Newburyport

Police in Newburyport, Massachusetts, are looking for help in identifying a man wanted in connection to a robbery that occurred at CVS on Saturday afternoon. Police said that at just after 2 p.m., they were called to CVS on Pond Street for a report of a robbery. They said that a man had walked into the store and approached the…

The man is wanted in connection to a robbery that occurred at CVS.

At Battle Grounds Coffee Co. in Newburyport, Massachusetts, Aug. 6 was a tough day. The company’s American flag was vandalized, and it hit too close to home for the owners — one of whom is a former Navy SEAL. Salvatore and Dana DeFranco were called after employees arriving for work found the U.S. flag on the ground. It typically hangs…

One of the owners is a Navy SEAL, so the vandalism hit them harder. Police say there is no surveillance video of what happened but they are still investigating.

Authorities have recovered a man’s body from the water in Newburyport, Massachusetts, nearly 24 hours after the man’s girlfriend reported him missing.

Kevin Mahoney’s body will be taken to the state medical examiner’s office for an autopsy.

Kevin Mahoney reportedly went missing around 1:30 a.m. Saturday.

The man reportedly went missing around 1:30 a.m. on Saturday.

Authorities have recovered a man’s body from the water in Newburyport, Massachusetts, nearly 24 hours after the man’s girlfriend reported him missing. Newburyport police and the U.S. Coast Guard said Sunday night that Kevin Mahoney’s body had been located in the Merrimack River near the North End Boat Club around 5:20 p.m. Mahoney’s body was recovered after a coordinated...

A woman was thrown from a boat that went out of control and onto a dock at the Newburyport marina over the weekend.

A boat landed on top of a dock in Newburyport, Massachusetts, sending two women to a local hospital Saturday afternoon. According to Newburyport Harbormaster Paul Hogg, the accident occurred around 2 p.m. at the Newburyport Harbor Marina. Three people were on the boat at the time of the crash, two women and a 3-year-old. The woman operating the boat was…

Strong tides were a contributing factor, the harbor master said.

The controversial shark fishing tournaments popular along the East Coast are now the target of conservationists who want events like these canceled. “You’re sending a message that sharks are entertainment,” said Massachusetts native and filmmaker Eli Roth, who directed a recent documentary focused on the killing of sharks. “We’re wiping them out for likes on Facebook and to give...

Activitsts are calling for a shark fishing tournament in Newburyport to be canceled.

The Newburyport Fire Department is grieving the loss of one of its longtime veteran firefighters. Brett Burkinshaw, who served with the department for approximately 18 years, died on July 1 after a 19-month battle with brain cancer, fire officials announced Friday. He was 47. “We, as a department, are devastated by this news and the loss of a longtime veteran…

Residents of Newburyport, Massachusetts are being warned to be cautious after a scammer posing as a Newburyport Police officer reached someone in town by phone and demanded $10,000 or else they’d be arrested.

Residents of Newburyport, Massachusetts, are being warned to be cautious after a scammer posing as a Newburyport police officer reached someone in the city by phone and demanded $10,000 or else they’d be arrested. City Marshal Mark Murray said that the scammer, who was most likely not in the U.S., was able to use both the name of an...

With young kids now eligible for their shots, clinic organizers are thinking of more and more things to ease the anxiety.

At a previously scheduled vaccine clinic in Newburyport, Massachusetts, appointments opened up this weekend for 12- to 15-year-olds following last week’s approval of the vaccine for that age group. Even at just 14 years old, Lindsay Husak of Merrimac, Massachusetts, was anything but hesitant to get her COVID-19 vaccine. “A lot of my friends have already got their first dose,”…

Gov. Baker provides a COVID-19 update after touring Newburyport school with pooled coronavirus testing program.