Newbury News

The following items were recorded in the of the Newburyport police: Two juveniles were issued summonses Thursday at 5:32 p.m. on charges of destruction under $250. Officer Mike McGinnis issued the summonses on Virginia Lane.

The Holy Redeemer Parish Holiday Fair will be held Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Nativity Parish Hall on Green Street in Merrimac.

The Town of Newbury may soon be joining the growing ranks of communities that are building wind turbines, and hopefully it will take to heart the lessons that are quickly being learned by its neighbors.

The following item was recorded in the log of the Newburyport police: Corey M. Morrison, 27, 55 Scotland Road, Newbury, was arrested Sunday at 7:16 p.m. and charged with driving while under the influence of alcohol, leaving the scene of property damage, failure to stop for police and violating the city ordinance regarding marijuana possession.

With more than 200 children and 400 adults homeless in the Greater Newburyport region, a group of retired local residents has decided to take action.

The town will look at three locations as possibilities for a large wind turbine.

State Trooper Anthony A. Alestock of Haverhill has received the Massachusetts State Police Medal of Lifesaving.

Newbury may soon be for rent. Not all of it, of course, but Town Administrator Chuck Kostro wants to establish a system that would allow private sponsors to donate money to maintain a number of local public sites.

Town officials hope to meet soon with Salisbury's representatives to the Triton School Committee to discuss the realities of this budget season, which aren't looking rosy right now.

This summer in Haverhill there was a frightening incident with a woman who was walking her dog in a wooded area and was aggressively challenged by a pack of coyotes.

The town's oldest subdivision could be receiving special attention at next year's Town Meeting.

Strong performances across the board on last spring's MCAS exams are reason to celebrate, Pentucket Superintendent Paul Livingston told the School Committee on Tuesday.

The town saluted a man on Saturday who was the editorial voice of The Daily News for more than three decades.

It could all fall apart if the bids are too high, but otherwise Plum Island beach nourishment is a done deal.

November is always a "ducky" month in the bird world. The number of ducks continues to build as migrants stop over on our rivers, lakes, ponds and ocean.

The Governor's Academy Faire celebrates the creative talents of local artists the next two weekends in the Peter R. Remis Lobby Art Gallery in the Performing Arts Center on the school's Byfield campus at 1 Elm St.

Tuesday night, Oct. 27, at the Newbury Round School was one of those moments that define a community.

The man who city officials accuse of holding up a vital piece of a rail trail says he has tried to work out a deal, but city officials have been pressing him to sign a fraudulent deed in order to expedite the project.

What would happen to the emergency needs of the public if an epidemic or catastrophe sickens police officers and shuts down local police stations? Who responds to the roadside emergency 911 call if the local department's officers are all out with the H1N1 flu? With flu, swine and seasonal, striking in historic proportions, decimating school ...

In a couple of weeks, residents within a 10-mile radius of Seabrook Station will hear a lunchtime siren noticeably different from last year's subtle screech.