Amesbury News

In its quest to create safer communities and a future without domestic violence, on Jan.

No one ran against the city's two state lawmakers in November's elections, but that didn't stop them from emptying a combined total of nearly $290,000 from their war chests.

Beginning today, residents will see small changes in their trash and recycling pickup with the new contract going into place.

When two-thirds of the high school senior class makes the honor roll, it's time to raise the honor roll standards.

The new year isn't going to be easy for state and local leaders. They are entering 2009 grappling with reports from Beacon Hill this week that tax collections may fall another $1 billion below projections.

On Christmas Eve a steady stream of cars circled and circled around the Green Street parking lot, each driver vying for a precious space to park in order to do some last-minute shopping downtown.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank the several volunteers and people who helped out during the recent ice storm.

The town wants in on an on-call transportation service offered by the Merrimack Valley Regional Transit Authority.

It's official: Winter is here. Yesterday's snowstorm pushed the Greater Newburyport area above average for snow totals for December, though still below last year's 27-inch tally.

Expired infant formula, medications and milk remain on CVS shelves according to investigators who found over a hundred out-of-date products at 67 CVS stores in the Philadelphia, Detroit and Boston areas in ...

After last week's devastating ice storm and this weekend's heavy snowfall, Amesbury's office of Emergency Management is looking for volunteers.

In the aftermath of an ice storm that cut power to thousands of people in the region, life began to return to normal for many, though some could be days away from getting electricity back to their homes.

Deborah Perkins spent her day yesterday at the laundromat waiting in line for an open dryer while her home sat in complete darkness for the fourth day in a row.

The compost facilities in Newburyport and Amesbury will be open for residents to drop off any brush left by last week's storm.

On the heels of an ice storm that knocked out power throughout much of New England, thousands of people face even more problems today.

Fourteen Amesbury High School students were honored at the eighth annual Unsung Student Awards yesterday morning.

The Municipal Council last night voted to return the town to a single tax rate for residential, commercial and industrial property owners, saying they were "righting a wrong" incurred by the former council that ...

A Haverhill man is being held on $50,000 bail after being arrested on charges of being a fugitive from justice stemming from an incident at Burger King in Amesbury earlier this year.

Local businesses and community residents are being invited to make the holiday season happier for families affected by domestic violence by participating in the Giving Tree, a gift-giving program organized by ...

Every family has its holiday traditions. For the Gilberts, it's been centered around Bob Cratchit, Ebenezer Scrooge and Tiny Tim.