Amesbury News

As the town embarks on another year of higher taxes and stalled revenues, Mayor Thatcher Kezer told a gathering of nearly 100 residents last night that a better future is taking shape, while receiving a personal pat on the back from the state's chief executive.

Keeping a promise made to local citizens, the firm hired to rebuild the 1st Lt. Derek Hines Memorial Bridge estimates that the project will take 21'2 years to complete, according to information provided by the state.

Fire crews battled a three-alarm blaze at a house in Amesbury on Friday evening.

A three-alarm blaze heavily damaged a four-unit building on Pamela Lane yesterday evening, leaving all of the residents homeless.

The Globe has a new story up about the cursed restaurant space at 187 Elm St in Somerville, between Davis and Porter.

The wheels are finally in motion to close and rebuild the Lt. Derek S. Hines Bridge, at a cost of $30.7 million to taxpayers.

The cause of a fire at Friendly's Restaurant on Route 110 Friday remains under investigation, according to the Amesbury Fire Department.

For tax-strapped citizens of Amesbury, there's some hope that relief is gaining more momentum.

Amesbury's Municipal Council met with the mayor Thursday to pore through a raft of data that provides new insight into how the town spends money on big-ticket items like raises and health care.

In a floundering economy, Salisbury's new sewer line has brought new life into the town's Rabbit Road industrial park and the businesses there.

Amesbury voters picked Republican Scott P. Brown in last Tuesday's special state election to fill Edward Kennedy's US Senate seat.

Coastal Connections, a nonprofit organization serving the needs of adults with significant cognitive and physical disabilities, will be opening a private school in the Lower Millyard, New Ventures, for special needs students.

Amesbury's The Provident Bank has donated a building at 171 Lion's Mouth Road in Amesbury to the Pettengill House, a social services agency serving Greater Newburyport.

Unemployment offices in Haverhill and Lawrence will share $282,936 to help put Merrimack Valley residents back to work.

Nothing gives an adrenaline junkie the chills like the promise of getting a little dirty.

After a fire tore through her family's Abbott Street home last March, Robin Deziel's neighbor, Dawn Donovan, came to the rescue by rallying the community to raise funds for the family.

It's been a year since President Obama took office amid throngs of people cheering for hope and change.

If the number of absentee ballots filed through last Friday is any indication of what voter turnout will be for today's special election for U.S. Senate, Town Clerk Bonnijo Kitchin is anticipating some of the highest numbers Amesbury's ever seen for a state election.

I had been following with great interest the White Hen Pantry/CVS story, since I used to live in that Newburyport neighborhood for many years.

Four same-sex couples took part in South Church's special marriage ceremony opportunity, Standing on the Side of Love, which brought attention to the ongoing struggle same-sex couples endure for equal rights.