NEWBURYPORT — Bolstering safety in the Low and Hale Street corridors is one area where the two candidates running for the Ward 5 City Council seat agree. But they are not on the same page when it comes to the direction of the council. newburyportnews.com/news/loc…

NEWBURYPORT — Short-term rental units, Newburyport Youth Services and decorum were on the minds of candidates running for ward City Council seats during an at-times contentious televised forum Thursday night. newburyportnews.com/news/loc…

NEWBURYPORT — People will get a chance to learn about the disability rights movement when the city’s Commission on Disabilities and the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Alliance co-present a free screening of “Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution” at R… newburyportnews.com/news/loc…

NEWBURYPORT — Ward 4 City Council candidates spent the last weekend before today’s (Tuesday) preliminary election discussing city government geeks, professional townies and what to do with Newburyport Youth Services along the way. newburyportnews.com/news/loc…

NEWBURYPORT — A giant game of Tetris played out along the boardwalk Monday morning when a massive tugboat nudged an equally impressive barge into a finite space as dozens of people watched. newburyportnews.com/news/loc…

NEWBURYPORT — The city recently received an unexpected windfall of more than $80,000 after learning that a dredging project related to the massive Plum Island beach replenishment project was done free of charge. newburyportnews.com/news/loc…

NEWBURYPORT — Absent a tremendously successful write-in campaign, Heath Granas will be the city’s next Ward 3 city councilor after his lone opponent, Jared Hubbard, announced Wednesday he was withdrawing from the race. newburyportnews.com/news/loc…

NEWBURYPORT — The city has agreed to pay parent group Citizens for Responsible Education $10,000 to avoid a possible legal battle stemming from the removal of the group’s flyers from public bulletin boards last October by Mayor Sean Reardon. newburyportnews.com/news/loc…

NEWBURYPORT — Mayor Sean Reardon is preparing to show the city the designs for a new Newburyport Youth Services home at 59 Low St., but would like to set up an official city Recreation and Youth Services Department first. newburyportnews.com/news/loc…

NEWBURYPORT — The Seqens/PCI Synthesis building addition that exploded in May has been demolished on Opportunity Way, but the mayor is making sure to keep the city’s legal options open if the company decides it wants to work with chemicals in the ci… newburyportnews.com/news/loc…

NEWBURYPORT — With Lower Atkinson Common residents growing concerned about plans to remove more than 20 trees from their neighborhood, the city has scheduled a site walk Tuesday in an attempt to assuage fears. newburyportnews.com/news/loc…

NEWBURYPORT — Former Newburyport High School physical education teacher Peter Murray didn’t find himself getting bored after retiring from the district three years ago, instead he just threw himself into running his summer job, operating Obsessed Ch… newburyportnews.com/news/loc…

NEWBURYPORT — The first step in providing the West End with 21st century emergency services took place Thursday afternoon when the city held a groundbreaking ceremony for the new John F. Cutter Jr. Fire Station. newburyportnews.com/news/loc…

NEWBURYPORT — Roughly a week after the mayor’s office warned that the Bartlet Mall Frog Pond project could be in jeopardy if construction didn’t take place this fall, Chief of Staff Andrew Levine said Thursday the city has a plan in place should the… newburyportnews.com/news/loc…