Monday, August 31, 2009 | View Comments
As the summer comes to an end, let us look forward to a productive and weather friendly Fall. My administration has much to complete in the next four months as we prepare for a new administration. There are numerous infrastructure projects that will begin by mid September and we must carefully examine our finances as we proceed through the first half of this fiscal year.
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Friday, August 28, 2009 | View Comments
I’m having more fun with local Striped Bass! This recipe is unusual, awesome, and ideal for Striper since it’s skin should be removed to cut out the too-strong-tasting fat line that lurks under there – causing a problem for some who want to grill it.
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Thursday, August 27, 2009 | View Comments
Newburyport Today is pleased to be able to bring our readers the comments and observations of Newburyport Pedicab driver Paul Kelly. This is Paul’s 3rd season, and he has been kind enough to agree to share his experiences with us.
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Wednesday, August 26, 2009 | View Comments
Newburyport Today is welcomes back local photographer Mariah Gale for her weekly post. Please look for Mariah strolling around Newburyport snapping photos and asking “what’s the word on the street?”
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Tuesday, August 25, 2009 | View Comments
Over the past few months, I’ve spent some time talking to people about why they use Twitter. For some, it’s just to have a bit of fun with their friends and isn’t taken very seriously. Others use Twitter to build up an audience to share and discuss issues within their industry or areas of interest (genealogy is a big one).
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Tuesday, August 25, 2009 | View Comments
Norma Beit has been a force both wondrous and enervating for the City of Newburyport. She grew up here, went away to college, had a career as an actor and returned here with husband Harvey to settle down for the ensuing 56 years.
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Thursday, August 20, 2009 | View Comments
It’s Friday evening, July 31, 2009, and I’ve taken a break from pedicabbing to experience the opening ceremony in Sturbridge, Massachusetts of the 30th Annual Pan-Mass Challenge – the charity that Newburyport Pedicab was founded to support. The Pan-Mass Challenge, the grand-daddy of sports philanthropy events. The Challenge has grown from a collegial ride of a few dozen close friends to an annual bike-a-thon of 5000 riders and 3000 volunteers.
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Wednesday, August 19, 2009 | View Comments
Newburyport Today is welcomes back local photographer Mariah Gale for her weekly post. Please look for Mariah strolling around Newburyport snapping photos and asking “what’s the word on the street?”
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Tuesday, August 18, 2009 | View Comments
This improv came out really good last night. I was kind of surprised the favas I got at Tendercrop Farm came out of the pods so small – like baby peas – but it meant I didn’t have to cooked them ahead. I got the corn at Tendercrop too, the scallops at David’s, the pancetta at Joppa.
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Tuesday, August 18, 2009 | View Comments
As far as Newburyport “townies” go, Lawler is the real deal. “I was born here, I’ve lived here all my life, and I’m going to die here God willing,” Lawler declares. Mere paragraphs cannot begin to describe Lawle’s contributions to the City of Newburyport – or tell all his stories.
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