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Iconic Pink House in Newbury, a favorite of artists, to be removed

The federal government acquired the house in 2011 with plans to use it as a dormitory for workers at the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge.

Marbles ignite a war in beachcombing
A Revere man is working to stop sea glass collectors who “seed” marbles by tossing them into the ocean so they can be transformed and found again.

Newburyport mourns beloved Unitarian minister fatally struck by pickup truck
The Rev. Helen M. Sampson Murgida was headed to City Hall to deliver the opening prayer of the mayor's State of the City Address Wednesday when she was fatally struck by a pickup truck outside City Hall.

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The ski hill that is ‘the biggest baby sitter on the North Shore’

For generations, Ski Bradford has been a warm and wild rite of passage for children.

How the Newburyport mayor became a regional lightning rod

In 2021, Sean Reardon won a tight election for mayor. But after leading a huge fight against a half-billion dollar building for Whittier Tech, he sits a bit differently in the corner office.

A startup newspaper is big news in Ipswich

Building a reputation from scratch, editor John Muldoon says his goal was to report hard, and without agenda.

State crews begin work to replace storm-damaged staircases at Salisbury Beach

Crews began working at Salisbury Beach on Thursday to tear down wooden staircases over the sand dunes that were damaged by storms in December and January, leaving some beach access unusable, officials said.

Voters north of Boston resoundingly reject plan for new $445 million facility for Whittier Tech

As has been the case during much of the tumult, the vote came down to Haverhill against everyone else.

Lynn man sentenced to more than 2 years in prison for role in North Shore drug trafficking operation

Melvin Nieves, 25, was sentenced in US District Court in Boston to 27 months in prison and three years of supervised release after he pleaded guilty in October to conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute controlled substances, prosecutors said.

A flaming tower of Christmas trees, for all to see

Christmas Tree beach bonfires, a longstanding North Shore tradition, gather communities to marvel at a unique inferno.

Rockport police officer, good Samaritan rescue older couple from burning home

The two combined efforts to rescue an older couple from their home after the rescuers saw it was burning, fire officials said.