responded to Low Street in the area of Port Plaza around 9 p.m. for a report of a serious crash involving a pedestrian. The pedestrian was taken by ambulance to Anna Jaques Hospital where they were later pronounced dead, police said. Their name has…