Written by Stewart Lytle Wednesday, 10 March 2010 10:08
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.





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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
New state regulations take effect March 1 that will protect personal information of Massachusetts residents stored by businesses.
Generation "Y", or the group of young people between 18 and 27 years of age, is facing one of the most challenging environments in history in which to find a job, a home, a life. Local businesswoman Jane Thompson-Renzi is working to help them find their way, via a new workshop called “Life By Design - Not By Default.”
