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Go-ahead for glass penthouse on Bracket Heel Downtown Newburyport will get a glass penthouse on one of its tallest buildings – the Bracket Heel building. The Zoning Board of Appeals Tuesday night approved the often controversial penthouse with a vote of four to one.

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Storm blows business into Newburyport Last week’s severe storm left widespread but spotty power outages in Newburyport and the downtown businesses that had power experienced a surge in business, as cold and hungry people sought refuge.

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Data protection law goes into effect March 1 New state regulations take effect March 1 that will protect personal information of Massachusetts residents stored by businesses.

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Newburyport will have paid parking Mayor Donna Holaday said this week that the city will have paid parking in all of its municipal parking lots, including the lots run by the Newburyport Redevelopment Authority (NRA), this year. Holaday said she has assembled a task force to report back to her within weeks.

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Higher health care costs for Newburyport

The City of Newburyport will see a 9.7% hike in health insurance costs for municipal employees, Mayor Donna Holaday recently reported. The increase amounts to $600,000 for fiscal year 2011. | Read more.

No help on mobile advertising

The Planning Board declined to issue an opinion on the proposed changes to the zoning ordinance regulating mobile signage, defined as a sign attached to or towed by a truck that has the primary purpose of advertising, at a March 3 joint public hearing with city councilors. | Read more.

Local officials consider more stringent building codes

Officials from the City of Newburyport and the Town of Salisbury, which are considering adopting the so-called "stretch code" building regulations for homes and commercial buildings, were expecting more opposition Wednesday night from builders, remodelers and others at its workshop. | Read more.

A favorite Alden Merrell cake returns

Due to popular demand, a rich chocolate layer cake filled and topped with a tangy cream cheese frosting has returned to the Alden Merrell Retail and Outlet Store in Newburyport after more than eight years. | Read more.

Oregano gets some Yelp

Oregano Pizzeria and Ristorante on Pleasant Street was honored this week by Yelp, the online site for reviewing almost anything, for having the most reviews of any Newburyport restaurant and the most positive reviews. Yelp sent owner Claude Elias a sticker for the window that reads, "People Love Us on Yelp." | Read more.

Councilors concerned about grant spending

Three Newburyport city councilors on Feb. 22 expressed concern about how funds obtained by the city through grants are spent. The concern is mostly springing from the recent installation by the Newburyport Police Department of security cameras in the city’s downtown. | Read more.

PI cafe gives home cooks a shot at being a chef

When Newburyport resident Penny Lazarus posted on her Facebook wall that her husband, Josh Faigen, would be the guest chef at Mad Martha’s Beach Café on Plum Island the following weekend, the immediate assumption was that Faigen is a chef. But he’s not – he is a good home cook of the kind that Mad Martha's welcomes in once a month for Guest Chef Night. | Read more.

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