Newburyport News

The MBTA is selling five parcels for commercial development adjacent to the Newburyport, Mass.

The following activity for theA Hamilton Police A andA Fire Department A comes from the Hamilton-Wenham Emergency Center log for Friday, May 25 through Monday, May 28.

The Newburyport Five Cents Savings Bank has created a $400,000 educational fund in the name of recently retired CEO Richard Eaton that will be used to support area student athletes, according to the Daily News of Newburyport.

Raagini Indian Bistro, a new restaurant to be located in Shawsheen Plaza is scheduled to open when the kids go back to school, according to owner and manager Jaspreet Singh.

Newburyport, Mass., -- "Some of the best musicians in rock 'n' roll never see the light of day.

BOSTON - State law says government officials aren't supposed to ask private companies they do business with for campaign contributions, but former employees tell the I-Team that's exactly what's been happening for years in the Essex County Sheriff's Department.

GROVELAND, May 22, 2012 -- A nanny from Plaistow, N.H., with a history of stealing from her employers, was arrested and charged with larceny after the local family she worked for reported to police that jewelry and other items valued at nearly $30,000 were missing from their home.

This is a Newburyport postcard that I had never seen, clam diggers at work in the Plum Island basin.

Prom fever is heating up so we looked to the latest red carpet looks and trends for inspiration for this year's soiree.

Amesbury, Chelsea, and Newburyport have adopted union-backed changes to their employee health insurance plans that they say will bring much-needed savings.

Owner Mathew Perry sniffs a sample of the rum made at Turkey Shore Distilleries in Ipswich.

A New Season Begins for the Newburyport Whale Watch Is there any better way to share the beauty of living on the seacoast area with your family or friends than to marvel at the amazing creatures that exist in our own backyard? Take a ride on our 95-foot boat, the Prince of Whales which is one of the largest, most comfortable and fastest whale watch ... (more)

Alden Merrell Fine Desserts, a well-known employer in Newburyport's industrial-business park, has been acquired by Superior Capital Partners LLC, a Detroit-based private equity firm, according to the Daily News of Newburyport.

Superior Capital Partners has bought the gourmet desserts division of Heinz North America .

A move by Massachusetts lawmakers to increase state funding for the Community Preservation Act and give communities more flexibility in its use is being warmly received by local officials and supporters of the law.

The Provident Bank grew its assets 7 percent and its profits 4 percent in 2011, the bank announced in its annual report, with total assets rising to $530 million, and earning totaling $4.7 million.

Haverhill business owner Tim Coco, 50, took out papers Thursday for the Democratic nomination for the vacant First Essex District senate seat.

Enjoy some of the nature that Plum Island has to offer via bike when you ride through this 6-mile barrier beach that extends south of Newburyport.

A Massachusetts woman who got a bill for $73 from the state of New Jersey for a decades-old debt says she has no intention of paying.

The 17th annual Strut for Strays Walk and Festival, to benefit homeless cats and kittens, will be held rain or shine at Bartlet Mall, Newburyport.