West Newbury News

In a decision last week, the FCC ruled in favor of the petitions as a group because it determined that Comcast faced competition from Verizon .

Budget shortfalls and economic uncertainties are apparently of little concern to some on Beacon Hill, who continue to spend as though we were in boom times rather than on the verge of another Great Depression.

Two rare horses have made West Newbury their home - a trick horse named Noir who can pick up and throw a rubber ball and rear or bow on command, and a miniature horse that stands at less than 3 feet tall.

A late-afternoon thunderstorm took its toll on Haverhill yesterday, knocking down trees and disrupting electrical power for several hours for up to 1,700 customers.

Legislators say they need to get the cost of doctor and hospital care down in order to make health insurance affordable for everyone.

Some questions can never be answered, but that doesn't mean you can't keep trying.

After four years of giving shoppers a break and retailers a lift, Massachusetts lawmakers may give the annual sales tax holiday the summer off.

As a member of the Pentucket Regional Community Wellness Council, a parent and an educational psychologist, I was deeply disheartened when the Pentucket School Committed voted last Tuesday in a 5-4 decision to ...

Tammy Tolosko captures scenic New England in photographs and watercolor paintings, and her work will be exhibited at GAR Memorial Library this month.

After considering quotes from three engineering companies, the Board of Selectmen has chosen low bidder Meridian Associates to handle the subdivision of the town-owned Bradstreet Farm property.

The future of Essex County's natural resources depends in no small part on the state Legislature's approval this year of the proposed environmental bond bill.

The Page School Green Team teamed up with Visiting Geeks, a Merrimac-based on-site computer repair company, to coordinate an electronics recycling fundraiser at the school one Saturday earlier this month.

Throughout the year, the third-grade students at the elementary schools in the Pentucket district - Groveland, Merrimac and West Newbury - have corresponded with one another.

Newburyport's Theater in the Open is beginning its 2008 season by getting reacquainted with an old favorite.

After a Pentucket graduation party ended with a dozen summonses for underage drinking and a teenager hospitalized, local police are asking parents to keep a close eye on their children's celebrations.

For more than a decade, bassist David Ambrosio has made his name in the clubs and other venues of the New York City jazz scene.

The Planning Board has determined a public hearing will be necessary before any attempt to amend a special permit for Ocean Meadows, the over-55 housing development at 823 Main St.

A tabletop exercise simulating a chlorine tanker truck rollover at the Interstate 95 and Interstate 495 interchange was held by the Northern Essex Regional Planning Committee on May 15 in the 1910 Building Town ...

The holiday weekend got off to a dangerous start yesterday when two major accidents snarled traffic and left drivers with serious injuries.

Registration is underway for SummerBlast! This creative community arts program is sponsored by the Pentucket Fine and Performing Arts Foundation.