Newbury News

The following items were recorded in the log of the Newburyport police: John L. Palomo, 41, 165 Whitehall Road, Amesbury, was issued a summons Saturday at 12:19 p.m. on charges of driving after license suspension, failure to have an inspection sticker and lights violation.

A contract for the Plum Island-Salisbury beach replenishment project could be awarded next week, if the low bidder for the job satisfies questions from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

A Newburyport woman is in the house of correction after she was convicted of stealing jewelry from a Hay Street home where she was working as the caretaker of an 83-year-old man.

A New Hampshire man is behind bars after a wild ride and crime spree that spanned three states.

Yesterday morning, West Newbury Police and the Essex County Sheriff's Department swept the middle and high schools in search of drugs, but found none.

Nevermind that last month was the warmest November in 53 years. Yesterday, the region packed enough weird weather into one day to last us the rest of the year.

If you've never toured the local museums and historical attractions or have only been there in the warmer months, the holidays are a perfect time to pay them a visit.

Two municipal vehicles have broken down beyond repair in the past two days, leaving the town with a critical shortage as winter approaches.

The fees for stickers to get into the Boston Road transfer station are going up.

Newburyport's Exit Dance Theatre reprises its original take on the holiday classic "The Twelve Days of Christmas" this weekend at the Firehouse Center for the Arts in Market Square.

Church leaders in the region voiced support yesterday for a decision handed down over the weekend by Episcopal Bishop M. Thomas Shaw that will allow church clergy in Eastern Massachusetts to officiate at the marriages of same-sex couples.

A man struck and killed by a train at the Newburyport Commuter Rail train station was identified tonight as a Haverhill resident, MBTA spokeswoman Lydia Rivera said.

"Just three turkeys delivering turkeys." - Len Wilson, a member of the Andover Rotary Club, poking fun at himself and fellow Rotarians Bill Buck and Jim Sutton, who were unloading Thanksgiving turkeys on Tuesday at the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children.

NEWBURYPORT: The following cases were recorded on Friday, Nov. 13, in Newburyport District Court.

The Newbury woman charged with burning down her million-dollar mansion in Newbury pleaded not guilty to a felony arson charge during her arraignment yesterday in Salem Superior Court.

Almost one year after her home was demolished when it was undermined by beach erosion, a Newbury woman has won Conservation Commission approval to build a new house on the oceanfront site.

The following items were recorded in the log of the Newburyport police: Mark Ledoux, 27, 4A Fair St., Newburyport, was issued a summons Friday at 4:27 p.m. on charges of unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle and speeding.

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.