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She's hot! Paris picks Amesbury native as BFF
Amesbury native Brittany Flickinger has a new, very famous BFF . Paris Hilton, the hotel heiress turned fashion-plate and reality television star, picked Flickinger out of 16 contestants vying for her ...
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Decked out for the holidays; Tour shows off greater Newburyport's best-dressed homes
The event, which offers the community an exclusive peek at the decorations adorning the select group of area homes, is a popular rite of the holiday season.
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Amesbury should get rid of split tax rate
You have to feel bad for Amesbury's municipal councilors. They face a decision that's about as close to political suicide as one can get in these straggling economic times.
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Composting at landfill raises concerns, brings request for data
Landfill neighbor Ron Klodenski notified Mayor John Moak that he would like all of the city's documents related to the Crow Lane leaf collection center for the past eight years.
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Holiday tree put up in Amesbury's Market Square
Debanshi Jain stood in amazement yesterday as the town got its first gift of the holiday season.
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Get a bite of the best of Amesbury
A holiday tradition that annually attracts hundreds of people is expected to draw large crowds again.
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Amesbury needs its own leaf dump
It's starting to become clear that Amesbury Mayor Thatcher Kezer's plan to close down the town's leaf dump and make people haul their yard waste to Newburyport is rotting away faster than last year's compost.
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Drop in price brings new gasoline plan for city vehicles
The drop in gas prices came just a little bit too late for Newburyport. It was just a few weeks ago that the city bought a new 10,000-gallon supply of gasoline to use for the city's vehicles.
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Town considers changing tax rate
The Chamber of Commerce and Industrial Foundation is urging the town to roll back the split tax rate that places a larger tax burden on local businesses and gives homeowners a small tax break.
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Council OKs waste, recycling contract
Members of the Municipal Council last night defended their handling of a waste and recycling contract as they voted unanimously to allow the mayor to enter into a five-year joint contract with Newburyport.
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Anna Jaques Hospital gets harmonic scalpel
EDGE TECHNOLOGY: Surgical patients at Anna Jaques Hospital in Newburyport will soon have access to the latest technology - a harmonic scalpel - thanks to the Provident Community Foundation.
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Local turnout not as high as expected
Good weather, a historic presidential race and weighty ballot questions triggered a record Election Day turnout in Massachusetts.
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Under pressure, state shaves year off Hines Bridge closure
In response to criticism from local officials, the Massachusetts Highway Department plans to shave a year off the estimated 3 to 31a2 years the Derek Hines Memorial Bridge will be closed.
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Open-door arts; annual tour takes public inside Amesbury's studios
Like many artists, Robert Wiley spends his days in solitary pursuit of his craft within the walls of his studio.
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Parade, ceremony to mark Veterans Day tomorrow
Amesbury's annual Veterans Day Parade will take place tomorrow at 10 a.m. The parade route begins at the Amesbury Fire Station, will proceed to Huntington Square, down Main Street and concludes at the Dough Boy ...
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Communities combine forces for lower trash and recycling fees Amesbury, Port
Amesbury and Newburyport have joined together in a waste contract that will generate considerable savings and bring some major changes to trash collection, yard waste disposal and recycling for residents.
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Open studio tour in Amesbury
Nearly 60 local artists will be featured during the Amesbury Cultural Council's annual Open Studio Tour Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and next Sunday from noon to 4 p.m. The free, self-guided tour provides a ...
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Amesbury remembers first WWI casualty with square rededication
Just nine days before the last shot was fired in what at the time was the bloodiest war in world history, Amesbury lost its first son to the mud-choked battlefields of France.
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Republicans noticeably absent from ballot, new voter rolls
As Janice McGrane, Georgetown's town clerk and those in other local cities and towns processed registrations through the Oct.
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Poll turnout expected to beat records
Based on foot traffic, phone calls and general inquiries flooding his office in recent weeks, City Clerk Richard Jones is predicting about 88 percent of the city's registered voters will turn out today to cast ...
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