On the first warm Saturday morning that truly feels like spring, Richdale is abuzz with customers. A steady stream of foot traffic navigates the aisles of amply stocked shelves of sundries. A female customer is carefully examining the stor ...
James Shanley by Kathleen Downey Former city councilor James Shanley fell in love with Newburyport while fly-fishing on Joppa Flats. The Portsmouth, NH, native had been living in Stoneham, MA, ...
Bob Nolan of the Clark Currier Inn By Kathleen Downey “Newburyport reminds me of the Brooklyn neighborhood where I grew up,” says Bob Nolan—without a hint in his deep blue ...
Leisurely walking from his home in Newburyport’s South End, along the city’s brick sidewalks, to his office downtown is not anything like purposefully traversing the barren landscape of the planet Mars. Nevertheless, professional photog ...
City Marshal Thomas Howard by Kathleen Downey Having grown up in the 1690 Towle House, Newburyport’s “townie stamp” is indelibly inked into the soul of city marshal Thomas Howard. Living ...
Jerry Mullins By Kathleen Downey Pedal-power first brought Jerry Mullins to Newburyport more than 30 years ago. Then a teenager, Mullins had been living in Haverhill with his family; his ...
Pete Falconi of WNBP AM 1450—The Legends By Kathleen Downey “Radio has always intrigued me,” says Pete Falconi, partner and co-owner of WNBP in downtown Newburyport. As a high school ...
Greta Reineke of Greta’s Great Grains By Kathleen Downey It’s not the secret recipes for her delicious and dense multigrain breads that Greta Reineke safeguards; it’s the 84 love letters ...
The Book Rack’s Steve Des Lauriers By Kathleen Downey A sense of humor is of paramount importance to Steve Des Lauriers, manager of The Book Rack. “Life is too short ...
“As soon as I hear the hum of my tires as I drive over the Plum Island Bridge, I know that I am about to enter a very special world,” Bob Halpert shares. Since relocating to Newburyport from Providence, RI, with his wife Naomi in 1991, ...
