Monthly Archives: March 2011

I know I am going to receive angry blog comments and e-mails but here goes.       THIS IS A PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT If you want to walk your dog and have a place to let your canine friend run free with … Continue reading →

I have posted an important meeting for April 5th.     At first look, you’d think it was a given.      In an effort to stop scraping human road pizza and twisted tangled bicycles off Route One, this effort to pull the bike … Continue reading →

Sometimes getting old is very disconcerting.      For example, my neighbor’s kids were practically just out of diapers when my wife and I first moved into the neighborhood.      Next thing I know, the kids are off to college!       Then you know … Continue reading →

Well we’re movin on up,To the east side.To a deluxe apartment in the sky.Movin on up,To the east side.We finally got a piece of the pie. Fish don’t fry in the kitchen;Beans don’t burn on the grill.Took a whole lotta … Continue reading →

Sometimes you can’t outdo great writing – in fact, attempting to do so makes my efforts a faint echo. Jim McCarthy wrote an excellent editorial yesterday on the need for a united vision for Newburyport to confront new developments as … Continue reading →

Yesterday’s editorial by Jim McCarthy was truly impressive.     He nailed the whole issue of what is before us.     We need a unifying vision from which the City will base its actions and by which New England Development will confidently react … Continue reading →

Newburyport is the regional envy for so many more reasons than just because it is a pretty historic seaport.      We are virtually ‘spoiled’ because of the unique geography of our area.     Our historic Common Pasture, the nearby Great Marsh and … Continue reading →

After seeing the article in the paper about the continuing legal dispute between Mrs. Woodman & Seaport Village vs. the City, I was truly appalled at the comments that were attached on the Newburyport Daily News online site.       I was … Continue reading →

Sometimes when dealing with a large business and land owner like Karp’s New England Development, there is a tendency to look at the issues facing the area of the Waterfront West Overlay District through the eyes of an onlooker.      It’s … Continue reading →