Amesbury News

Amesbury has postponed its July 4 fireworks to tomorrow at dusk. The event will be held at Woodsom Farm on Lions Mouth Road.

A former employee of Data Resource Group, a company based in Salisbury, Mass., plead guilty today to defrauding Cisco Systems Inc.

Residents were completely undeterred by the steady misting rain and muddy conditions that marked the kickoff of the town's most celebrated event of the summer.

Massachusetts is recognized as a pioneer in public health. It was here, in 1799 in Boston, that the nation's first local board of health was created.

The patrolmen's union isn't the only town employee union disgruntled over the layoffs and cutbacks of town employee jobs and hours at Town Hall.

The panicked folly of Amesbury Mayor Thatcher Kezer in precipitately dissolving the town's health department has drawn Salisbury and Newburyport into a bureaucratic morass at a time when no municipality can afford to be in public health disarray.

Though the town was hit hard earlier this year by layoffs and cuts to services stemming from a state economic crisis, town leaders are determined to keep the tradition of Amesbury Days alive and as vibrant as ever.

While the overall Massachusetts unemployment rate was up in May, the state says the situation varies by region.

Yesterday marked the official start of summer, and the official start of Amesbury's biggest summer celebration isn't far behind.

For employers wishing to recognize their dedicated staff on the upcoming Employee Appreciation Day, Main Street Congregational Church is offering to bring lobster roll lunch packages to workers in honor of their hard work.

With more than 70,000 passengers traveling across the I-95 John Greenleaf Whittier Bridge daily, replacing the historic structure is expected to present the largest, most complicated civil engineering challenge in the state since the commencement of Boston's Big Dig.

A high-speed State Police car chase that started on Interstate-495 in Amesbury ended with the arrests of two men on Central Street last night at about midnight.

Shari Wilkinson, who spearheaded the market, said its success exceeded her greatest expectations.

R. E. Kimball and Company, Inc. of Amesbury, MA is voluntarily recalling all approximately 1200 units of Clam Chowder and Corn Chowder, all lot numbers in 15 oz cans, because they contain undeclared Milk and Wheat.

Greater Newburyport's lawmakers joined with their colleagues yesterday in an effort to restore voter confidence in Beacon Hill.

It would appear that members of Amesbury's executive branch are happy in their work, since the mayor and all but two municipal councilors have pulled papers to run for re-election in November.

There is this reality: The more we ask of government, the more it regulates our lives.

Date : Sat, 6 Jun 2009 19:14:20 PDT Amesbury News, MA June 6 2009 In downtown Amesbury, new business is booming By Pamela Canning Fri Jun 05, 2009, 01:46 PM EDT Amesbury, Mass.

Bill Brooks, the artistic director of Amesbury Playhouse, admits to being a bit of an old Yankee.

Chef Liz Barbour of the Creative Feast will be at Amesbury Public Library on Wednesday to impart some of her healthy cooking trade secrets to area residents.